Having a "potential adversary" believe that you may be armed gives you an invaluable advantage.Carrying a gun is an advantage if you are armed and your potential adversary isn't.
Having a "potential adversary" believe that you may be armed gives you an invaluable advantage.Carrying a gun is an advantage if you are armed and your potential adversary isn't.
I suppose you have a point if being a member of an internet chat room / forum and spilling our guts to people we don't know is considered bright. Im the same rotten sob I was before joining.That old saying, if you pack trouble, you’ll find trouble, came about because there are some people that would take more risk when they carried a gun or another weapon. But then there’s that other saying, stupid is, is stupid does. There are people that are not to bright that carry guns, but I think that the members here at THR are of a little higher caliber.
My general attitude is that there is too much carrying. The criterion for carrying should be a clear, imminent threat.
My general attitude is that there is too much carrying. The criterion for carrying should be a clear, imminent threat. Which, personally, I've never had to deal with.
The ancient Greek warriors would arm themselves literally seconds before the clash with the enemy. (They had helpers to carry their weapons and armor.) So, being armed was based on "need."
The reason they did this was that being armed all the time was tiring, when all their strength needed to be conserved.
We can learn a lesson from this.
With the proliferation of concealed carry, criminals can increasingly assume that all their victims are armed. This is dangerous, then, because the "craziest of the crazies" will come to the fore among the criminals. You'll have "100 lb. chicks" being shot because of a mere suspicion that they might be armed
Ever hear the line, if ya pack trouble you'll find trouble ?
A motto I have lived by my entire life LOLEver hear the line "be prepared?"
I own many guns. All ways have. But I only carry for protection.Maybe the question should be “do you only own and carry for protection?” Or “do you own or collect many guns and also choose to carry some of them”. In other words is protection your only reason for owning firearms?
This is one of the most ludicrous posts I’ve ever read on THR. And the justifications for it have been just as ridiculous.My general attitude is that there is too much carrying. The criterion for carrying should be a clear, imminent threat. Which, personally, I've never had to deal with.
The ancient Greek warriors would arm themselves literally seconds before the clash with the enemy. (They had helpers to carry their weapons and armor.) So, being armed was based on "need."
The reason they did this was that being armed all the time was tiring, when all their strength needed to be conserved.
We can learn a lesson from this.
I do not tell anyone that.As I told a neighbor "if you see me outside, expect me to be armed."
This is a forum for firearms enthusiasts. Wouldn't you expect that most here would carry all the time, or at least all the time when lawfully allowed?Well, I didn't mean for it to go this way. I only asked Do you carry all the time?
If you do or don't is up to you. For any reason.
Cool down guy. Whatever tickles your fancy Go for it. I just asked a question. I do know a lot of gun. " enthusiasts " that don't carry a gun at all. I'm a gun enthusiast from as far back as I like to think about. I have two safes full of guns I just like to look at and hold. And, I have a Carry Permit. But, I seldom carry one on me. Just me. No need to pop your cork.This is a forum for firearms enthusiasts. Wouldn't you expect that most here would carry all the time, or at least all the time when lawfully allowed?
I don't put the fire extinguisher and first aid kit back in my truck only when I "expect" to need them. I don't renew my motor vehicle insurance only for those periods when I "expect" the "clear, imminent threat" of being in an motor vehicle accident. Safety practices -- of which concealed carry is one -- are just that: practices, and practices should be followed regularly, routinely, daily when possible. Otherwise, those practices will seem "uncomfortable" or "painful" or "inconvenient."
"Cool down?" "Pop your cork?"Cool down guy. Whatever tickles your fancy Go for it. I just asked a question. I do know a lot of gun. " enthusiasts " that don't carry a gun at all. I'm a gun enthusiast from as far back as I like to think about. I have two safes full of guns I just like to look at and hold. And, I have a Carry Permit. But, I seldom carry one on me. Just me. No need to pop your cork.
"Cool down?" "Pop your cork?"
I'm totally cool. (I have my A/C cranked down to 65 degrees, actually). This is just the internet, I don't take this personally nor was I disparaging your opinions. All of us have different experiences, but judging by the responses of five pages, most here do carry religiously (when legal) -- I simply asked wouldn't you have expected that?
Well, ah, normally it's 68... but you know, I'm the King of My Castle (when my wife's not at home)....Aww, 65? I'm jealous. Lowest I'm allowed to go is 70, but it's usually 72.
And, of course, for everyone, the answer is "no".I only asked Do you carry all the time?
Those are dramatic, but a far, far more likely serious threat is a carjacking.I was kind of ambivalent about carrying until the recent riots and demonstrations started.
I live near a reasonably sized metropolitan area. The way things are today, an incident can take place, i.e., a police shooting, and a large crowd can assemble fairly quickly.Those are dramatic, but a far, far more likely serious threat is a carjacking.
And if a person is caught up in it, his firearm would be unlikely to be of much help.Roads can become blocked, fires started, looting occurs, all very rapidly and before a traveler might become aware.