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Originally Posted by DirtyDanza
you were a clear case of why a CCW would have either been good or bad...
I'm a hard head I would have shot all 3
my grandfather (rip) always had a saying anytime I would hard ass up and start talking about how CCW would help
he would say... I was robbed once I'm glad I didn't have my gun on me... I'd ask why?
he said "they would have taken that too"
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Yeah it was at close range so by then a gun isn't as much of an advantage because it's almost a crap shot what happens next versus a knife and two people at close range with one behind you and one in front. With a gun it's better to be a couple lengths away as it's more of an advantage. It made me think a lot afterwards. If I had a CCW at that time it probably would have resulted in someone getting killed - one or both of them or me. I would have hoped they would have ran off when they saw the gun but you never know. Now I know the key is to be more aware of your surroundings (I wasn't) so you can see it coming quicker and anticipate so you have more of a chance to react better or even avoid the situation entirely. A gun can't always save you if you don't do this.
I sympathize with GZ somewhat but like I said I question some of his story. If he told the truth then I wish him the best and am glad he got off but if he lied I think it's sad even though in a way I can understand how it could have turned into this. It's just too bad it happened the way it did. There are so many other things which could have happened instead.