I'll try to make this quick.
I live in an apt. building in downtown Minneapolis. A guy who's friends with my neighbor was walking the short distance from his car on the 3rd level of our parking garage.
He was kinda-sorta paying attention, and as he walked by a guy standing around, was caught from behind, had a gun pointed in his face, and the guy demanded his wallet and laptop.
After a few confused moments, he was relieved of both, and because of his hesitation, was pushed down to the ground and pistol whipped in the face 3 or 4 times before the robber fled. It was only 6:45 at night...practically rush hour for our garage!
Cops came in at the request of our apartment complex to talk about safety. I wasn't surprised at the reaction of most residents. They felt unsafe and violated, but the most vocal wanted the property management to keep them safe. Situational awareness was discussed at some length, but people kept interrupting with the "what is management doing to make me safe", like they were somehow asleep to the fact that they should be responsible for their own safety.
After awhile, I asked the cops how they felt about recommending people getting their carry permits. Both indicated that so long as the person was committed to getting trained, both mentally and physically to carry a gun, that they felt it was a personal choice. One also added that he'd never had a negative encounter with a permit holder. Later on I heard people starting to ask questions about the process. I must admit to a little petty smugness on my part of all the libs in my building being forced to wallow in the stupidity of their positions on the role of police/security and self-protection. But I felt appropriately guilty about it
The whole thing was kind of a sobering reminder for me. I work in WI, and so normally don't carry to/from work. But that means that virtually every time I'm in my garage, I'm not carrying. I changed that today. I carried to work (well...almost, I cased the weapon just prior to crossing into WI).
My wife immigrated from China in May. The first day she found out I had a permit, she literally cried because she thought I was crazy. By July, she was checking to make sure I had my gun on me when we were out and about. By October, she was thinking about getting a 'little' gun and a permit. I think this incident is the last straw for her. Nothing like a little dose of reality to evaporate the "logic" of lefties.
Thanks for listening guys!
Rmeju
I live in an apt. building in downtown Minneapolis. A guy who's friends with my neighbor was walking the short distance from his car on the 3rd level of our parking garage.
He was kinda-sorta paying attention, and as he walked by a guy standing around, was caught from behind, had a gun pointed in his face, and the guy demanded his wallet and laptop.
After a few confused moments, he was relieved of both, and because of his hesitation, was pushed down to the ground and pistol whipped in the face 3 or 4 times before the robber fled. It was only 6:45 at night...practically rush hour for our garage!
Cops came in at the request of our apartment complex to talk about safety. I wasn't surprised at the reaction of most residents. They felt unsafe and violated, but the most vocal wanted the property management to keep them safe. Situational awareness was discussed at some length, but people kept interrupting with the "what is management doing to make me safe", like they were somehow asleep to the fact that they should be responsible for their own safety.
After awhile, I asked the cops how they felt about recommending people getting their carry permits. Both indicated that so long as the person was committed to getting trained, both mentally and physically to carry a gun, that they felt it was a personal choice. One also added that he'd never had a negative encounter with a permit holder. Later on I heard people starting to ask questions about the process. I must admit to a little petty smugness on my part of all the libs in my building being forced to wallow in the stupidity of their positions on the role of police/security and self-protection. But I felt appropriately guilty about it
The whole thing was kind of a sobering reminder for me. I work in WI, and so normally don't carry to/from work. But that means that virtually every time I'm in my garage, I'm not carrying. I changed that today. I carried to work (well...almost, I cased the weapon just prior to crossing into WI).
My wife immigrated from China in May. The first day she found out I had a permit, she literally cried because she thought I was crazy. By July, she was checking to make sure I had my gun on me when we were out and about. By October, she was thinking about getting a 'little' gun and a permit. I think this incident is the last straw for her. Nothing like a little dose of reality to evaporate the "logic" of lefties.
Thanks for listening guys!
Rmeju
