Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Two cases, two different endings [View all]mvccd1000
(1,534 posts)"...I can think of instances when, if I had been armed, I might have been tempted to take advantage and escalate a situation..."
I've noticed that when I carry, exactly the opposite happens. Whereas when I'm unarmed I may be tempted to flip someone off for a bonehead move in traffic, or give a dirty look to someone who cuts in line or steals a parking place, or walk into a 7-11 through a crowd of rowdy gangbangers, when I'm armed I simply let that stuff slide, or walk the other way. While I'm not confrontational by nature, I find that I'm even less so when carrying.
Perhaps if you feel the opposite would be true, you make the right choice by not doing so. (Hence my belief that it should be a personal decision; I have no idea what is the right choice for you.)