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Street Fighter Moves - Do You Know These 5 Ways to Possibly Spot a Concealed Firearm? (Part 2 of 3)

Author: Charles Prosper
Date Posted: May 27, 2009

The art and science of concealed weapons detection lies in the blending of a number of factors:

1 - The person is a "person of interest" as law enforcement personnel like to say, that is, he looks and acts suspicious.

2 - Your "gut" is telling you that something is wrong with the situation and the individual. Always, but always trust your gut feelings. They were put there by God for a reason.

3 - You are in an environment of crime where gun violence is very likely to happen. Taking into consideration that there are other reasons why you would believe that this person could be carrying a concealed weapon, let's us look at some of the common tell-tale signs.

Tell-Tale Sign #1 - When Running, You Notice That The Individual Is Pressing His Hand Against His Clothing - This is a possible indication that his hand is attempting to stabilize the up and down jogging motion of a gun.

Tell-Tale Sign #2 - A Suspicious Person Is Walking Up Towards You, And He Only Swings One Arm To The Side - In this case, if he if harboring a weapon, by swinging only one arm to the side, he could be using the other arm to stabilize the firearm preventing the shirt tail or garment part that is concealing the weapon from flying open.

Tell-Tale Sign #3 - If You Are At A Standoff, Observe If The Suspect Suddenly Looks Down - When a person who is concealing a weapon suddenly looks down to, say his waist, he is also likely to try to move his hand toward it as quickly as possible.

* Self Defense Move - Never, ever allow any aggressor go into his pockets while arguing with you. You must grab the hand moving toward the pocket and shove it deeper into the pocket, always holding and controlling the hand as you become aggressive, by kicking the groin, head-butting, biting the nose, cheek or the side of the face, until his hand removes from his pocket. You now of course must accelerate your attack, making sure that you don't allow for him to recover and go back into his pocket.

Tell-Tale Sign #4 - Clothing Of The Suspect Tugs More To One Side - Observe clothing that pulls or tugs to one side. This is a possible indication of the weight of a firearm that is pulling it.

Tell-Tale Sign #5 - The Center-line Of The Pants In The Crotch Or Buttock Area Pulls Excessively To One Side - This happens because the weight of the firearm is pulling to one side because of the gun being placed inside the waistband of the front or of the back.

We must always come back to situational awareness. Once you have sufficient cause to believe in the danger of a person concealing a weapon, you now must exercise your judgment. If you are not in harms way, then it is your obligation to report this immediately to nearby law enforcement or security personnel. It is most advisable then to just remove yourself from the situation. If you are at a standoff, you must know and exercise your reality-based self protection options.

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From Charles Prosper - The Street Fighting Sifu

Article Source: JKD Street Combat - online collection of Street Fighting articles.

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