Active Shooter Studies of benefits of CCW

[Flfiremedic]

I was simply saying that his statement was naive at best. The possibility of another CC'er engaging you by accident is not something to shrug off. At least be aware that the possibility is there and keep your awareness at 110%.

And I will be carrying soon enough, so I think that answers the rest of your post.

Good Ol Boy,

You posted some questions that you are new to CCW...perhaps (but I don't know) you are new or newish to firearms. Deaf is not new to firearms, CCW or defensive tactics. He speaks from a wealth of knowledge. This would be one of those times when learning from someone more experienced is be a good thing to strive for.

 

[Old Guy]

When you carry every day (as in retired people) there is quite a possibility of being somewhere at a time some incident takes place, that you are dragged into.

This means, no CCW, no chance!

I was once reading, outside Publix, in their parking lot, my Wife Grocery shopping (I hate shopping!) when by Cell phone, a message two young Gang Banger types are following me around, no basket, no cart.

Calling the Police? You have to be joking. When she exited, I was parked under the overhang, marked Security Vehicle.

I was observed, standing behind my Jeep. As they were now 10 yards behind my Wife, their ride, our Jeep was no longer available to them, so a fast trot took them to the Road.

Their pants were the hanging under butt design. No chance a gun was hidden that I could see, both had hands in plain view, end of my not shopping with my Wife!

Any perceived threat to my Wife of 23 years? I assume the picture is true.

No CCW? No ability to take that tack.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

Good Ol Boy,

You posted some questions that you are new to CCW...perhaps (but I don't know) you are new or newish to firearms. Deaf is not new to firearms, CCW or defensive tactics. He speaks from a wealth of knowledge. This would be one of those times when learning from someone more experienced is be a good thing to strive for.

Point taken, although mine still seems to be missed by many on here, I'll just leave it at that.

And for the record, as I have stated in several posts already, new to CC, not to firearms.

My apologies for seeming like I was trying to start an argument. That was not my intent.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Your second sentence, how do you know they are indiscriminately firing at innocents? You assess. That was my point.

Because legal executions are done in execution chambers, not in Target?

 

[Tom Sawyer]

Not engaging because I might get hurt isn't in my paradigm. If I have to draw my weapon I already know there is a possibility I dont get to walk away. Its a deadly encounter. It's what we train for, why we practice our skills. We knew this when we decided to carry a gun. Life is finite, Accept it. Never let fear prevent you from doing the right thing. Each of us has the right to carry our weapon to defend and our selves and our family. I don't know about anyone else but I'll take the chance of death over living with knowing I could have saved others lives and did nothing....out of fear.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Huh!

I went to Purdue way back in the early 80s! Totally missed that in the news when it happened.


As for the hypothetical scenario where one CCW gets shot by another CCW...come on, folks...we can make up any scenario which will play out any way we wish.

THINK about the four rules of gun safety, just for starters. One of them is to be sure of your target and what's behind it. For another, you're supposed to use deadly force in defense of yourself (or others) when you're in reasonable fear for your life or the life of others.

And your situational awareness is paramount. If you don't already know what's happening, you should darn well find out before you consider unlimbering your weapon and firing.

This scenario is no different than happening upon a robbery in progress with two people shooting at each other...which is the perp and which is the clerk? You happen upon people h*ll bent on beating each other to death with chains, baseball bats, and tire irons. Who is the bad guy? Maybe they're all bad guys.

If you're in the immediate area of a shooting, you'd better do some quick evaluating of what's happening, where it's happening, who is involved, how to evade, how to get your family to safety; and if you HAVE to draw your weapon in defense, you'd better have done a good job evaluating your target and what's behind it.

COULD it happen that one CCW might shoot another? Sure. And you COULD simply shoot an innocent with a missed shot, you COULD shoot through the bad guy and hit a child, and you COULD shoot a plain clothes cop.

Get a grip on the realities as they present themselves, and make your evaluation. If you can't, or you're too afraid of making the wrong decision, then either don't take the responsibility of carrying or don't draw your weapon.