Yes, you could have thrown away the entire rest of your life (or had it thrown away due to circumstance, to be exact). It's a risk which can't be separated from the gun.
yeah, at 39 years old, I would have had my eyes on that group of morons from 100 feet away. i'm 75 pounds bigger, way balder and meaner looking, and have a much better ability to prevent anyone from coming that close without truly committing to something. Casual bumps don't happen, he's have to really advance which would give me more options, tactically and legally. So that doesn't happen today.
but if the attack approach on 240 on getbig forums is some mall scrap avoidance from 17 years ago lol, well...