1. Bring a gun. Preferably, two. Bring all of your friends who have guns.
2. If given a choice, bring a long gun and friend's with still more long guns.
3. No gunfight with a weapon, the caliber of which does not start with at least a "4." (.45 or 40mm)
4. Use a gun that works EVERY TIME.
5. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
6. The faster you finish the fight, the less you will be shot at.
7. Have a plan.
8. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work.
9. If close enough, watch their hands. Hands kill; "Keep your hands where I can see them!"
10. Don't drop your guard.
11. Always cheat. Always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
13. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
14. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.
15. Move away from your attacker. Distance, lateral and diagonal movements are your friends.
16. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading or running.
17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.
18. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
19. Most combat shooting depends upon more on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.
20. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Your life is not.
21. If killed with your own gun, it should be empty and you beaten to death.
22. Best option for personal security: a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.
23. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
24. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
25. In ten years, no one will remember the details of caliber, stance or tactics. They will remember who lived.

1. Go to Sea

2. Bring REALLY big guns.

3. Fire from as great a distance as possible.

4. Being isolated: conserve food, energy and ballistic resources.

4. Send the Marines

"Oh, my God," said bin Laden!
Phoning President George W. Bush, Osama bin Laden explained "I had a dream and I saw on every building throughout your nation a banner."
"What was on the banner?" asked the President.
"LONG LIVE OSAMA!" he screamed excitedly.
"I am so glad you called," said Bush, "because I too had a dream. In it I saw an Afghanistan more beautiful than ever; totally rebuilt. There were orange groves and olive trees that its rugged terrain had heretofore not sustained. And, like your own dream, there hung over every building a big and brightly adorned banner."
"What did the banner say?" asked Osama.
"I don't know," answered President Bush, "I can't read Hebrew."

Not every Marine is a hero!
During field training exercises at Parris Island, South Carolina, one drill instructor threw a pinecone among the recruits and yelled, "Grenade!"
The trainees immediately turned away and hit the ground. "Just as I suspected," chided the DI. "Not a hero among you! Didn't anyone want to jump on that grenade to save the others?"
A little later the instructor threw another pinecone and yelled, "Grenade!" This time, all the recruits but one jumped on the"explosive."
"Why are you still standing there?" the DI demanded.
"Sir," the recruit replied, "someone had to live to tell about it."

Meritorious Promotion
There was a Marine Corporal who was standing a Meritorious Sergeant board. He was asked several questions by the members, but couldn't seem to recall many correct answers. Figuring he was pretty much FUBAR, as far as his promotion was concerned, he interrupted one of the questions, and proceeded to belt out one of the best a-cappella renditions of Our Beloved Hymn (all three verses) that any Marine had ever heard. Upon closing, he sharply about-faced and left the room.
The senior member of the board was quick on his heels, yelling "Where the hell are you going? You weren't dismissed!!"
The Corporal replied, "Well First Sergeant, I got a little ticked off that none of you stood at the position of attention for the Marine Corps Hymn, so I decided to leave."
He was wearing Sergeant's stripes come the 2nd of the month.

Clinton Missed?
In late January 2001, an old man approached the White House. Speaking to the Marine guard he said, "I would like to meet with President Clinton."
The Marine looked at the old fellow and said, "Sir, Mr. Clinton is no longer President."
The man replied, "Oh, O.K." and walked away.
The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President Clinton"and the Marine again told the man, "Sir, Mr. Clinton is no longer President and doesn't live here any more."
The old gentleman thanked the Marine and, once again, just walked away.
The third day, the same man approached the White House and addressed the same Marine, saying, "I would like to go in and speak with President Clinton."
The Marine, a bit irritated at this point, gazed at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row that you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Clinton. I've told you already that Mr. Clinton is no longer the President. Don't you understand?"
The old man looked at the Marine and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."
The Marine snapped to attention, saluted and said, "See you tomorrow, sir."

Just 13 %
The Secretary of State, Colin Powell, preparing to speak at the United Nations in New York was approached by an Iraqi news reporter, who asked: "Is it true that only 13 percent of young Americans can even find Iraq on the map?"
Smiling, the Secretary turned to the reporter and said: "Yes, that's true. Unfortunately for Iraq, the 13 percent are all United States Marines!"