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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 646845" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Open carry is a good way to freak the general public out and wind up proned out on the pavement in front of 6 cops who are pointing their weapons at you.</p><p> </p><p>I have a concealed weapon permit. What I am carrying inside my waistband is no one's business but my own. The fact that I am legally armed has no effect on my dealings with others, except that in many cases I am <em>more</em> polite and I go to even<em> greater</em> lengths to avoid any sort of disagreement or conflict that could escalate.</p><p> </p><p>If I am cut off in traffic...I let it go. No gestures, no honking, no aggressive behavior.</p><p> </p><p>If someone bumps into me...I say "excuse me, I'm sorry".</p><p> </p><p>If someone insults me...I walk away. As an armed citizen I have a responsibility to check my ego at the door and refuse to participate in any sort of argument that could potentially escalate into a physical encounter.</p><p> </p><p>I am a non-violent person, whether armed or not. The only difference that having a gun makes...is that if <em>all </em>other measures to defuse the situation have failed and my life or the lives of my family are threatened, I have one <em>final</em> option available to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 646845, member: 14668"] Open carry is a good way to freak the general public out and wind up proned out on the pavement in front of 6 cops who are pointing their weapons at you. I have a concealed weapon permit. What I am carrying inside my waistband is no one's business but my own. The fact that I am legally armed has no effect on my dealings with others, except that in many cases I am [I]more[/I] polite and I go to even[I] greater[/I] lengths to avoid any sort of disagreement or conflict that could escalate. If I am cut off in traffic...I let it go. No gestures, no honking, no aggressive behavior. If someone bumps into me...I say "excuse me, I'm sorry". If someone insults me...I walk away. As an armed citizen I have a responsibility to check my ego at the door and refuse to participate in any sort of argument that could potentially escalate into a physical encounter. I am a non-violent person, whether armed or not. The only difference that having a gun makes...is that if [I]all [/I]other measures to defuse the situation have failed and my life or the lives of my family are threatened, I have one [I]final[/I] option available to me. [/QUOTE]
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