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suthdj wrote: True, Craigslist is just the classifieds of the 21st century. I never heard of New York times robberies or Chicago Tribune robberies so why Craigslist robberies? Soon some group will want to ban Craigslist as a safety issue and create laws to regulate private transactions.

Effective safety regulations are already in effect in 49 states, and hopefully Illinois one day,

steveincowtown wrote:The overwhelming majority of transactions on Craigslist go fine everyday of the year, it is just the bad ones get a ton of publicty. Sorta like gun owners when you think about it....

Good point.

The upside to articles like this is that each probably encourages several to become gun owners and CHL's.

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Of course SA of what's going on around you is paramount, especially in high-risk situations such as meeting Craigslist strangers, but this is my take as far as CHL:

A hand in pocket with firm grip on a pocket-carried weapon in advance would offer the best chance of fighting back.

A concealed-hammer revolver such as a S&W Centennial would be the best weapon, since there's no slide to jam or block and no exposed hammer to snag.

Assuming that a second gun was carried in a holster, it could be used in the event further response was necessary. In essence, the primary and BUG roles are reversed.