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Malenko:

--- Quote from: shateredsoul on March 10, 2010, 01:29:35 pm ---We don't need more people carrying guns on the streets... Cops kill enough people as it is. Don't need any paranoid trigger happy pedestrians kill off people as well.

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Too many men, too many people, makin too many problems. And theres not much love to go `round

Vanguard:
Read up on Kennisaw Georgia (just outside Atlanta).  

I'm not advocating that everyone run out and buy a gun either.   I'm saying that if you feel the need to be able to defend yourself, do it right.   Like the famous line from The Untouchables, "Don't bring a knife to a gun fight".   Not exactly the quote but a close approximation to keep it PC.

Likely if you find yourself in some sort of altercation, just running/walking away is your best option.   If it that isn't possible you are likely in a life threatening situation and you better be better armed than your attacker.   Trying to land a 3" death blow when a guy with a guy is standing 10 or even 5 feet away from you isn't going to cut it.   Hell, even a tazer would probably be a better option that getting into a close quarter situation.

Also, by the time you finish a concealed weapons permit course, you aren't just some trigger happy pedestrian.   You fully understand what you've signed up for and how badly the law will come down on you if you even think of brandishing the weapon.   You don't even touch the weapon unless you are positive you are going to kill someone.

CCM:

--- Quote from: Vanguard on March 10, 2010, 01:43:56 pm ---Also, by the time you finish a concealed weapons permit course, you aren't just some trigger happy pedestrian.   You fully understand what you've signed up for and how badly the law will come down on you if you even think of brandishing the weapon.   You don't even touch the weapon unless you are positive you are going to kill someone.

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What course!?   I live in Pennsylvania, just fill out an application, pay the fee, and you get your conceal/carry permit.   There are no courses here.  It may be different in other states, but don't assume just because someone owns a gun and has a conceal/carry that he has any idea how to handle the damn thing safely.

CCM:
There are also a bunch of states (I believe there are 17) that honor other states conceal/carry permits.  So, my permit that I have in PA will be honored in about 16 other states.  So, there are 17 states that I can carry without ever having taken any kind of safety course...

Vanguard:
In Florida there is a course and you must show competency with a handgun.

Regardless though, even in a state like yours, how often do you hear about someone with a concealed weapons permit doing something stupid?

I've only heard about the good outcomes here where someone prevented themselves or others from becoming a victim.

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