<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>What do you do if the situation changes and you don't need to fire your weapon? What do you do?[/quote]
In that case, either the threat has left the area, or I have. In a no-shoot situation, I have no problem with beating my furry little feet out of the area.
As a non-LEO now, I carry a pistol and a folding knife for back-up. Of course, I have a shotgun and assorted mean-and-nastys in the pickup...
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