havent any of us been in an argument?

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if you had not had the pistol on you would you have been more likely to teach this guy the lesson that he so desperately need to learn?

i find that i am less likely to even acknowalge some folk when i am armed but if i am not the desire to "school" them is sometimes great.
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Makes sense.

If you choose to carry a pistol, you relinquish your ability to defend your honor from common scumbags.-GRD, thefiringline.com
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i.e. you have more of a duty not to escalate a simple conflict.
 
wingnutx said:
Last shouting match I got into, all 3 of us involved were carrying full-auto weapons.

Nobody got shot or even threatened with a firearm.
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Funny, that was the last time I had a really hot shouting match, when all involved were armed with full auto, shorty shotguns, and/or handguns. Arguing the law with SWAT guys before a raid.

Maybe that's it. We don't use the guns when we argue, but maybe the gunas make us argue! YEah, that's it. Right. Sure. :p
 
I found I act more responsibly now that I carry all the time. Where I may offer a finger, or shout at some doofus that desperatley needed it, now, I smile and shake my head, and carry on.

So far, I'd say CCW has improved, rather than degraded my reactions to idiocy. I hope that this will always be the case.
 
I like what someone said that guns don't correlate with arguments. Those other guys are probably thinking about gangbangers in the hood where that statement can't be made, but are overgeneralizing to everybody.
 
Most people do this thing called projection.

Where they think about what THEY would do with a gun, and apply it to everyone else!
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This leads to the natural argument that most people should not be armed. :( (i.e., if most people are projecting their own inability to "handle" firearms responsibily, they [most people] should be "disarmed".)

Does using the Projection Theory merely undermine our position? :uhoh:

I completely agree with the theory of projection and, thusly, am running around in circles in my mind...
 
might have to look a little, but

I have seen the numbers somewhere. Both Florida and Texas keep track of (and post) the number of CHL/CCW licenses issued, and the number of CHL/CCW holders who subsequently get their licences revoked, and the reason why (e.g., carrying in a restricted area, assault, unlawfully shooting someone). If memory serves, the latter number is so small as to be essentially zero.
That pretty effectively refutes the "blood in the streets" scenarios and provides a counterpoint to "projection".
 
if you had not had the pistol on you would you have been more likely to teach this guy the lesson that he so desperately need to learn?
i find that i am less likely to even acknowalge some folk when i am armed but if i am not the desire to "school" them is sometimes great.
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if I were honest with myself, as much as I pride myself on self control; I do not tolerate ANYONE laying hands on me. If I wasn't carrying that day I think it is more than reasonable to assume I would have very handily handed this man his ass. Thankfully tis a rare day I go about unarmed, and I honestly think because I am armed I excersize more restraint that I normally would. Fact is when I am armed, I am responsible for the image every one of us is saddled with. i.e. I do somethin boneheaded it gets heaped onto all gun owners and makes us all look like fools, that is a hell of a responsibility in my book.
 
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good, glad to know i'm not alone in my feelings even tho i rarely follow through on them. the temptation is sometimes great.;)
 
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