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First let me state that I am in no way against OC. If that's what you want, it works for me. I do have a couple concerns that I'd like to thro out to you.
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most of these questions have been asked and answered and argued numerous times. if this thread ends up getting locked, don't take it personally. it's just that the shitstorm you have likely unitentionally created flies around here on a weekly basis.
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First, for the folks that OC, are you concerned that a person with bad intentions may attempt to disarm you?
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the standard response from OCers is to ask for any evidence that this actually happens in the real world.
the standard reply from the anti-OCers is to quote examples of police officers being the victim of gun grabs.
the standard retort from the OCers is to say that police officers (who have a duty to not retreat and also to seek out bad guys) and civilians (who have a duty to retreat and to avoid bad guys) is apples and oranges and please provide a case of a civilian OCer, not an LEO, being the victim of a gun grab.
i personally have never seen anyone be able to come up with such a case, but who knows...
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Have you taken any precautions to help avoid this? Have any of you taken a weapons retention training program?
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many OCers do seem to have done this...but not all of them.
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Second, are you satisfied that your level of skill with a sidearm is sufficient if the cloud goes up? I shoot a lot. I am in the presence of lots of people at different shooting clubs and form what I see, there are a lot of people out there that I would rather not be carrying a gun (concealed or OC).
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i am going to turn this around on you a bit...
what do you mean by "i shoot a lot". if you are talking about stationary bullseye shooting on a square range, then i would say you prolly aren't much more prepared to use your carry gun in a real world situation than people who don't shoot much at all.
if you are talking about having training and practicing tactical/combat skills, then you prolly are.
in any case, though, personally, i don't think anyone (including the government) has any business saying who should or should not carry.
but, i certainly do advocate that people get training and practice tactical/combat style shooting (as opposed to just bullseye shooting).