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VoiceofReason wrote:

mojo84 wrote:

Javier730 wrote:

Not everyone is professional enough to carry a block.

Is that why the U.S. Army has never used them?

I don't thing that is 100% true. I have heard of people in the special operations units where they have more latitude in what they choose occasionally using them.

NotRPB wrote:I learned on this Forum ...
Batman has used a gun
Numerous frames with him armed with guns
https://www.google.com/search?q=Batman+ ... 17&dpr=0.9

Article
(At Least) 7 Times Batman has bent his 'no guns' rule
http://toybox.io9.com/7-times-batman-ha ... 1634040693

And I note that his predilection for Browning-designed firearms makes him a connoisseur of the finer things in life.

Javier730 wrote:

ron_houston wrote:"what if I pull out the biggest gun you've ever seen and shoot you?"

Reminds of the road rage incidents where people with guns pull them on someone because of silly arguments or incidents on the road.

This actually happened to me once. I was on my way home from work back in SoCal. I got caught in the right hand lane on a major surface street behind a slow moving bus, and another guy was caught behind me. We had to let the traffic in the left lane zoom by before either of us could pull into the left lane to pass the bus.....which we both did at the same time, so the guy in the other car was still behind me. I accelerated and passed the bus, and this other guy on my tail and honking the whole time. As I approached the next light and began to slow down, he pulled into the right lane and ended up right next to me at the light on my right. He began flashing gang signs and shouting obscenities at me. The next thing I know, he's waving a large framed semiauto handgun at me. Praise God, the light changed right then, and I simply outdrove him and lost him in traffic going up a canyon road. But I have to say that I watched my six very closely all the way home. Of course, it being in Commiefornia and me being law-abiding and all, I wasn't armed at the time, so the only defense I had was good driving skills. And by the way, I'm not an old grannie driver, so it's not like I actually impeded that fool's progress. At the time this happened, we were already in the planning stages of moving the business I worked for at the time to Texas, and I resolved then and there to get my CHL once I moved here........exactly for reasons like this.

ShootDontTalk wrote:With all due respect, I don't read much here criticizing what you DID, so much as what you SAID. Your actions, while some might disagree, were not really out of line. Your words though, could have been misrepresented by your assailants and/or any witnesses.

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Nothing personal. Welcome to the forum.

To the OP, this is exactly what I was getting at, and trying to be welcoming is why I tried to blend in a little humor in my initial response. So please don't think that you or your opinions are not welcome here. They are.

I am mindful of ShootDontTalk's screen name, and I was actually thinking of it when I wrote that first response.

mojo84 wrote:This bursts my bubble.

And here I SO thought I was Clint.

To the OP: When challenged by someone with "what if I get out and just whip your butt", what if you don't say or show anything, and just wait to see what he does next, Grasshoppah? No insult intended, but frankly, your response to the second situation had Batman smell all over it. Glad you got out of both situations OK though, without anything worse than a sore nose.

I must be livin' right. I haven't carried as long as you have (got my plastic in early 2008), but in that time I've yet to be attacked or threatened for any reason whatsoever. I did have someone honk his horn at me a few days ago because I had the temerity to slow down for a legal left turn, which impeded his lap times somewhat, but that's about it. I think once, a few years ago, I got approached by a panhandler in a gas station around 9:30 or 10:00 at night, and I shut him down with an upraised hand and a purposeful "not interested!" while he was still 15 ft away or so, but other than that, nobody seems to give me any trouble.

Must be my saintly and wise appearance and kindly demeanor.