WalkingWolf
Regular Member
Just to be clear, I'm not saying I wouldn't draw and fire my gun on an active shooter but I know of no law requiring me to get involved. Sure I would more than likely do so on moral grounds but if there's a chance of me getting out of the area and that does not involve closing with the shooter and killing him with my gun then I could choose to flee instead of fight.
IF, after a live shooter incident someone asks "why didn't you use your gun?" I could just as easilly reply, ""because I decided to get the heck out of there instead of engage in a firefight. Why didn't you stay and shoot it out with him?". Of course I expect that the answer would be something like "Because I wasn't carrying a gun." followed by me staring at that person and responding "Well, that's a choice you made. You decided not to be armed but that doesn't mean I'm obligated in any way to make up for your lack of responsibility toward your personal safety."
I don't carry to protect other citizens. I am not a public servant anymore. I refuse the title of Sheepdog. I carry to take care of myself. My gun on my hip is no different than the spare tire and lug wrench in my car trunk. I can choose to pull over and help someone stranded on the side of the highway and have done so many times. I have also driven by and thought, I took the time to prepare for my trip, they need to have done the same before getting on the road.
I work nights and have had coworkers ask to borrow my flashlight. I ask them, "Where is your flashlight?". "Oh, I don't carry one. I figured if I need one I'd borrow yours." Uh,,,No. Get Bent.
Why didn't I use my gun? Where the heck is your gun and why didn't you use it? No, don't bother answering that. I don't care.
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