Concealed Carry and Consequences

[Podunkadunk]

being only 18 most people would see me and think i dont know the first thing about guns. but ive actully been shooting seens i was 5 so suprisingly i do know. in fact when i was 14 it was just my brother and mother and i at home cause dads a truck driver. i had just went to bed and mom and brother were watching tv in the living room, i hear and window shater (just like in the security company commercals). i grab my 9mm next to my bed and head to teh top of hte steps. mom and brother just hit the top step as i get htere so i know its clear down stairs, cept for whoever isnt supposed to be there. guard the steps for the few seconds it take my brother to get his 45 and get back there. we head down the steps and i turn the corner at the bottom, rooms clear. brother and i go to clear second room and theres 2 guys with shotguns standing there. brother and i both yelled drop the weapons, like dad who used to be a cop trained us too. it must have startled the intruders cause they raised thier guns and my brother and im both double tapped them, each takin our side. the guy i shot died instanly due to being on blood thiners. my brother and i actually kept the other guy alive till the medics got there and he survived even though both lungs were punctured. suprisingly neither of us were ever arrested or on trial or antyhing like that because we were minors with our mother so they didnt even question the self defense. and what everyone is saying about it changing u, well ya it did but i dont feel bad for it cause i know i would have gotten shot and god knows what would ahve happend to my mother. so thats my story just thought i would share it.
Mark

Mark,
For being only 18, you and your brother have had a lifetime's worth of bad experiences. How unfortunate.

Podunk

 

[kenmac]

A gun can protect you in many ways without killing someone.
Always keep th first shot as a blank black powder, in my gun. I know it's a blank, which does two things, one - I use it as a "take notice" shot, all I want is the noise. Number two, if the first shot is ever an accident then no problem, you will only get burned. If a real bad guy or Bear is charging me then I fire two shots instantly, one a blank and milliseconds after the blank the real deal.

Anybody that hags around after the first shot is not going to get a second warning.




Being an ex - police officer (in my past life ) taught me to never shoot a warning shot & I would never load a dud round

 

[hudlow]

Always keep th first shot as a blank black powder, in my gun. I know it's a blank, which does two things, one - I use it as a "take notice" shot, all I want is the noise. Number two, if the first shot is ever an accident then no problem, you will only get burned. If a real bad guy or Bear is charging me then I fire two shots instantly, one a blank and milliseconds after the blank the real deal.

Anybody that hags around after the first shot is not going to get a second warning.

You can bet the farm that a bad guy is not carrying a blank for his first round.



Good luck,

hudlow

 

[texasjohn]

weldingisfun, great site on concealment holsters... thanks!

 

[texbaylea]

Thank goodness that Texas has recently joined the 20+ states that have followed Florida's example and adopted what has been dubbed the "Castle Doctrine" and removed the "duty to retreat" from the law. That was a case of the "law and order" politicians actually aiding the bad guys.

I don't carry mainly because I don't have to go places where I might feel threatened any more. I know it can happen anywhere but the number of such happenings is really quite small in spite of the news media's noise about them.

Vernon

 

[dmccarty]

All I can say is that I'm glad i don't live in your communist city/town/state... I like it here in fl... the rights are still 'for' the law abiding citizen.. at least for the time being..

Slacker is not correct about Durham. I work there and know quite a few LEOs in the city. Durham certainly has its issues. The city has its good cops and bad cops just like every other place. But the vast majority of the cops are good just like every other place.

The Durham DA has his own problems right now and I would wadger his time is focused on protecting his own fanny.

Dont take away that Durham is a communist state. Its NOT that bad.

FYI, the previous post mentioning a CCW holder shooting in Durham happened in a not nice section of town. One of Durham's problems is that the bad areas sometimes are sprinkled in the good areas.

Later,
Dan

 

[lrunge]

Well here are a couple of today's stories that show the "older" generation doesn't hesitate to pull their weapon... at least at home. I like the attitude of the 82 year old beauty queen.
The Enquirer - One tough beauty queen
The Enquirer - Man, 81, thwarts home invasion

 

[Coyote]

I have a CCW and only carry in higher risk situations, not everyday. Bottom line is I don't ever want to bring my fists to a gun fight! There are very bad people in this world with zero conscience. I'll shoot without blinking if my family is threatened. I only wish the students at VT who hold CCW's could have had their weapon that day.....

 

[kenmac]

I have a CCW and only carry in higher risk situations, not everyday.





The bad part is,You just don't know when that situation may arise. Just like V. Tech. Those folkes went to school that day like every other day & didn't have a clue that something like this would happen. You just never know when you might get caught in a bad situation.

 

[pappy19]

Mark,
For being only 18, you and your brother have had a lifetime's worth of bad experiences. How unfortunate.

Podunk

Not nearly as bad as if they were not armed. I carry every day, a North American Arms .22 mag hollow point 5 shot derringer. I can carry it in my shirt pocket, back pocket, or front jeans pocket and no one knows. Yes, it's only good for self protection, but a .22 mag hollowpoint at short range is just as bad as a .38.