The Night Rider
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I'm sitting at home right now too can you guess what's on my hip? It's a fat black catI'm sitting in my home right now. Can you guess what's on my hip? It's a Glock 19x.
I'm sitting at home right now too can you guess what's on my hip? It's a fat black catI'm sitting in my home right now. Can you guess what's on my hip? It's a Glock 19x.
It's not that difficult but I will concede that there are times when it is impractical. The problem is that the more often you just accept that it's impractical, the more likely you are to find yourself in the unenviable position of needing your gun and not having it so this should be minimized. The decision to not carry a gun has, potentially, far greater consequences than the decision to carry one.which is not practicable.
It should be obvious to you by now that it is not always possible to avoid a gunfight. I thought it was pretty clear.
That's your choice but let's not pretend like it's the best choice from a self defense standpoint.I'm sitting at home right now too can you guess what's on my hip? It's a fat black cat
Like I said, it's your choice but I'm not going to pretend that that choice is the best choice from a self defense perspective. And I'm quite sure that, for the rest of her life, Suzanna will be asking herself how that situation might have turned out differently if she had had her gun in her purse instead of locked up in her car. But you do what you think is right for you and your family. That's just not the right way to think for me and my family though. I look for ways to carry, not reasons not to and that is never going to change.Yes, I'm aware of that. How does that change the validity of what I said?
What's The Best Choice from a self-defense standpoint?That's your choice but let's not pretend like it's the best choice from a self defense standpoint.
Night Rider keeps his gun next to him.That's your choice but let's not pretend like it's the best choice from a self defense standpoint.
But he also puts a lot more T&E into perimeter security then he does into packing heat at home.Night Rider keeps his gun next to him.
Having a loaded FN FAL an arms length away from you and a LBV loaded up with several extra magazines.What's The Best Choice from a self-defense standpoint?
Having a loaded FN FAL an arms length away from you and a LBV loaded up with several extra magazines.
"Most" does not impress me. None of ours were.1. Most of them are targeted. It's not very often that a home invasion just randomly occurs.
"Most" does not impress me. None of ours were.
Nothing. Pure chance.Another part of your risk assessment should be "What the hell are you doing that's causing that many people to pick you for a home invasion?"
I'm sitting at home right now too can you guess what's on my hip? It's a fat black cat
You remember right but is that really relevant to the point? If she had known that she was going to need her gun, she would have skipped lunch at Lubby's that day and she certainly wouldn't have left her gun in her car.
Nothing. Pure chance.
Good neighborhoods, car in driveway.
One guy was following a woman who happened to stop at the house. One tried to break into several houses that night. Another was a drugged hippie attracted to the only cabin in the area.
It isn't necessary at all--until the need arises.I never said you shouldn't carry a gun at home. I never said it was completely unnecessary.
Of course.The point that I've been trying to make is that it shouldn't be the priority point of your home defense.
I do not wear a gun when I wear pajamas. I carry when I leave the house, unless I am going to place where I cannot. I have a rig that is comfortable all day. I prefer to not have to put it on when I leave the house and take it off and put it somewhere when I return.The other point I've been trying to make is that ice so much emphasize perimeter security and hardening the perimeter and practicing opsec so I can sit at home in my pajamas with my cat and not worry about wearing a gun belt.
I do not wear a gun when I wear pajamas.
I carry when I leave the house, unless I am going to place where I cannot.
I have a rig that is comfortable all day.
I prefer to not have to put it on when I leave the house and take it off and put it somewhere when I return.
If you have a weapon on your person, you MUST be profoundly comfortable with it. It must be a part of your brain's body-image. Your weapon must be of superior quality and have absolutely zero safety concerns about its condition and operation.
Look at your life. Look in the mirror. Evaluate you yourself. You MUST NOT be a panic person. Have you ever dealt with horrible situations, life-threatening situations? Me, I've watched people panic; seen them freeze. That can't be you. AND, you cannot be a hothead! See yourself for who you really are. And for heavens sake, NEVER drink while carrying. Intoxicated people morph into someone else.
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