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stephen426 · August 1, 2014, 04:17 PM

Glad nothing happened to you. I believe that situational awareness is just as important as having your weapon on you. Not every situation warrants pulling out a gun. The problem is by the time a situation warrants pulling your gun, you will be behind the curve. Pull too early and you may be guilty of brandishing. While we may not all be young pups, I believe training in some sort of martial art/self defense is a highly valuable skill and may help keep us thinner around the middle too! The other thing is physically fit people are less likely to be targets. While I may not always have my gun on me, I almost ALWAYS have a knife on me. I know its bad to bring a knife to a gun fight, but its better than being completely unarmed.

August 1, 2014, 04:17 PM	#15
stephen426 Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2005 Posts: 3,840	Glad nothing happened to you. I believe that situational awareness is just as important as having your weapon on you. Not every situation warrants pulling out a gun. The problem is by the time a situation warrants pulling your gun, you will be behind the curve. Pull too early and you may be guilty of brandishing. While we may not all be young pups, I believe training in some sort of martial art/self defense is a highly valuable skill and may help keep us thinner around the middle too! The other thing is physically fit people are less likely to be targets. While I may not always have my gun on me, I almost ALWAYS have a knife on me. I know its bad to bring a knife to a gun fight, but its better than being completely unarmed. __________________ The ATF should be a convenience store instead of a government agency!