Subj : Re: Gun Insurance
To   : Weatherman
From : Moondog
Date : Tue Jul 05 2022 11:02 am

  Re: Re: Gun Insurance
  By: Weatherman to Moondog on Mon Jul 04 2022 01:45 am

 > -=> Moondog wrote to Arelor <=-
 > >
 > 
 >  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.
 > 
 > 
 > 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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