Originally posted by T-Ray:
Or if Jack thinks that if he goes in to rob the 7-11, there MAY be 5 people in there that MAY armed. He is not going take his chances robbing that Habib (Simpsons reference).
Do you mean Apu Nahasapeemapetilon?
and second... I have never heard of a CCW licensee shooting someone for anything other than a legally defensible "self defense" action. Shooting someone for flipiing you off, or for any other reason than threatening you life is 100% unacceptable. I've been robbed (strongarm) while carrying, and I did not draw my weapon (although I could have under PA state law), but the point is not to kill or hurt people, it's to save my life. I do not want to kill someone to save the $40.00 I have in my wallet. If it escalated, I would have had no choice, but I made the descision to let that guy live and have my $40.00. I think I did the right thing. If my wife had been in danger too, thing may have turned out differently. Just saying, a CCW license doesn't give you the right to kill someone over shit talking or situations where there is no "real" threat of death. There is wiggle room for interpretation of the law, so you've got to make the decision that's right for you at the time, but there will be consequences for your actions, legal or not.