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The Annoyed Man wrote:

Abraham wrote:Tango 1,

I'm glad everything worked out with your encounters, but you need more information about your responsibilities as a CHL holder.

Look into Charles Cottons CHL and the law classes. They're always very interesting and could quite possibly keep you out of jail if you have another potentially violent encounter.

This. I have attended this seminar twice, and it wouldn't be bad advice to do it once a year, just to remind yourself of what you can and can't do. I'm pretty sure that threatening to kill a man for approaching you is NOT one of the things you can do; and the reason the OP got away with it is because there was nobody else there to overhear it.

ffemt300 wrote:Welcome to the forum! Think of it this way. When you chose to get your CHL and when you choose to carry a firearm for self defense, you, in effect, give up your right to pick a fight. EVER. No ifs ands, or buts. You cannot afford to be an instigator in any situation. The honking of the horn, the threat to kill the kid walking towards you. Lawyers will eat this stuff up and put you away for good. The trick is to remove yourself from a situation before it has the chance to escalate. That or be forward thinking and try to avoid situations like this. (i.e. perhaps leave more room in front of your vehicle when you stop so you do have a way out.) You carry the greater responsibility here. Thugs will be thugs. You are not giving them a pass to be rude, ignorant, stupid, etc.