I've stayed out of this one for as long as I can stand it...
If someone chooses to make a poor decision (not that I am concerned with their intelligence level) and verbally and physically abuse/assault me...
Why do I get the impression that regardless of that assault, whether it is responded to or not, why am I in legal jeopardy if I decide to expose, brandish, draw my formerly concealed handgun, that I use for self-defense, to repel the assault...Of course short of discharging that weapon to protect myself...
I pretty much know the answer to that, but it never ceases to amaze me why at that "hypothetical" point, I am the bad guy???
Just because at some point someone attacks me, and I show them a reason to stop the attack "or else!", does that make me look like the bad guy in the court of public opinion???
Remember, I did not start the assault, nor would I instigate one in the first place...
I do know that there is no clear place to draw a line in the sand...Thats an individuals responsibility to determine, and that even if you have an idea where that line may be...You better know how to be flexible in your response...Nor should you be hesitant in making those types of decisions...
I am not an angry or critical person by nature...But you just have to wonder why it is that if you choose to empower yourself with the responsibilities of carrying a firearm for lawful, self-defensive purposes, why we are condemned by a portion of the communities we live in as hateful, killers??? When I believe we are exactly the opposite!
Not only do I take the responsibility seriously, I also accept being accountable for my actions whether I am right or wrong in defending myself...And in reality, I will always be right regardless of what I do...
Off the soapbox...
