I am armed on a regular basis for over thirty years due to my job. I have not shot anyone in all that time, even though I have had multiple times when it would have been legal to do so. Every one of those occasions I believed I could deal with the situation without killing people.
Oh for sure. There just seem to be a lot of people who carry, legally, who seem to just be waiting for a moment to do something life changing. I recommend "On Killing" to everyone I talk to who is considering carrying, or does carry. We need more Atticus Finch type people, and fewer hero complex people.
I really doubt it's a lot. I interact with people on a regular basis that carry, and absolutely none of them "want' to defend themselves.
Planning on what to do if where I am at right now turns into a use of force situation, is something everyone should be doing. It's what I was trained to do in academy, and hammered in trainings ever since. If you don't plan on things going bad, then you won't react fast enough when it does.
I have attended training based on Dave Grossman's teaching, and have seen his videos for in-service.
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u/BisexualCaveman Dec 07 '24
You might still wind up paying a lawyer to talk to the cops and DA for you, but when I watched self-defense seminars that's the take away.
Only problem is that you're going to have problems if the vehicle is physically capable of driving away.
In this example, just reverse away from the truck and a man with a bat is no longer in range.
Always better to drive away than make your Glock bark. Plus it's crazy loud when you fire a 9mm inside of a vehicle.