We don’t carry guns to scare people
Joe points to this article about a man that was busted with a firearm in a TSA line, and the TSA agent who shot himself trying to clear the gun. I’m not going to comment about the stupidity of the TSA, which you might expect, but on the stupidity of the passenger. Not for bringing the gun. I have to methodically search every pocket of my bags when I fly, on the off chance that I stuck a mag somewhere and forgot about it, so I can see how this might happen. But for this gem:
He told police that he “travels to Florida often on business and keeps the weapon on him for protection, not to kill anyone but in an attempt to scare people off,” the report said.
Folks, you know the old gun banner canard “they will just take it and use it against you?” That is true in only one circumstance: when you are foolish enough to carry a gun without the intent to use it. We don’t carry guns to scare people. And we certainly don’t draw a gun to scare people. We draw a gun because we need to use that tool to save our life, or the life of someone else.
If you aren’t at the point, mentally and emotionally, that you could shoot someone to stop them from killing or maiming yourself or a loved one, then no harm, no foul. But don’t bring a firearm to the situation without the will to use it.
One final note: carrying a gun to frighten attackers assumes that all attackers can be frightened. What if you encounter someone who isn’t afraid of you and your gun?
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