”Sometimes in life you have to stand your ground. It’s a hard lesson to learn and even most adults don’t get it, but in the end, only I can be responsible for my life. If faced with any type of adversity, only I can overcome it. Waiting for someone else to take responsibility is a long fruitless wait.”
There is a lot of truth in this statement from the Defensive Carry forum (www.defensivecarry.com/forum). Think about it…
”In fact, after Colorado’s 2003 concealed carry law was enacted, Colorado State University decided to allow concealed carry, while the University of Colorado prohibited firearms. The former observed a rapid decline in reported crimes, while the latter, under the gun ban they claimed was for safety, observed a rapid increase in crime. Crime at the University of Colorado has risen 35 percent since 2004, while crime at Colorado State University has dropped 60 percent in the same time frame”.
From Tough Target
When Criminals Face Armed Resistance from Citizens
Download entire CATO Institute report, which is interesting reading:
Here are a couple of interesting comments from the GetofftheX forum. As you watch the news and see what is happening in our world today, give these thoughts some consideration…
“Resist! We each have a duty to ourselves, our loved ones, our neighbors, our community, our city, our state and our country to resist criminals. Reasoning with a thug who believes that his failures are because of people just like you is not likely to be helpful…Resist!
How will you respond if you are confronted by evil as some of us have been in the past and some of us will be in the future? If you have not decided ahead of time what you will do, you will likely do nothing. Those who fight back often win and survive. Those who surrender never win and often die a horrible death. Have you made your decision? Remember, no decision is a decision to do nothing.”
(from NM Dept. of Public Safety)
A carry permit is but a small piece of plastic…but a HUGE leap in Personal and Civic Responsibility. Awareness is your first defense, avoidance your first tactic… From the signature of a member of the USCAA Concealed Carry Forum…there is a lot of truth to this statement…think about it.
It’s funny, but how many of us take solace in having our carry permit, having our weapon, having ammo (and a stock of ammo), having and “Idea” about what you’d do if you had to, BUT never have time to practice! The responsibility of carrying a firearm dictates that you stay proficient…a gun is a tool like any other. If you do not practice a skill set, i.e. shot placement, presentation, cover and or concealment, etc, your body and mind will not know what to do when the time comes. Granted, it’s our right to carry…but it’s our obligation to be, and stay, proficient! A very interesting thought from a reader…think about what he has to say.
Every minute of every day the way you conduct yourself while armed in the presence of others will reflect on every other armed individual nationwide. Please take a moment to think before you speak and speak before you act (as) it is a reflection of us all. From the signature line of tacman605 on the DefensiceCarry.com forum. This is certainly something to think long and hard about – and act accordingly.
Well, I haven’t been able to find anything for this section of the newsletter this month. So, I have a request… if you have any ‘Interesting Thoughts’ (thought provoking, short and to the point) you would like to see included in this newsletter, please send them to me. I’ll try to include them in future newsletters.
Be careful who is in the next room if you ever start shooting in your home! This statement came after an interesting test of bullet performance in sheet rock. Several walls were created by spacing 12 sheets of sheet rock 3 ½ inches apart. Since a wall in a house is two sheets of sheet rock, we had the equivalent of 6 rooms. Handgun bullets were fired into the ‘walls’ to see how many rooms would be penetrated. Even the .22 long rifle fired from a short barrel handgun penetrated 9 sheets (4½ rooms). Most standard defensive handguns penetrated all 12 sheets (6 rooms) with either hard ball or hollow point ammunition. The least amount of penetration was 7½ shot from a 12 gauge shotgun which penetrated only 4 sheets (2 rooms). It was an interesting demonstration that most bullets will penetrate much further that you think, and while not a real scientific test, certainly food for thought.
Speaking of food for thought, here is an somewhat entertaining video showing the effects (in slow motion) of bullets being shot through things.
Promotional art for Superman No.204 (vol. 2, April 2004) by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
A superior man, when resting in safety, forgets not that peril is ever present. When in a state of security, he forgets not that ruin is only a breath away. When all is orderly, he forgets not that chaos ever hovers over him. Thus, his state and clans are preserved. Attributed to Confucius. This is a reminder that the world is not a safe place, and if you watch the news, it isn’t getting any safer. You always need to prepared and ready to respond to any situation that poses a threat to you and your loved ones. Think about it!
I found this comment on a forum somewhere and thought it was a very good analogy…so here it is, with apologies for not remembering exactly where I found it…Regarding the feeling of it not being necessary to carry a concealed handgun I always use this analogy…although I’ve been driving for almost 40 years and have only needed to use a spare tire once in that time, I would never drive a mile without having a spare and I bet most of you agree. Most of us will never use our guns in a self defense situation but like a spare tire that you rarely if ever use your every day carry gun is a tool that more than likely you’ll never use but if you ever need it you’ll be glad that you had it. Carry your guns! For me it is a part of getting dressed…underwear, pants, belt, holster, gun, same thing every day and hopefully, like that spare tire in the car, I’ll never need to put the gun to use.
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