It's a fun Charles Bronson fantasy. Have you ever been robbed at gunpoint? I have--twice. Having a gun would have done me no good in either instance. The only warning was a gun in my face. All they wanted was my money--30 bucks total. If I had a gun and managed to pull it and shoot the guy, I ain't sure I'm ready to do 3 to 5 in Angola over 30 bucks. I can assume the chances are astronomical as winning the Powerball, however. I could be hit by a meteor, too. And I do carry one in known dangerous situations--driving late at night, business in known bad neighborhoods, running illegal trash dumpers off my land, that sort of thing. I just think that packing iron to work, to school, to church, to the dentist, to George's for burgers, or to an LSU football game is just a bit paranoid and endangers everyone around a bit more than they need to be.
so what do you do if someone approaches you? draw? put your hand on it (your gun, i mean your firearm)? nothing, and just hope your fast enough? id recommend a "Gran Torino" move and just shoot him with your hand. serious question, im not trying to be a smarta$$. im with martin. i think this is unnecessary and dangerous. and most people do it because they think its cool or because they watch too much news (mostly the latter i suspect). i have never been scared to go anywhere at anytime (although i suppose i never had the desire to go to the projects in N.O. or Memphis or Boston when i lived in those places.). i have never had an occasion to need a concealed weapon and i have never known anyone that has. i have known a few that have been mugged but all that happened was they lost a necklace or purse or wallet. never any physical harm. ive got a shotgun and pistol in the house both with trigger locks. but i would gladly give up my pistol if new laws required it. i do not favor banning reasonable hunting firearms.
Just make sure they see it. Criminals, like the wild animals they are, don't want a fair fight, unless pu$$y is involved.
I've stopped at remote interstate rest areas after midnight when on the road and actually clipped the holster to my belt and wore it openly into the restroom. I wanted to be seen as armed and dangerous. But I don't carry one to Wal-Mart to defend my sack of dog food.
