first and ask questions later . Twelve, tried and true, of your peers may not have a problem with that .KD5NRH wrote:Seems a bit late for not escalating at that point. IMO, when the "defender" draws, it's a bit late to hope for a nonviolent end to the situation; your only warning that it's going to escalate further (to you getting shot) will be if you're observant enough to watch his finger taking up slack on the trigger.The Annoyed Man wrote:I don't want any trouble. I just want to get to where I'm going, so I avoid replying and interacting with you and I just keep walking. You pull a gun on me. I don't want to escalate the situation
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- Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:02 pm
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- Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:19 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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Does a CHL beget "suspicious individuals" and other BG/thugs/sodomites, etc. OR were they always there and just not noticed? Just wonderin'...Stupid wrote:Can't your simply just walk away? If not, how about run away?
What's the big deal here? Why the need for reaching the gun?
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:12 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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...or a prayer book or a cell phone or a candy bar or a bandaged hand, or an arm in a sling, etc., etc.radioflyer wrote:Perhaps I shold have clarified: The hands wern't in pockets....rather inside the flaps of the jacket opening....the location where some carry a shoulder rig.
John may have been very lucky that the "suspicious individual" left rather than answer John's challenge. BTW, where and what time of day was the "suspicious individual" observed?