It's pretty clear you don't understand the meaning of a straw man argument: "A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while refuting an argument that was not advanced by that opponent."Originally Posted by DMF13
More irony, with you trying to accuse me of making strawman arguments, after your very first post did just that with the nonsense about USPSA, when I was clearly talking about IDPA.
More irony, and strawman arguments from YOU. I've never suggested it was OK to catch a falling gun. Quite the opposite, I've said it's unsafe to do so, but that Rule 2.3 encourages people to attempt to catch their guns, because that might be considered unsafe, but might not be, since a 2.2 DQ is just a judgment call from the SO, but actually dropping the gun (with it actually hitting the ground being absolute proof of that) will definitely result in a DQ. Therefore there is an incentive to try to keep the gun from hitting the ground to avoid the absolute proof that Rule 2.3 was violated, and getting the definite DQ.Where exactly did I say it wasn't? That's rhetorical, because I didn’t say, or even imply, any such thing, but we’ve already established that it’s actually you that is fond of strawman arguments.
You are the one who set up a fallacy that IDPA supports unsafe gun-handling and encourages people to catch a falling gun. No official has ever advanced an argument that catching a falling or dropped gun would avoid a DQ....YOU advanced that fallacy. You then used that fallacy to attempt to ridicule IDPA. When I brought up USPSA, it was in the form of a question, not a statement. I was curious where such a ridiculous idea would be coming from. A RO/SO's job is to watch the gun. We KNOW when that gun leaves the shooters hands or when they lose control. We don't wait to see if the gun hit the ground. Most of the time the SO/RO will say STOP before the gun even hits the ground. As JoshS pointed out, the words matter when it comes to the rules. The rule says dropping or causing a gun to fall is a DQ. It does NOT say "allowing a gun to hit the ground."
I then confirmed this understanding with both the USPSA Director and with a SWAT team officer. I am a IDPA official, and I can tell you for certain that no rule clarification is necessary...the rule is VERY CLEAR: Dropping a gun or causing it fall is a DQ....attempting to catch it after it has been dropped (and you have earned the DQ) is more dangerous than simply letting it fall. That was the point in the tactical journal.
Just admit you were wrong and stop this foolishness.
Cody
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