Last week's events in Garland TX, got me thinking again about the potential differences between a self defense encounter with a thug at the corner gas station or home invasion, verses an unexpected encounter with heavily armed terrorists bent on the idea of creating maximum carnage at a mall or other populated venue. As luck would have it it ran across the following articles by John Murphy. While he has a tendency to be "out there" a bit IMHO, the following articles are an interesting read and certainly food for thought.
Part 1 Concealed Carry in the Era of Terror: Part One
Part 2 Concealed Carry in the Era of Terror: Part Two
While you never know with 100% certainty how you will handle a particular situation until you find yourself in the midst of it, I'm not ashamed to admit that my first thought (both prior to reading this as well as after), would be self preservation and looking for the most direct opportunity to extricate myself (and my wife) to safety.
Ultimately ... It would boil down to the situation for me.
If it were an individual shooter as in the case of Gabby Gifford, I can see myself potentially intervening to stop the threat as the odds of completing the task at hand and survival would be reasonable.
However, keeping it real, taking on multiple terrorists (with AKs or ARs and body armor) with only a handgun and an extra magazine smacks of a suicide mission and goes against the very reason that I made a decision to carry (to protect my wife and myself).
What say you?
Part 1 Concealed Carry in the Era of Terror: Part One
Part 2 Concealed Carry in the Era of Terror: Part Two
While you never know with 100% certainty how you will handle a particular situation until you find yourself in the midst of it, I'm not ashamed to admit that my first thought (both prior to reading this as well as after), would be self preservation and looking for the most direct opportunity to extricate myself (and my wife) to safety.
Ultimately ... It would boil down to the situation for me.
If it were an individual shooter as in the case of Gabby Gifford, I can see myself potentially intervening to stop the threat as the odds of completing the task at hand and survival would be reasonable.
However, keeping it real, taking on multiple terrorists (with AKs or ARs and body armor) with only a handgun and an extra magazine smacks of a suicide mission and goes against the very reason that I made a decision to carry (to protect my wife and myself).
What say you?
