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CainA wrote:On page 10 there is a link to a Youtube video(you are going to have to seek it out I am not posting a direct link to it here) that is pretty horrific. It is unbelievable that people actually live this way. It is very very offensive, so you are warned.

Warned, but not advised--you did not say what the video is about???

SQLGeek wrote:There is a really great post on another forum that talks about this in a longer conversation about self defense. It's titled "Street Robberies And You". A Google search will lead you to it.

I think it, in my layman's opinion, it should be required reading for all new CHL holders. There is some salty language in the post if that bothers you but it's worth the read.

More accurately "Street Robberies And You - The Basics" Post #1 contains the best, most practical advice I've ever seen anywhere in such capsule form. I have printed it-out and will be insisting that my wife read it.

That posting (by a street-wise LEO) is a couple years old now but thanks SQLGeek for mentioning it here.

Texguy wrote:I'd like to think that other CHL classes spend more time on this topic than mine did.

My CHL class was primarily structured so that students would pass the test, though numerous anecdotes were hammered-home relative to "protect yourself; save your life".

IMO you carry to protect yourself and/or your loved ones from an immediate threat, and you never, ever draw unless you need to stop such a threat NOW (which hopefully does NOT necessarily mean pulling the trigger).

To use your CCW in any other way would subject me to legal risks I would be exceedingly reluctant to take. In other words, I hope I never have to pull my weapon because it means I felt my very life was in danger, thus I DON'T CARE/CAN'T WORRY about the legal implications.