I recently saw a forum post where an instructor (not one of ours) questioned the logic of civilians (concealed weapons permit carriers) taking a “vehicle tactics class”. His perspective being that “it’s just a car people, get out of the car and fight with your pistol the same as anywhere else”. It’s an interesting perspective and yes, once you are out of the car, gun fighting is gun fighting BUT… gunfights never go the way you plan them, because you don’t get to make all the decisions. A gunfight normally involves two or more people (otherwise its murder or suicide)...The bad guys get to decide the where, when and how many. What if you have loved ones with you? What if you have a small child in a car seat? What if you have your whole family with you? What if there are two bad guys, one on either side of the car? What if you and your wife / husband or significant other BOTH carry guns, how are you’re going to address each scenario to increase the chances of winning and not in danger each other? What if the bad guys are already on you and have you in their sights BREFOR you get your gun out? What if…what if…what if! How should we negotiate the car seat belt? Sounds simple right (we have seen more than one “operator” fail miserably and therefore lose the fight by getting hung up on the seat belt. What do bullets actually do when they go through windshields, door panels, car seats etc? What tactics can we use to get out of our seatbelt, engage through the car, get out of the car, use of the car for cover or concealment. What is it like to shoot a handgun from the inside of a closed vehicle, to the left, right, forward or rearward? So yes here are MANY reasons a civilian should take good vehicle tactics class. But ultimately the choice is yours take a course or not. But I ask you “how can you believe you have the best chance of winning in this environment when you have NO practical training or experience in it?”