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Two people I know, a man and his wife, recently had the handguns they had stored in their cars stolen. Two teenagers were arrested, One handgun was recovered, one is still missing. We all live in a rural county in Florida that is relatively crime free.
Both people left their car doors unlocked.
I worked in a factory that made high tech electronics for the military and most of my co-workers (both male and female) had firearms. Of course in Florida that is not unusual at all. Florida is known as “The Gunshine State”
I remember being surprised that one of my co-workers had a concealed weapons permit. He was using a magnetic detector along with another co-worker in downtown Tampa on a chilly winter Sunday at a vacant lot where a building had just recently been torn down.
A man armed with a butcher knife strolled up and demand their wallets. My coworker just pulled back his jacket to reveal a .45 pistol in a shoulder holster. The aggressive bad guy turned and walked away muttering to himself. Probably pissed at the fact a concealed carry license is “shall issue” in Florida.
My co-worker had never expressed any interest in firearms and didn’t participate in conversations abut them. He also was a black belt in karate but still packed heat. He might have been able to disarm the bad guy using his martial arts skills but merely showing he was armed worked well.
Shit I lock my car doors even when the cars are in my garage.I gave the woman an in the car gun safe as she drives to work for the graveyard shift and can’t carry while working.
Both need to learn to lock their car doors.
Even if you can fight it makes no sense to go hands on with anyone. One thing I realized with most people who take martial arts is that they all have some sort of protocol they follow before they actually engage. It's the way they were trained.
The average street thug isn't going to follow any rules. I learned that in my Krav Maga classes. The fastest way to end an altercation is to use all those strikes that are considered illegal or poor sportsmanship in most martial arts and boxing training.
But it's always better not to go hands on if you can avoid it is the number one rule.
It's funny how you said you were surprised you didn't know your coworker had a carry permit. Why would he tell you?
Most of my friends don't know I do and I see no reason to tell them
It still makes absolutely no sense to go hands on. You never know if the guy is the one who will beat you.Ever hear of Tim Larkin? He is my go to on self defense now........just found him about a year ago.......hitting a lot is less important than knowing where to hit......and he explains it with video examples from actual real life events.....
Guns were created for a reason.....they make it possible for the physically weak, or the outnumbered to fight against the more powerful or more numerous....
If I had to do that, I'd move.Shit I lock my car doors even when the cars are in my garage.
If I had to do that, I'd move.
I can understand locking your doors--I think locking your car doors in a locked garage is a bit of an overkill akin to wearing a mask in a closed car by yourself. Do you lock your bedroom door at night too?I live out n the VA countryside where the crime rate is near zero.
And I still lock my doors.
I can understand locking your doors--I think locking your car doors in a locked garage is a bit of an overkill akin to wearing a mask in a closed car by yourself. Do you lock your bedroom door at night too?
This is a lie.A look at recent research shows that up to 60% of the American people may now own a gun of some sort....
A surge in “quiet gun owners,” much like the so-called “silent majority” in political circles, is leading firearms analysts to believe that far more Americans own weapons than the accepted 30% cited in polls.
At the highest end, it’s possible that up to 60% of Americans own guns, especially with the pandemic-era rise in gun buying among women and minorities, especially in suburban and urban areas.
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At the lowest end, it’s likely that at least 40% of Americans own guns, according to a groundbreaking study of those who lie to pollsters about firearms.
Boom: Up to 60% of Americans could own guns, twice estimate - Washington Examiner
A surge in “quiet gun owners,” much like the so-called “silent majority” in political circles, is leading firearms analysts to believe that far more Americans own weapons than the accepted 30% cited in polls.At the highest end, it’s possible that up to 60% of Americans own guns, especially with...www.washingtonexaminer.com
And the biggest growth areas in gun ownership are among women and minorities....
Why do you assume people who own guns answer that poll question accurately?This is a lie.
32 percent of Americans own guns.
Link?This is a lie.
32 percent of Americans own guns.
This is a lie.
32 percent of Americans own guns.
thereload.com
This is a lie.
32 percent of Americans own guns.
www.thetruthaboutguns.com
Situational AwarenessShit I lock my car doors even when the cars are in my garage.
Not a bad idea.Shit I lock my car doors even when the cars are in my garage.
Most of my coworkers were open about owning firearms. Keep in mind I live in Florida.Even if you can fight it makes no sense to go hands on with anyone. One thing I realized with most people who take martial arts is that they all have some sort of protocol they follow before they actually engage. It's the way they were trained.
The average street thug isn't going to follow any rules. I learned that in my Krav Maga classes. The fastest way to end an altercation is to use all those strikes that are considered illegal or poor sportsmanship in most martial arts and boxing training.
But it's always better not to go hands on if you can avoid it is the number one rule.
It's funny how you said you were surprised you didn't know your coworker had a carry permit. Why would he tell you?
Most of my friends don't know I do and I see no reason to tell them
