I have carried a legally concealed weapon since 1997. It's like a tool to me, part of the daily pocket check (key, wallet, cell phone, gun). i've never capped anyone. I've even taken an ass whooping once and never pulled it. You don't pull it unless you're in fear of your life, or to stop a forcible felony.
What I DO NOT LIKE is the new crop of laws... Back in the day, you had a "duty to retreat". You were legally obligated to make some kind of effort to back up, de-escalate the situation. When both men did that, there was no gun battle. When one backed up, and one advanced, then BOOM, the evidence showed who was the aggressor in the confrontation.
Now, it's a bunch of insecure pricks, holding their dicks, refusing to just step back and let a situation calm down. "Stand your ground". I hope they throw the old man in jail for the shooting. And the texting guy, well, he should have employed common sense and taken 5 steps backwards. I'm betting he was talking shit, chest bumping too.
It's perfectly fine to carry a legally concealed weapon to a movie theater. We saw in Colorado how much damage one armed madman can do in a movie theater. The interview with the dude in the theater - that part was stupid. Guns can save lives. What cost lives here was ego and macho bullshit. People - it takes MORE GUTS to keep your gun in the holster and step back from a violent confrontation. I'm 190 pounds, in very good shape, armed and I can fight - and I do everything I can to step back from any possible fight. People die - FAST - and lives are changed forever. Just walk away.
