eric.cartman
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This story got me thinking: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=349286
SO a guy takes a walk. Two thugs ask for money, he refuses, walks away, and takes a bullet in the back.
At what point can you draw your weapon???
Clearly, two guys approaching me and asking for money does not constitute "being in fear of life or great bodily harm". But lately we see how that ends. So say this happens: I'm walking down the street walking my dog. I see two doods approaching me. They get close and ask me for money: "Sup man, yo, give me five bucks." Crap! After reading stories like that, I would say "Sure, let me..." and here comes out my gun instead of wallet, followed by me screaming "Stay the F* away!!!".
But many of us would say that I overreacted.
Of course it all depends on the vibe I get. Then again, "normal" people don't do things like that. No matter how badly I needed money, I've never asked strangers. Also, you can tell a homeless dood from a gang banger, duh. So assume it's a thug looking guy(s), not an obvious homeless person.
The longer I CCW, the less I care about the law. The more I read about the crap going on in our cities, the less I worry about legal consequences of my actions. I no longer care if I can see a weapon. I no longer care if they are innocent or not. I feel something isn't right, I'm pulling out my gun. Some may accuse me of unnecessarily escalating the situation. But S**T, guy in the story said no and walked away... now he's fighting for his life.
What say you?
SO a guy takes a walk. Two thugs ask for money, he refuses, walks away, and takes a bullet in the back.
At what point can you draw your weapon???
Clearly, two guys approaching me and asking for money does not constitute "being in fear of life or great bodily harm". But lately we see how that ends. So say this happens: I'm walking down the street walking my dog. I see two doods approaching me. They get close and ask me for money: "Sup man, yo, give me five bucks." Crap! After reading stories like that, I would say "Sure, let me..." and here comes out my gun instead of wallet, followed by me screaming "Stay the F* away!!!".
But many of us would say that I overreacted.
Of course it all depends on the vibe I get. Then again, "normal" people don't do things like that. No matter how badly I needed money, I've never asked strangers. Also, you can tell a homeless dood from a gang banger, duh. So assume it's a thug looking guy(s), not an obvious homeless person.
The longer I CCW, the less I care about the law. The more I read about the crap going on in our cities, the less I worry about legal consequences of my actions. I no longer care if I can see a weapon. I no longer care if they are innocent or not. I feel something isn't right, I'm pulling out my gun. Some may accuse me of unnecessarily escalating the situation. But S**T, guy in the story said no and walked away... now he's fighting for his life.
What say you?