justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/01/12 at 16:21:24:You have your opinion, dont carry, I dont, But in a society where the criminal KNOWS his victim is unarmed,, hes a brave & brash individual,
Leave the Guns ALONE,
I get what you're saying... but,.. for someone just considering whether or not to carry...
I'm just saying,.. carrying.. should require, not only an increased responsibility, but, a special attention to the image you are presenting to the regular public... .. because whether you realize it or not, as you walk about your business, some people are likely eying you closely for any suspicious behavior, because they've noticed that weapon or suspicious bulge......
No right or wrong about it, it just is... and I know it is, 'cause I do it, and I know others that do it...
If I'm in Taco Bell and I notice one customer packin'... my attention will be 90% on that dude... and whatever is nearby to wack him silly...
.. and I notice others notice these things too...
A man with a gun in public, has my attention, in a bad way... he is within a second or two of some extreme hurt... not from a gun,.. just whatever is nearby...
Just the way it is...
I don't know how it is in other States, but here in TX if it's obvious you are carrying you can be arrested and heavily fined even if you have your CCW permit, because at that point you are not concealed. They make a special point of that in the classes you have to attend here in TX, and it's more then a 1/2 day thing, it's 2 full days.
R.F.