Rare and unique occurrence; perhaps, but I do remember hearing of this: Open Carry Man Robbed of His Gun-Watch Video Here
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Now we are even.... :yu:
Rare and unique occurrence; perhaps, but I do remember hearing of this: Open Carry Man Robbed of His Gun-Watch Video Here
Finally, I never have believed in the deterrence value of a visible firearm. A locksmith once told me that, "Locks keep honest people out - a dishonest person will always get by them." I believe the same is true with a visible gun - a BG looking for easy targets will leave you alone, but a banger or a group of parolees will make a game to set you up and they will put you on the ground, take the gun off of you and then execute you with your own gun or hold you down and beat and bleed you slowly for fun, depending on sadistic leanings of their leader. There is a reason prisons keep all of the guards with weapons in the tower and on the fence (NOWHERE near a prisoner) and guards in with the prisoners are not allowed ANY weapon. A large enough unarmed group (Flash Mob?) can rush, pin, crush, kill and be gone before anyone knows what happened. CC of my gun has nothing to do with an "Executioner Fetish," but a sincere desire to keep what is supposed to be secret, secret. I want to decide when, where, and IF, the gun is drawn, not the BG.
Hoganbeg:228046 said:Rare and unique occurrence; perhaps, but I do remember hearing of this: Open Carry Man Robbed of His Gun-Watch Video Here
Admittedly, it's hard to believe this guy is representative of OCers, nevertheless, there it is.
"There's a complete fools list? I didn't know...."
Circles within circles, wheels within wheels, & one never knows there is a higher (or in this case, lower) level until invited.
bob16066:228211 said:Open carriers are seeking Validation from Society or Law Enforcement or both.
This is clear to me even if it's not clear to anyone else.
Naturally, It couldn't be that I feel CC is safer for the carrier. Am I looking to change any of your beliefs? No. Would I like to bring up some good conversations to get people THINKING? Yes.
For the reason of deterrence.
For the individuals who carry in order to deter crime to happen to another person instead of this. That is not deterrence. Deterrence is the prevention of crime though some act, which we all know is impossible. A dirtbag will always be a dirtbag. Therefore, your reasons for opening carrying a firearm are intimidation to would be criminals saying "Dont F with me, I'll shoot you." This could be my law enforcment part of me talking, but I chose to conceal carry for if that day a criminal decides to attempt to make my family or myself a victim, if given the oppurtunity, they will be in the body bag. It is not to just push the criminal to murder, rape, rob etc a less prepared law abiding 19 year old girl that knows nothing about firearms.
To those who say, "The criminal didn't F with me cause I was carrying and decided to go attack another". I dont know how you can live yourself with that attitude. Personally, If I can do anything to help prevent bad things happening to other people, I am going to do it. Not just hope they go do it to somebody else.
Remember the pharmacist in Oklahoma that shot the BG (which stopped the threat), got another pistol and executed him. He now is convicted of murder!!