Active Self Protection

I had the most cool event happen tonight.

My wife and I drove out to a range in Pennsylvania to try out a model which has been hard to find locally.

As we prepared to head home, we hit a gas station, and I was playing John's "Four Corners" game.

I noticed the guy next to us on the other side of the pump was also doing much the same thing I was; I was careful to never head toward our closest corner when he was there, and he seemed to be doing the same.

Finally, we were at opposite corners, and he looked at me and said "Four Corners?"

I gave a light smile and a nod.

He said "Cover your ASP."

I replied "Amen, Brother."

His pump finished first; he grabbed his receipt, slid into the truck, I heard the doors lock and the truck go in gear, and moments later, he drove off.

John, in every way allowed by Jesus, I love you, man. That was a totally freakin' awesome moment.

Dude that’s amazing. So glad it’s catching on and helping people!!

In retrospect, I probably should have said something more positively identifying I understood his ASP reference, like maybe "Good, Sane, Sober, Moral and Prudent" or something. But I was completely caught off guard and "Amen, Brother" is what leaked out. :-D

I posted this in the ASP Dry Fire Challenge FB page last year...Four Corners works!

John P Correia and Neil Weidner I saw Neil's survey post about the gas station four corners technique. It reminded me that I've been meaning to write you a thank you note for a couple of months now. I saw that video, and then I started doing that every time I fuel up. One day I was fueling up at about 10:30 in the morning, at a gas station where some day workers congregate. At that time of day, there were only four of them and they were about 40 yards away across the parking lot. I started the pump while watching them and then walked to the front corner of my truck, and the pump shut off. I went back and restarted the pump while watching them again and walked back to the front corner of my truck and it shut off again. I carefully restarted the pump and waited a few seconds while not watching them, then walked back to the front corner of my truck for the third time and there stood one of the day workers about 10 ft away. We locked eyes and he had a look of genuine surprise on his face that I had seen him. After a couple of seconds of the stare down, he smiled, turned 90° and walked away. Did he mean harm? I doubt it, but you never know. Thank you for helping me to be a better defender.