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In reply to the discussion: Why I Carry A Gun [View all]Trunk Monkey
(950 posts)35. Some of what you say has some legitimacy to it
First I want to make sure that you clearly understand the situation.
You do understand that I was working as a licensed security guard at the time this incident occurred right?
This is key because had I been carrying a gun it would not have been concealed I would have been carrying it openly on a duty belt.
Your OC spray caused a different effect that a gun would have
More like a gun would have caused a different effect than the OC spray, for one thing it is (IMO) highly unlikely the guy would have approached or attacked me if I had been obviously armed with a gun as opposed to OC spray.
As for the effects of shooting him versus OC spray my duty pistol now is a S&W 6906 and I carry Winchester Ranger (Same Exact Things) Ts all other things being equal my first shot would have hit him right under his nose at about six inches distance do you really think hed have continued the fight after that ?
the spray saved your life
You will get no argument from me on that
A gun would have either gotten you killed
How? Please answer specifically.
or in jail,
Remember what I said earlier about the fact that I am a licensed security guard being a key point? Let me explain, I actually do this (willingly or not) for a living I am well trained and I understand Colorado law on both use of force and deadly force in self defense very well.
Let me break it down, as a licensed guard I am only required to use the use of force continuum( Physical presence, body posture, verbal commands, physical force, deadly force) until you actually attack me. Once you attack me I do not have to respond to your attack with commensurate force. IOW if you punch me I dont have to fist fight you I can respond immediately with deadly force especially against a younger and stronger opponent.
The fact that I wasn't charged with aggravated battery for OCing the guy is a fairly good indicator that (assuming I was authorized to be carrying a firearm at all) I wouldn't have been charged for shooting the guy
where you would be killed..........
Not worth a response
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Thanks for trying to make D.U. suck. I can only posit that you have projection issues....
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#25
I don't carry a gun because I wish to kill someone. I carry it to stop an attack ...
spin
Dec 2012
#42
If he was that close to you and you didn't kill him with one shot.....he would have killed you
thelordofhell
Dec 2012
#32
I think he's decided that no matter what i say he's going to argue against it NT
Trunk Monkey
Dec 2012
#36
I have guns myself and have a CCW. I can't figure way a small percentage of gun owners are so
doc03
Dec 2012
#19
You must live in a very high crime area is all I can say. I never saw the need to carry a
doc03
Dec 2012
#22
This sub thread has nothing to do with supporting or not supporting a pro gun agenda
Trunk Monkey
Dec 2012
#48