Ok, look. For those who think they shouldn’t carry because of temperament, carrying should and in most cases do the opposite and actually humble you. Let me explain.
There are things that are in play…in ANY situation including the daily shootings in Chicago that I won’t touch on in this post.
All of the bad situations i've been in where i felt in danger had absolutely nothing to do with me, just wrong place at the wrong time.
I've never started an altercation in my life, not even when younger.
Carrying a gun doesn't make you a Cop or Captain America; in all situations you should deescalate or leave completely. Deadly force is used when you have no other option. That's why you always have an "out". But sometimes you have no other option.
Some colleagues were in Las Vegas last week when that stabbing happened.
Unprovoked and happened at 11am. There is no way to avoid these things and they happen every single day.
The time i almost got killed, i was walking through a parking garage after shopping at the Galleria mall in Houston. Got approached by 4 thugs with weapons as they intended to rob me, luckily i managed to get away and into my car. An old lady was robbed and beaten to death 2 days later, in the exact same place.
Stay strapped.