Posted: 5/15/2008 3:43:42 PM EDT
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Came across this on the Xavier Thoughts Blog. Thought it was worth sharing. xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/05/concealed-carry-creed.html 
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but will you be the bad guy with a gun or the good guy with a gun?prefeably a glock
Corny? Yeah, kind of. But with the way a lot of people here claim they draw down once a week and their standard reply to any scenario is "open fire" I think some of the chairborne commandos here could learn a thing or two from this. I know most people are just talking tough, but I wonder sometimes about some of the comments posted here and how some of the lurkers might take that advice. 
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Maybe, but the guy knows what he's talking about. this is the guy from the "Incident at Walmart" that a lot of folks have read about. No, not the blading, disengage, don't touch my weapon guy. Xavier pulled his piece to defend against an attack on him and his little kid in a parking lot at Walmart. Incident at Walmart, Pt. 1 Incident at Walmart, Pt. 2 |
Here's a few thoughts of my own.
I disagree, my weapon is to defend my life and the lives of my loved ones. Any adult who's made the decision to assign their protection to the police has to live, or not, with that choice. I'm not the police nor do I intend to behave like them. But I do care, so once I've secured the safety of myself and my loved ones, I'll call the police for them. But I will NOT risk my life or the lives of my family or my freedom to protect an adult who's made the decision to wander through life with no means to protect themselves or their familiy. Natural selection and all that rot. And carrying a gun does most certainly confer responsibilities on you that non armed citizens don't have, such as keeping your weapon safely secured and out of the hands of children or non trained individuals. Also, my property represents a portion of my life, try to take it and I may very well shoot you.
Sorry, again I must disagree. Make me believe you are a serious threat, enter my house at night, try to enter my vehicle when I'm in it, etc , etc, and I will blow you head clear off your shoulders. I won't run, I won't try to escape, I won't cower, I won't threaten and I won't beg for my life, I'll simply kill you. I will call 911, but only after the threat has been dealt with, which probably means you're dead or in the process thereof.
A big +1 , but sometimes, just the appearance of the weapon can save you. But good training is a great thing and I highly recommend it to anyone. Like the old saying goes, having a gun doesn't make you a gunfighter anymore than having a guitar makes you a musician.
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Another +1. We specially need to track down the idiots that do idiotic things with guns and then post the video to youube, and teach them a.....lesson in proper gun handling. Now that I think about it, I can sum up my CCW creed easily. "Leave me and my family the fuck alone and you won't get shot". Pretty simple, hey? |