The "Ready Gun" Position.

[Riposte1]

There are various names for this but some authorities call it "involuntary convulsive reflex" - some claim that the finger pulls a pressure of about 50 lbs when this happens - I have no reason to doubt it.

The operative term here is that it is *involuntary*. You have no control over it when it happens. It usually happens only during highly tense, possibly life threatening, situations and is not normally replicated on the range or even in force on force training.

I know of several incidents where people - one LEO, one innocent subject and one handcuffed subject - were killed or permanently injured when using Double Action pistols due to the failure to obey the safety rules.

In each case, I understand, the courts found negligence on the part of the person with the gun.

As posted above, the finger goes to the trigger when the decision has been made to fire *and* the sights come on to the target (if it is a human or animal threat it has feet...that’s part of the target, don’t get too precise!).

Be careful out there,
Riposte