USMC Gunfight Rules

[Hedons]

USMC Rules For a Gunfight

1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. Friends with big guns are better.

2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap.
Life is expensive. Love your life and that of your friends.

3. Only hits count. A close miss is still a miss.

4. If your shooting stance is good,
you're probably not moving fast enough or using cover correctly.

5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend.
Lateral and diagonal movements are preferred. Distance and night are best.

6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight,
bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun. Refer to Rule #1.

7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics.
They will only remember who lived. Make sure your friends honor what you did for them.

8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.

9. Accuracy is relative: Most combat shooting standards will be more dependent
on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.

10. Use a gun that works EVERY TIME.

11. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun,
but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

12. Always cheat and always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

13. Have a plan.

14. Have a backup plan, because the first one won't work.

15. Use cover and concealment as much as possible.

16. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

17. Don't drop your guard.

18. Always do a tactical reload and threat scan for 360 degrees.

19. Watch their hands. Hands kill. In God we trust.
Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them.

20. Decide to be AGGRESSIVE enough, QUICKLY enough.
It is better to be in the news section than in the obituaries.

21. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot up you will get.

22. Be polite. Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
It is better to be in the news section than in the obituaries.

23. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
Life is expensive. Love your life and that of your friends.

24. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun,
the caliber of which does not start with at least a "4".

[Hedons]

So much for a fair fight.

It sucks when war isn't fair.

War by its nature isn't fair, it can't be any other way.

But what way is there when words truly fail?

-Hedons

[Tricto]

Be polite. Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

[Mercury]

That was interesting.... for a minute.

[Tricto]

I found it mildly funny (the vid, not the list)

Where is the rules set from Hedons? Some of it sounds like actual good ideas if you're in combat, but some other ones seem to be followed judging by the amount of civilian casualties in our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

[Hedons]

I found it mildly funny (the vid, not the list)

Where is the rules set from Hedons? Some of it sounds like actual good ideas if you're in combat, but some other ones seem to be followed judging by the amount of civilian casualties in our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

It showed up in my email. I have no idea its true origins.

They are indeed good ideas if you're in combat.

War sure isn't like it was back in the good ole' days.

But really, when I think really hard, I can't think of any war that I wouldn't dislike having to participate in the horrors of.

-Hedons