"Here, very few people have guns and it's illegal to carry one unless you have a licence and a good reason."
Correct, after Australia's gun confiscation strategy only the criminals are well armed.
"The fear first, shoot second and think later attitude is just not on here."
On the contrary, to best defend yourself requires you think first to acquire the appropriate weapons and training, shoot second and fear little.
Anyone considering traditional martial arts as thier primary response against real, physical aggression should consider to something like Peyton Quinn's
-- Rocky Mountain Combat Applications Training -- training to make sure you know what is really going to happen.
Stephen
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