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Before I reply may I give You a short bit about my experience so I can help You with the "reality" of gun carrying and those who would wish to do You harm.
*20+ years of CC ( *illegal CC in Calif ) 2 years of licenced legal CC in OR and now 1 year of "full time" OC.
Involved in 1 full on gun fight, resulting in 2 dead men from the end of my barrel.
Shot 3 separate times in 20 years, once serious with grevous life threatening and obvious debilitating injuries, the other 2 times just grazing leaving small entry & exit wounds not needing ER attention.
Shot at by gang members and other such low lifes about 5 times in 46 years ( that I can remember ).
Stabbed once, with moderatly servere injury.
Attacked with bats, pipes, broken bottles and other had held junk a "few" times, no injuries ( ran away ).
To many fist fights to remember.
Beaten up & kicked up by 3 gang members to the point of un able to eat solid food for many days ( facial swelling)
Hit by rock thrown at me 1 time, got bell rung hard, hospitalized suffered sub dural hematoma.
Had guns drawn against me while I was not armed ( before I was an adult ) and put up to my face 2 times that I remember.
Drawn down on felony criminals and gang members 4 times ( that I can remember.)
Witnessed 2 drive by's with the result of both victims being killed right in fromt of me.
This was all southern California mixed gang low inciome neighbroohood stuff may years ago.
Now this is what I know through raw experience, on top of what I read from guys like Massad Ayoob & Clint Smith who have made a littral science out of guns, shootings, assaults, self defence, CQB and such.
G Dam It -----> Keep a round chambered and ready !!!.:X I am saying this as a friend.
You got 2 seconds or less, thats it before that huge steriod pumped, 6ft 4" 260 lb convicted felon with all the gun shot & knife wounds who is out on parole for multiple deadly assualts who just snorted an 8ball of Meth and is pissed because his hooker girlfriend just left him before he ran into you in a fender bender at the intersection at 10 pm on a loanly dark street. TWO SECONDS.
"and: even if you get on target in 2 seconds the 1,2 ,3 ,4 or more shots mite not ven hit him / or even stop him in his tracks !!!
Go watch any hunting videos on youtube of Grizzly bear and Cape Buffalo they dont always go down in one shot.
These felons are hyper adrenalized . You mix Meth and adrenaline, and you got a zombie monster.
If you are spiritual you will pick up a "Demonic presence" in such felons and this "entity" will take over and enraged human and render them super human, almost UN-killable untill the head / brain is shot out, or they bleed out.
Massad Ayoob has proven that a young fit big tuff felon can travel 22 ft in 2 to 3 seconds and football tackle / smash you into the ground , rendering you knocked out unconsciouse from the concusion.
Draw and fire and find out that only practiced seasoned gun slingers and draw from under shirt & jacket and get off a shot in under 2 seconds, but only from practice practice practice.
If you dont feel competent & comfortable enough then GET compitent !!!
1) Take a course by Clint Smith or some one like him.
2) Get a 6 shooter with a transfer bar saftey, or a DOA semi, like another guy's already said before me.
3) Shoot, shoot and shoot and shoot more, shoot and move, shoot and run, jump behind stuff and shoot, shot from on the ground on your back, shoot moving in all driections.
4) Get a holster rig and wear it in the same place every time all the time.
5) Get fake snap caps and draw, draw every day from different clothing styles.
5) Get a Crimson Trace Lazer and Light attachment., practice on low light ( criminals & Demonics thrive low light.
6) Get your mind in gear becaome Situationaly Awair, even if you have to meditate like I do to get out of your head and into the "Now" were you can become awari, truly awair, even if your body is old and out of shape, become awair of what is and who is around you and do NOT ever be suprized when a freak comes out of nowere on a sunny beautiful day and attempts to assault you.
7) Trust You inner gut, it is the loud speaker for your higher intuition, if your wordless gut feeling comes on then it is telling you that the smiling guy over there is a bad guy or that you are in the wrong place Toto.
8) Get in shape , carry a can of pepper / tear gas spray, when the gun fails or breaks or get tasken from you you will be able to fight.
9) Be peaceful, check your ego and your fears, balance yourself between fear and want to get involved.
10 ) Know the local laws, read Massab Ayood, and go thru scenarios in your mind of what, when, if, how and why you should or should not draw and or kill.
If You dont get compitent that you are just a "gun donor" for the next felon you meet.
I had tp learn the hard way ( school for dummies )
Hope that helps,