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David Armstrong · June 7, 2005, 01:22 PM

I CCW to protect myself and my loved ones, not to defend the whole world against evildoers. I already spent 20 years doing that as a LEO, I'm not doing it now just for fun. You better consider all the ramifications, including a pretty nasty civil suit, before you go running off to save the day. Is it worth your family having to visit you in jail and lose their source of income (if found guilty of a criminal charge) or is it worth losing your home, your savings, and everything else (if you lose the civil case)? Remember folks like Rodney Peirs and Bernard Goetz---even after surviving the criminal trial they still have to pay millions becasue of the civil suits.

June 7, 2005, 01:22 PM	#50
David Armstrong Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2005 Location: SW Louisiana Posts: 2,289	I CCW to protect myself and my loved ones, not to defend the whole world against evildoers. I already spent 20 years doing that as a LEO, I'm not doing it now just for fun. You better consider all the ramifications, including a pretty nasty civil suit, before you go running off to save the day. Is it worth your family having to visit you in jail and lose their source of income (if found guilty of a criminal charge) or is it worth losing your home, your savings, and everything else (if you lose the civil case)? Remember folks like Rodney Peirs and Bernard Goetz---even after surviving the criminal trial they still have to pay millions becasue of the civil suits.