I've recently read an article in a magazine (I think Handgunner?) by this same title. It was very, very interesting and spun me to a different point of view on CCW circumstances. The article told of the neccecities to being justified in using deadly force, and also included a few scenarios that explained how difficult it is to know the entire situation you find yourself in. One of these scenarios is you're walking by a convenience store. You see an armed man run out of the door and another man shouting after him "stop him, he just robbed us!" 9 out of 10 times it's going to be just as simple as it seems. But what if the armed man running out of the store was the store owner running for help after grabbing the burglar's gun, and the man shouting after him was the burglar, trying to buy some time with misdirection?
One story I was told was that a man came upon another huge, muscular-looking man down on top of a small lady just beating the crap out of her. The man knocked out the big guy from behind and the lady escaped. Turned out the lady had just mugged the big guy and had stabbed him repeatedly in the abdomen.
One other story I've heard was that a woman was being raped and a man came upon the situation and shot the man. Later on it turned out the woman was an anti-gun liberal, as she pressed charges on the man who was trying to save her life because she thought he used excessive force. You have to be careful out there.
Ask yourself: am I ready to give up my life (actual or financial) for a complete stranger? It's because of situations like this that when I do attain a CCW, I plan on only stepping out for myself or my family. I KNOW who my children are allowed to be with, and I KNOW what's going on when I'm out with my family. Even if it's justified use, you can still (will still) be taken to court by the families involved, and even sometimes the victims whose life you've saved. It's not worth ruining the rest of my life by being taken to jail or being sued to bankruptcy for a complete stranger. But it is worth giving my life for the protection of my wife and children. The good book says, any man not willing to provide for his family is worse than an infidel. The lord has given me a know-so-salvation, so I know exactly where I'm headed! There's nothing I wouldn't do to ensure my childrens' futures or to protect my wife.
I'd like to take this opportunity to invite your experience or other scenarios you've learned of.
One story I was told was that a man came upon another huge, muscular-looking man down on top of a small lady just beating the crap out of her. The man knocked out the big guy from behind and the lady escaped. Turned out the lady had just mugged the big guy and had stabbed him repeatedly in the abdomen.
One other story I've heard was that a woman was being raped and a man came upon the situation and shot the man. Later on it turned out the woman was an anti-gun liberal, as she pressed charges on the man who was trying to save her life because she thought he used excessive force. You have to be careful out there.
Ask yourself: am I ready to give up my life (actual or financial) for a complete stranger? It's because of situations like this that when I do attain a CCW, I plan on only stepping out for myself or my family. I KNOW who my children are allowed to be with, and I KNOW what's going on when I'm out with my family. Even if it's justified use, you can still (will still) be taken to court by the families involved, and even sometimes the victims whose life you've saved. It's not worth ruining the rest of my life by being taken to jail or being sued to bankruptcy for a complete stranger. But it is worth giving my life for the protection of my wife and children. The good book says, any man not willing to provide for his family is worse than an infidel. The lord has given me a know-so-salvation, so I know exactly where I'm headed! There's nothing I wouldn't do to ensure my childrens' futures or to protect my wife.
I'd like to take this opportunity to invite your experience or other scenarios you've learned of.