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In reply to the discussion: Chicago would-be robber dies after woman stands her ground and shoots him [View all]Kaleva
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If you have a gun, what did your training teach you? If you don't have a gun, then go ahead and confront crime if you wish but I wouldn't advise that for the same reason I wouldn't advise sn armed person to confront material crime.
I think there's several members here who carry in public for self defense. So far, none have chimed in and said what their training taught them to do in such a situation. The people who have responded may not have a gun themselves or they have a gun but had no training or have a gun and had training but don't want to say because it would support my argument or they just haven't seen my posts.
I have a gun but I don't carry in public because I feel I'm not trained well enough to do so and I don't have the desire to put in the time and effort to reach a point where I feel I can competently handle a gun out in public. I don't have it available for home defense either because I shattered my shoulder earlier this year and cannot maintain a satisfactory level of training. I hope to be well enough to recommence the training by fall.
Guns are dangerous and having one is committing oneself to a lot of time training. Not just at the range but acquiring situational awareness and practicing self defense with a gun at some facility or in your home.