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Question of the Day: Does Gun Ownership Make You *Less* Confrontational?
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... "Depending on my mood in the mornings, I’ll either listen to XM radio for morning show idiot-free music or NPR. Yeah, I know. Anyway, as luck would have it this morning was a NPR day. They have a long-running a series called StoryCorps. It’s a collection of short three- to five-minute personal stories as filler between the local and national news. I was getting ready to hop out of the truck when the story titled 'The Day One Man Decided To Give Up His Gun' came on. I was compelled to stop and listen. . ." ... |
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Millwright66
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Anyone that has taken a CCW course and some realistic range training is, IMNSHO, far more likely to avoid "confrontation" - except - as the last resort. Good CCW courses inculcate the the reality "you own every bullet you fire", mantra. They stress "situational awareness" because the best gunfight is the one you avoid.
But when its SHTF time, they also inculcate the "warrior mentality", where abrupt, violent, decisive actions can decide the outcome in your favor. And, more importantly, they'll give you some direction in how to deal with the post-shooting incident. |
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