Originally Posted by mikeoffbase
Am I the only one here who thinks that the idea of carrying a "fake gun" is increadibly dangerous and ill advised ?
You're not alone. See my first post on this thread.
Originally Posted by gmatson
Does anyone else think weapons would make things escalate even more?
Weapons don't escalate confrontations, people do.
Originally Posted by n2t
I don't know why people who don't carry assume that those who do will pull a gun if you look at them funny.
I don't get that either. I guess, its because most non-gun folks got their impressions of gun owners from Hollywood, not reality.
Most, if not all, of the most pleasant people I know, I met from the gun games. I for one, would walk (or ride) a mile or more, to avoid trouble (potentially lethal encounter, if you will), if I have a chance. But most times, as you might know, based on recent events, life's troubles doesn't present itself with a fair warning, thus, I choose to carry a self defense
tool.
BTW and FYI, the biggest part of my CHL class, besides gun laws, is de-escalation and avoidance techniques, not gun handling. So, no, CHL holders are not a bunch of roving blood thirsty creatures.