Safety

RPreeb wrote:
My decision making processes are just fine, thank you.

Good, glad to hear it. I figured there was a pretty good chance you were exaggerating to make your point...but on the internet? I have a relative with Parkinson's. HE wouldn't be a good candidate for daily carry most days.

My point was that I, and most people with basic CC licenses, simply don't have the level of training and experience to make life and death decisions in the short time that will usually be available.

Why not? You are your own man, WHO do you want making those decisions for you? Most people are not the poor, helpless, sacrificial lambs that the media portrays.

We make life and death decisions every day. Cross the street here? Pull out into traffic now, or wait for that truck to stop- regardless of light being red or green, avoid that bad part of town, etc.

But I'm not prepared to take the chance that I'd be the one to miss my target and hit someone minding his own business a block away.

Do you drive? By the same logic, you wouldn't want to be the one who swerves to miss a kid in the street and causes the family in the minivan to run off the road and crash into an innocent bystander at the bus stop - all because you swerved left 6 inches too far. There really is a limit to Fear and how likely a series of increasingly UN-likely events are going to all take place together.

Otherwise, why even leave the house?

I don't think I'd have any psychological problems with taking down a bad guy in a him or me situation - regrets yes

THAT is a good statement. Here is an event that just took place, with that same sentiment: Hate that boy dead but don't hate I shot him

Even trained LEO's miss more than they hit in a gunfight. Any Joe Citizen who thinks he's going to do better is not facing the realities of the situation.

You really don't have any basis for making that assumption. *This* "Joe Citizen" used to train officers in marksmanship and shoot/no-shoot scenarios, even designing scenarios and providing grading and discussions about their performance, all over the US.

Even beyond that, LEOs have to contend with use of force and power of arrest/preventing escape. Joe Citizen only has to worry about stopping the threat to protect himself and others.

It is "interesting" to participate in Use of Force Training with LEOs. Many of the Q&A responses are, "Yes, you can do that, but understand you are putting yourself at risk of legal action"

Many of the returns are, "I *will* go home to my family at the end of the day"

Similar to "Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6"

As I mentioned earlier, there is a LOT more depth to this subject than the "Pro vs Anti" arguments that are based mostly on rhetoric and even hate.

But it isn't in the best interest of the political and business interests for the average Citizen to THINK for themselves. I wish more people would ;)

Carry or don't carry, your choice. I won't force anyone to do one or the other. But just because it isn't the choice of SOME people, doesn't mean EVERYONE ELSE has to make the SAME choice.

Pretty simple, actually ;)