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Charles L. Cotton wrote:I know gigag04 meant to say Killeen instead of Waco.

Yup...first post of the morning...getting my massacre locations mixed up.

-nick

Diode wrote: Anyway, I'd like to know what started the CHL movement and when it actually happened. If someone feels inclined or hook me up with a link.

The Luby's incident in Waco:



Luby's massacre
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


On October 16, 1991 in Killeen, Texas a man named George Hennard drove his truck into a Luby's Restaurant, and then opened fire on the restaurant's patrons and staff. He killed 23 people before he killed himself. As a direct result of this massacre, in 1995 Texas lawmakers, led by Suzanna Gratia Hupp (whose parents were both killed in the massacre), passed a law that allowed Texas citizens to obtain a concealed carry handgun permit in part as a reaction against the massacre.



External links

* http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/09/11/l ... ssacre.ap/
* http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/ ... side1.html

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txinvestigator wrote:What a mess if there were other CHL holders who also decided to be heroic, didn't see initially who the bad guy was, but saw you moving thru the crowd, gun in hand.

Or a off duty cop saw you with gun drawn.................

IMO, that handgun is for SELF-protection.

For sure, and this is where I'm leaning. But - would you shy away from ANY protection of another stranger?? Idunno if I can do that. It seems heartless but im not sure - it may be smarter? This whole thing has me more confused than ever on what I wanna do.

stevie_d_64 wrote:

KBCraig wrote:

gigag04 wrote:So I guess maybe as an Aggie, and as I break it down the response would be:

1 - run if you can

2 - fight if you have to

Where does flinging a shovel of horse manure fit in?

Kevin

Thats cold blooded man...

After years of being treated like crap everytime I was in ATX in uniform (I was in the corps) I feel great about some band guy getting cav crap on him.

John R. Fuller wrote:This is of course if I have no where else to go and the individuals are actively shooting at and hitting people.

The responses are intesting. At first I thought everyone's post disagreed with mine, but then I re-read the thread and figured it out. I'm responding with this above quoted line in mind, the nowhere else to go part as in you have to fight.

I think confusion, at least for me, comes in earlier when it says "if im not in an affected area." So I guess maybe as an Aggie, and as I break it down the response would be:

1 - run if you can

2 - fight if you have to

I guess my only question would be - since I am armed and could possibly end the attack, would I be ok with leaving. I know I'm not under any obligation to intervene, but if I think I have a reasonably good chance at ending the killing of innocents, then should I not take it? Having family with you I guess changes the stakes too.

I guess I'm still not really sure of my response, I guess my initial thought would be "I have to stop this" but maybe thats irrational. I like what HV said of "if the oppurtunity to stop the threat presents itself and you can take advantage of it, more power to you."

Kind of a rambly post, but I'm not real sure on where I stand.

jimlongley wrote:Most definately go for the machine gun first, those things are heavy and he and his crew will not be moving around much.

I get it

I'm in the BCS area as well, I'm a student. We should go shoot.

I would probably follow your line of thinking as far as use kiosks for concealment. Only issue I can really think of is they are not very sturdy and would let lots of lead through.

-nick