In article , Gunner wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:20:38 -0700, "Steve"
wrote:
Well, after the "schlack-schlack!" there's always Plan B......

NEVER chamber a shell you are not ready to fire. Plan B is to fire the
shell. SteveB

Absolutely correctomundo.

Never present a weapon, unless you are fully prepared to use it, and
....
If you hesitate, the threat may take it away from you, use it on you
and the rest of your family.

One of the major reasons CCW is so good, is the surprise factor. If
they see you as an unarmed victim, they are less likely to try
something devious to work around your being armed. Like a good
..... Gunner

Gunner fairly summerizes the thinking of generations of leo's and
Border Patrolmen, many of whom wear civi's instead of a uniform.

it coincidentally reflect _my_ personal experience on three
occaisions spread over 35-40yrs, _all_ of which were in rural
or desolate locals.

the scariest was when i had my hand on an empty revolver for over
5minutes during which i was sweating blood and my wife and daughter
were sitting near me in our camping van. from that day, i swore
the never carry an unloaded gun in the vehicle.

never did i actually draw or expose my weapon, but if you think
it is bad to be confronted w/o a defense, it is _worse_ when
you KNOW it is a bluff. instead of being attentive to the
situation, you are boiling with anxiety about the wisdon of
pulling it... in a similar incident, years later, i had a
loaded Colt Detective in my jacket. it was amazing how calmly
i handled the situation, again never exposing the weapon.

as always, ymmv. great thread, --Loren