Training?

Much has been made of the VT shootings. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families and friends.

One of the questions that has come up is why didn't any of the students fight back? One of the usual answers is lack of training. That's acceptable--a good first response to danger is to try to get out of it. Going into battle is not a typical reaction.

It's not just training, though. One step could be simply visualizing what you would do in a worst case scenario. Those who take the initiative and hold CHLs have probably not only trained with their weapons against paper targets, they have thought through many "what if" scenarios. It's imagining "what if" that can sometimes turn "I think I can" into "I knew I could."