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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 805873" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I have had a concealed handgun permit for almost 14 years, and except for when I am on duty for UPS I am almost always carrying anytime I am in public.</p><p> </p><p>What I discovered when I started carrying...and what virtually all other permit-holders have also discovered...was that having a gun makes you go <em>out of your way</em> to be extra polite and avoid potential conflicts with people you encounter.</p><p> </p><p>When someone bumps into me, I apologize even if it is their fault. When someone tries to cut in front of me in the grocery store, I keep my mouth shut and let them. When someone is rude or obnoxious to me, I ignore them and go about my business. The other guy will <em>always</em> be right and he will <em>always</em> get the last word and he will never know that by giving these things to him I may very well be saving his life.</p><p> </p><p>By choosing to carry a gun, I have forfeited my "right" to participate in any sort of encounter that might turn violent....because the consequences of that encounter are potentially life threatening. I am forced to swallow my pride and walk away no matter how badly I may wish to respond to any provocation. I have a gun; I also have an ego; but I must make a choice every day which one I choose to carry because I cannot use both of them at the same time.</p><p> </p><p>True story; My wife and I were driving home from the coast one night and we came upon a man by the side of the road whose car had broken down. It was after midnight; the area was 20 miles from the nearest town with no cell phone reception; It was pouring rain; and to make matters worse the man was black.</p><p>I point this out <em>not</em> because his color had any affect on my decision making, but because we were in a rural, conservative area with virtually no minority population at all and his chances of getting <em>anyone</em> to stop and help him under the circumstances were virtually nil.</p><p> </p><p><em>Because I was armed</em>, I felt OK with the idea of stopping and helping the guy out. His water pump had siezed so there was no chance of any sort of quick fix; the guy had been there for 2 hours and no one would stop to help him and all he wanted at that point was a ride to the nearest motel so that he could get some sleep and make arrangements to have his car towed to a shop the next day.</p><p> </p><p>Under normal circumstances there is <em>no way</em> I would ever stop at 1:00 AM and let a stranger into my car. But these werent normal circumstances. <em>Because I was armed</em>, I went ahead and let the guy sit in the front passenger seat while my wife drove and I sat directly behind him. I never indicated to him that I might be armed, although I'm sure he probably suspected it. I dont think he would have cared either way, he was just glad somebody had finally stopped to help him.</p><p> </p><p>We got the guy safely to a motel, and he was able to get ahold of his wife and call for a towtruck and not have to spend a cold miserable night sleeping in his car with his wife worried sick about him. And all of that happened <em>because I was armed</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 805873, member: 14668"] I have had a concealed handgun permit for almost 14 years, and except for when I am on duty for UPS I am almost always carrying anytime I am in public. What I discovered when I started carrying...and what virtually all other permit-holders have also discovered...was that having a gun makes you go [I]out of your way[/I] to be extra polite and avoid potential conflicts with people you encounter. When someone bumps into me, I apologize even if it is their fault. When someone tries to cut in front of me in the grocery store, I keep my mouth shut and let them. When someone is rude or obnoxious to me, I ignore them and go about my business. The other guy will [I]always[/I] be right and he will [I]always[/I] get the last word and he will never know that by giving these things to him I may very well be saving his life. By choosing to carry a gun, I have forfeited my "right" to participate in any sort of encounter that might turn violent....because the consequences of that encounter are potentially life threatening. I am forced to swallow my pride and walk away no matter how badly I may wish to respond to any provocation. I have a gun; I also have an ego; but I must make a choice every day which one I choose to carry because I cannot use both of them at the same time. True story; My wife and I were driving home from the coast one night and we came upon a man by the side of the road whose car had broken down. It was after midnight; the area was 20 miles from the nearest town with no cell phone reception; It was pouring rain; and to make matters worse the man was black. I point this out [I]not[/I] because his color had any affect on my decision making, but because we were in a rural, conservative area with virtually no minority population at all and his chances of getting [I]anyone[/I] to stop and help him under the circumstances were virtually nil. [I]Because I was armed[/I], I felt OK with the idea of stopping and helping the guy out. His water pump had siezed so there was no chance of any sort of quick fix; the guy had been there for 2 hours and no one would stop to help him and all he wanted at that point was a ride to the nearest motel so that he could get some sleep and make arrangements to have his car towed to a shop the next day. Under normal circumstances there is [I]no way[/I] I would ever stop at 1:00 AM and let a stranger into my car. But these werent normal circumstances. [I]Because I was armed[/I], I went ahead and let the guy sit in the front passenger seat while my wife drove and I sat directly behind him. I never indicated to him that I might be armed, although I'm sure he probably suspected it. I dont think he would have cared either way, he was just glad somebody had finally stopped to help him. We got the guy safely to a motel, and he was able to get ahold of his wife and call for a towtruck and not have to spend a cold miserable night sleeping in his car with his wife worried sick about him. And all of that happened [I]because I was armed[/I]. [/QUOTE]
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