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I think he just had a "wake up" moment. I used to be a proponent for CCW and help spread the word and get out the vote when we were trying to pass it in my state years ago. We are actually a constitutional carry state now. But I live in a low crime area and rarely carried.
That lead to it not being a habit and when I was in one of our larger cities one night with my girl we walked out of a place later one evening and there was a little altercation going on - some words were exchanged and 3 dudes looked set to jump a guy who was with his girl. He seemed far more concerned with his girls safety than himself (naturally) and I think us walking out into it defused it just enough it broke it up a little earlier than it might have otherwise even though we didn't get involved at all. I remember driving home thinking - I'm not just carrying for me. We all think we are tough, but few people could fight off 3 assailants and what happens after that? Hopefully your girl picks you up and you go home, but it would leave 3 very amped up gentleman on the street with your vulnerable girl with no one to protect her. That scares me a LOT more than an ass beating. I made it a point to start packing even when I'm just going to work and now it is just habit. I'm not a macho guy that needs to carry to feel tough and I hope I die with cobwebs in the barrel of my gun. But at least it'll give me a chance if I'm ever in that guys position - or worse.
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Bro don't feel like you need to make excuses on why/when to carry. I'm with you. I carry when I go to Walmart I even carry when I maybe snapping some pictures of cars in abandoned parking lots/abandoned industrial parks, who knows who is lurking. Same reason as a condom. Rather have it and not need it, then need it and not have it. |
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I just wanted it to become a habit like picking up my wallet and I have that down. You have to ask yourself a lot of questions before you do though. You might have to escalate things faster than you would. I don't mind getting roughed up if need be, but when you are packing are you going to let someone swing on you and wind up rolling on the ground with someone where your gun can become exposed or worse yet - come loose? I'd much rather take a butt kicking that kill someone, but when you carry you have to think a few steps ahead and ask yourself when it is time to unholster. Not a lot of takebacks in that world. Like I said - I sure hope I never have to - but knowing it is there when you are with loved ones is a good feeling.
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I run an EOTech on my AR-15.
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Your skin color is black and tan? You might want to see a doctor about that...
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I lived in a small town of 4000 for five years and I recognized him from loitering in the area. I didn’t really care what he was doing but he had no business there. He studdered something like, no man and proceeded to walk down my driveway to the street. My other neighbor was a retired State Trooper and offered to teach me to shoot. Like a good scout, I am better prepared now.
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Reflex sight and vertical grip added. The sight is sick, it has a quick attach feature so the install took 10 seconds. Can switch between red or green, and 4 different reticle styles.
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That vertical grip makes it seem like you have very long arms.
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Can't have anything touching the barrel.
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