On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:52:59 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Don
Foreman quickly quoth:

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:52:35 -0400, Wes wrote:

Gunner wrote:

Average shooting is 3.5 rounds and inside 21 feet.

And how long does it take to go 21 feet?

That is how short a time that someone has to determine friend or foe, fight
or flight.

That is also why knives can beat guns.

That might depend on who's wielding the blade. A .45ACP round makes
a 21-foot trip in about 0.025 seconds, .357 mag a bit quicker.

Yabbut ya gotsk ta see/process/react by getting it out first.
"Can" is the operative word.

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