Skill in shooting is only part of the equation.
Another, large part, is the willingness to pull the trigger on another human being.
People can be trained to do it.
Hunting big game is good training for it.
Jim Cirillo, of the New York City Police Department, was a modern gunfighter who shot and killed quite a few.
Over the course of years, he worked to find what made a good gunfighter for the police, and how they could be identified and recruited.
His questions to ask recruits for gunfighters were as follows:
1. Are you a competitive shooters?
2. Have you competed in major matches and placed or won awards?
3. Can you perform well under pressure and/or fear?
4. Are you a hunter?
5. Have you shot big game?
6. Do you like outdoor physical sports?
7. Do you collect firearms?
8. Do you reload ammo?
9. If over 28, are you married?
10. Do you have children?
11. Do you like people?
12. Do you attend civic affairs?
Cirrillo said if you answer yes to seven of the twelve questions, you can make it.
If you answered yes to all of them, you will do very well, and likely walk away from any armed encounter.
Most of Jim Cirillo's gunfights happened as part of the New York City Police stakeout squad in the 1960's.
Cerillo is a legend.
I would also like to know what Frank Hamer and William Fairbairne thought.
Hamer was in over 100 gunfights. Fairbairne was in even more, tho many of his were with knives.