ignoramuses"think" that because no timer
is present,during attacks, that the defender gets to move as slowly as he "has to"(to get the hits) that's OBVIOUSLY bs. If you have even 3 seconds, you can charge the guy and twist his head around, so obviously the pistol is really only of value if it's faster than that. since most attacks start at 5 yds or less, and a man can charge from 5 yds in 1.5 seconds, if you can't react, ccw draw and hit chest in 1.5 seconds, at 5 yds, there' sreally not much point in carrying a gun. IN order to do that, you have to be able to react, ccw draw, and hit at arm's length in 1.1 seconds or less. It's not really feasible to do the latter much faster, if any, than .70 second, and .80second is REALLY moving, for such a reaction and ccw draw. Yet, a man can dive-tackle you from 6-7 feet away, in .5 second, and MANY an attacker gets closer than that before the defender is aware that the guy is NOT just "passing by", NOT just another beggar, etc. That's why I say that if you ccw, you SHOULD wear armor. A man should ALSO be a top fighter with his hands and feet, and he should have his hand ON a pocket gun, any time he either smells a rat,or enters any place genercially known to be dangerous, like alleyways or public restrooms, or parking lots, at night.