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9. "RE: Why I Stopped Carrying (And Why I Started)"
In response to message #5
 
   >Mm. Makes me think of something I read about the time that guy shot
>his congresswoman (Gabrielle Giffords, IIRC, is her name) at the
>meet-n-greet in Arizona. The way I saw it reported, there was a CCW
>holder in that crowd, but he was way at the back or something.
>Whatever the details, he didn't have a shot, and he knew if he drew,
>he'd accomplish nothing other than make himself a target for the cops,
>who could not reasonably be expected to know his IFF status. So he
>didn't, and when it came out afterward that he was there he got nine
>miles of shit from the If I'd'a Been There I'd'a Wasted That Punk
>crowd. No, fuck you, guys, he's Doing It Right and you're not. The
>thing about tactical situations is that you have to use
>tactics. That guy did. I'm not so sure I would, so... yeah.

The CCW guy actually did have a shot but chose not to take it because he couldn't be sure if the guy with the gun was the shooter or not.

Good thing too: While it was the gun used in the attack, the guy holding it was the man who had disarmed the shooter.

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Chakat Firepaw - Inventor & Scientist (Mad)


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 Gun of the Week: Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless [View All] Gryphonadmin Jan-26-16 TOP
   RE: Gun of the Week: Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless Sofaspud Jan-27-16 1
      Why I Stopped Carrying (And Why I Started) Gryphonadmin Jan-27-16 2
          Re: Why I Stopped Carrying Gryphonadmin Jan-27-16 3
          RE: Why I Stopped Carrying (And Why I Started) Sofaspud Jan-27-16 4
              RE: Why I Stopped Carrying (And Why I Started) Gryphonadmin Jan-27-16 5
                 RE: Why I Stopped Carrying (And Why I Started) rwpikul Jan-28-16 9
                      RE: Why I Stopped Carrying (And Why I Started) Gryphonadmin Jan-29-16 12
          RE: Why I Stopped Carrying (And Why I Started) rwpikul Jan-28-16 8
      RE: Gun of the Week: Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless zojojojo Jan-28-16 11
   RE: Gun of the Week: Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless Astynax Jan-27-16 6
      RE: Gun of the Week: Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless Gryphonadmin Jan-27-16 7
          RE: Gun of the Week: Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless SneakyPete Jan-28-16 10
   oh hey Gryphonadmin Dec-03-20 13
      RE: oh hey SneakyPete Dec-07-20 14


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