Re: Re: Gun Insurance
By: Weatherman to Moondog on Mon Jul 04 2022 01:45 am
> -=> Moondog wrote to Arelor <=-
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> Mo> I agree on the concept, but not the execution. If everyone open
> Mo> carried, the day you're caught alone without it would be the time you
> Mo> become a target. Concealed carry keeps the bad guys guessing. The was
> Mo> a gas station robbery a few years ago, and one of the customers
> Mo> standing in line was open carrying. The line was cramped because the
> Mo> entry way was constricted,and the robber singled him out and got in
> Mo> line behind him and held a knife to his back. He had a retention
> Mo> holster, so the robber could not pull it out easily, however the robber
> Mo> threatened him and he relased the retention button. Even if the guy
> Mo> didn't have a knife or other weapon, they were in such enclosed space
> Mo> that pulling the gun would've been hard without special gun retention
> Mo> and close in training (which he didn't have.) Some open carry folks
> Mo> think a gun is a magic talisman that wards away evil. It's knowing how
> Mo> to safely and efficiently let out the smoke of the talisman that does
> Mo> the damage.
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> I prefer open carry, and I realize that it's not some sort of "talisamn" tha
> wards off evil. Believe me. When I'm in public, my head is on a swivel an
> know what everyone around me is up to, and I do not allow myself to be in a
> compromised position.
>
> As I say... Carry. I don't care how, why, or what. Just carry. If you
> prefer concealed carry, that's up to you, but I sure as hell expect your bac
> if I get in a bad situation because I prefer to carry in the open!
>
> ... Got my tie caught in the fax... Suddenly I was in L.A.
I emphasize training before any form of carrying. As mentioned, if you carry
a gun as a talisman and cannot keep a hold on it, you might as well give it
to the bad guy. i agree about sitautional awareness. Do not set yourself up
to fail and find yourself being funneled into a crowd of people or tight
space where it may be hard to draw or fight back.
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