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Old 03-08-2012, 08:10 AM
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My discovered simple truth is this, and no manner of training, expertise, or skill (by anyone involved including me) has been able to change it:

1. If a firearm is not available, accessible, loaded and willing to be used then it may as well be an anvil a thousand miles away.

2. If a firearm is available, accessible, loaded and willing to be used than you have just made the situation more dangerous for everyone, including yourself.

Amongst the general populace, carrying concealed is just bringing your baby blanket with you. It might make you feel empowered/comfortable but only because you've never thought about it or been there.
I agree, Zeke.
After the shooting in which Gabby Giffords got shot I heard a lot of gun enthusiasts who insisted that if a citizen had been carrying a gun they could have stopped the perpetrator. Then, I saw an interview with a witness who did actually have a gun on him that day and he was asked why he didn't use it. His response was that he felt if he pulled it out, he might be mistaken for the bad guy and shot..
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