why one should ALWAYS carry your weapon

[yooper1]

Here is a site that has lots of stories of where a gun was used in self defense.

Guns Save Lives - Stories of Self Defense

It redirects you to the news / media article of the incident.

You never really hear about the self defense stuff in main stream media any more.

11.17.11 TN Pizza Delivery Driver Shoots Armed Robber
11.17.11 OH Woman Uses .38 Revolver to Fend Off Car Jacker
11.16.11 VT Woman Scares off Home Invader With Gun
11.15.11 AL Homeowner Shoots Man Who Was Stealing His Guns
11.14.11 Chicago Homeowner Fights Off Thieves with .22 Rifle
11.13.11 FL Seafood Shop Owner Shoots, Kills 1 of 2 Armed Robbers
11.12.11 Alaska Homeowner Shoots and Kills 2 of 3 Home Invaders
11.11.11 KY Store Clerk Shoots, Kills Robber Armed With Knife
11.11.11 VA Homeowner Shoots, Kills Midnight Home Invader
11.10.11 OK Homeowner Shoots, Kills, 1 of 2 Home Invaders

 

[RoyJackson]

You never really hear about the self defense stuff in main stream media any more.

Nope...only in local news media in more rural areas.

 

[Skyco]

I would think it would be a pain in the butt to carry a gun around all the time.

It was for me until I finally found the right gun for me.
Tried all sorts of .380s, 9s and snubbies etc.
Was pretty fond of my Airweight in my right front pocket but now carry a Kahr CM9 in my right front pocket. ALL the time I'm not at work, even doing yard work, on the tractor, ALL the time. 7 rounds 9mm and have never ever had a single jam or malfunction with it with is more than I can say about EVERY other small auto I ever tried, which is why I carried a snubby so long. I keep a spare loaded 6 rnd mag in my left front pocket ALL the time I carry also.
Call me paranoid but I don't ever intend to be a victim....

 

[Taylortractornut]

A few days ago a man was killed in RedBay AL 6 miles from work. The man was driving down the street and a dog ran out of a mans yard and caused him to brake hard. When he did that the man the owned the house there was in the yard and the driver got out and started screaming at him and slapping and punching the home owner. THe neighbors were outside and witnessed the incident. The driver was a Martial Arts trainer somewhere else. He hit the home owner afew times and it went inside the home. THen back out onto the yard again. Then the witnesses claimed that the driver pulled out a small knife. At that time the home owner pulled a small pistol and shot the driver one time. He raised his shirt and saw the wound and fell over dead. I hate to hear of a death like that but the driver shouldnt have been bullying the home owner .


THe dog was just a passerby to.


Work prohibits a firearm on the site but we are a division that doesnt have the same rules. At the Landfill over the years i ve had some strange folks just walk out of nowhere. Its creepy when your by yourself. Last summer Myself and a laborer and a truck driver Did a walk around of the perimiter fence at work. We were walking and saw some jars that werent there the last walk around. I carried my old 32 with me at the time. We took them to a freind thats a deputy and he had it tested for Meth and it was. From then on when we do a walk around there 2 folks and one of us has a gun.

 

[dieselalles]

On the farm where I grew up, I learned a gun is a tool, much like a chain saw or a sling blade. I was taught to respect it and how to use it.

I have a HCP and carry every chance I get but you would never know it. And only when I fear for my life or the lives of others would it ever be produced. I firmly believe that if you don't exercise your second amendment rights, you are doomed to lose them.

Having loaded and accessible guns on your place is important. Teaching your wife and older kids about guns are important too. When I was a kid, I was squirrel hunting with a single shot .410, walking out of a dense woods. All of the sudden a pack of large dogs ran up on me from behind and attacked. I immediately spun around and let the lead dog have it, and fumbling nervously for another shell, I was able to reload and get a second shot off, hitting another dog. That sent the rest of them running. There's no telling what might have happened if I didn't have a gun with me. And I've walked through that woods 9 million times with nothing more than a pocket knife.

More recently, a family from a nearby town experienced a home invasion where two intruders broke in and held the father and son at gunpoint. The father resisted and they killed him right in front of his teenage boy. His wife was there too in another part of the house. And they are still looking for the scum that did it.

Dickson Father Dies In Deadly Home Invasion

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I just heard on the radio today that murders in the USA are at a 40 year low.

 

[two_bit_score]

I just heard on the radio today that murders in the USA are at a 40 year low.

See? A well armed citizenry keeps crime low.

 

[Larry Giles]

Speaking of carrying a concealed deadly weapon: Only a fool and/or an idiot would fail to take advantage of the right to carry a weapon, if in possession of a duly issued lawful permit. As a veteran Police Officer of 42 years, 10 of which, being a certified firearms instructor/trainer in a State Police Agency, I would like to say "Brush up on your State's deadly force statutes, write-em down and re-read them from time to time". If you carry and the time arrives when you are in fear of your safety or your life and you act, then you have a pretty good chance of being legally sound. On the other hand, if the same situation arises and you have to go to your vehicle to retrieve you weapon in order to act in your defense, then certain other rules kick-in and may put you in a bad spot. A CCDW permit is a fine thing in my book but, you as a participant and carrier must keep yourself up on current Laws and what they mean to and for YOU and OTHERS. I don't aim to interfere or to presume to know it all about this subject but, I have been down a pike or two and have a desire to keep folks as safe as possible....Thanks.......lg

 

[NativeSon]

My Dad was a police officer so we always had loaded guns in the house and we were always taught to be safe and respect them. Like Bird, Dad said he always had to carry his pistol when off duty, even to church.

Years ago before we got CCP I carried deposits to the bank and I had a
9mm in my brief case. Since they legalized Concealed Carry here I just haven't had the time to get one till resently. Concealment is fairly easy this time of year, but when the weather warms up I haven't quite figured out what will be the most convienent and easy way to carry.

Out here in the country we have loaded guns in the house, and when I go for my daily walk out in the pasture I carry a rifle or a shot gun.....Snakes & Hogs. I think after looking at this thread I'm going to start carrying a gun even when I'm just out working on the place, because I do find that most of the time I'm all by myself.

Charlie

 

[rekees4300]

I would like to say "Brush up on your State's deadly force statutes, write-em down and re-read them from time to time".

That is essential advice. Laws vary widely from state to state. Take the wrong action and you could find yourself being sued and/or in prison.