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    Wyoming keeps 8 and drops 14 other states from reciprocity

    It would be useful to know the back story on this. Was this politically motivated, simply the outcome of a routine review, or the result of a bad case?
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    kidnapping: let me get this straight..

    Whether it's legal or not, you're better off telling them to leave. Chances of getting shot by a cop when you're standing outside your house waiting for them to arrive with your weapon holstered.... low Chances of getting shot by a cop when you're standing over someone in your kitchen holding...
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    I got pulled over today... your gonna want to read this.

    Someone please set out a bleeper so we can get a mod over here to close this thread
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    How many CCL's do you have?

    You can't get a South Carolina license unless you live there or own property there.
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    I got pulled over today... your gonna want to read this.

    I think many posters are coming down a little hard on the OP. If you drive, you will get pulled over from time to time. The kind of car and nature of the petty violation are not especially relevant to this discussion. The main lesson here is that in a traffic stop, regardless of whether...
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    Arguement for full libertied castle doctrine?

    I see the purpose of castle doctrine as being an antidote to past excesses of prosecuting attorneys and juries. There have been sad cases where homeowners have shot intruders and ended up on shaky legal ground trying to substantiate "reasonable" fear of GBH and having to show they had no...
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    How many CCL's do you have?

    I have permits from my home state and from NH, FL, and UT.
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    pocket gun choices between these three

    I'm fond of my P3AT but there are two things to keep in mind. The first is that Kel Tec has reportedly had inconsistent quality in the past and you have to expect to do some of the final testing yourself and send the thing back if you got a lemon. They're inexpensive guns despite the good...
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    .380 or .38

    I have a Kel Tec P3AT and it will conceal better and in more modes of carry than an SP101 or a S&W K frame, the main reasons being the lack of a cylinder bulge and the shorter overall length. In a suitable pocket holster the P3AT fits in most pockets and if a bulge is noticed nearly all people...
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    Been thinking this one over...

    I would hope that you would have the situational awareness that would identify the threats long before this point. Usually with parking lot robberies and carjackings the doers place themselves close to the exit from whatever building you will be coming from. Then they follow you. In a parking...
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    Very self-conscious with my first concealed carry rig (G17)

    Look in the mirror. Ask your wife, SO, or a friend. A G17 is big and some people are going to notice some of the time, especially if they know you and are observant enough to watch the way you move when you get in and out of chairs or cars or pick up heavy things. If you are in a situation...
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    Confrontation: A double-edged sword

    It is not my job to correct the behavior of random strangers who disregard social mores. Further, if I were to appoint myself self-proclaimed keeper of standards and arbiter of bad behavior, it would only make matters worse. The *******s of the world don't care what I think and have...
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    What would you do?

    I will assume that anyone asking for help with an ATM machine has got a con going and I won't play along. In general, though, my response to a robbery attempt would be to draw. In the vast majority of cases, what happens next is that the perp runs away and I call 911. If the perp responds by...
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    What dictates your relations with strangers?

    I treat strangers and outcasts I encounter as the children of God who they are. I do not consider them a threat unless the markers for danger are there. I personally do not believe that firearms are of effective use in dealing with slowly escalating disputes with random people. I carry to...
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    Fortifying your house

    In the OP a question is asked regarding the use of brackets and 2x4s to bar a door. My family has a cabin in a remote area where burglary has been a problem for decades. We use just such an arrangement when we are gone for all the doors and windows except one. It has worked well and repelled...
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    Kel-Tec Quality Control Check

    I obtained my P3AT in the last year and am pleased with it for what it is. It isn't a Sig, but it didn't cost $1000 either.
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    Wilderness shootings

    thirdeagle, I think the point remains that being armed doesn't necessarily help much in some of these scenarios. Someone alone in the woods is still vulnerable.
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    What do you keep in your car as an emergency kit?

    All very impressive. FFMedic wins. None of this is really relevant because no one says where they are or what sort of problems they would face when stranded. I currently live in Minnesota and am never more than a mile or two from the nearest house. In the trunk of my motorcycle, I carry: *...
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    Wilderness shootings

    I've spent a lot of time in the wilderness, almost always alone, most of it in Georgia and Tennesee, some in Colorado, some in Minnesota. Most of it in really remote country where nobody goes. I think a few words on threat assessment are important. There are a few wilderness areas which are...
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    Lessons from a confrontation today

    I think the point here is that, in the aftermath of a typical fistfight where none of the people involved are police, all participants will be arrested and charged. While convictions are not inevitable, they are common and self-defense is rarely an effective defense especially for the party...
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