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> I have never had the need to reveal a weapon to a would be attacker. If someone is going to mug me their weapon will be already pointed at me and revealing an
by jMyles 12y ago
> I have never had the need to reveal a weapon to a would be attacker. If someone is going to mug me their weapon will be already pointed at me and revealing any weapon I have is just going to get me shot.
I don't speak from personal experience; I've never owned a firearm. However, a number of my friends have had this experience. One possibility is that this is more important for women? A women, being threatened by an unarmed man, can change the complexion of the power balance by revealing a weapon.
I don't have a good source for this; it's very possible that I'm wrong.
Even if it rarely happens, it's still an easy way to picture the 'purely' defensive capacity of a sidearm.
- 01Michael10 12y agoI have no idea what you are talking about "revealing" a weapon or why you would do that... If someone was flashing a gun in a public setting I would be calling the police. Oh wait, let me guess your friends get nervous when a "black" person walks near them so they have to "reveal" they are armed. Funny, this was just in the news the other day... A man purchased a new gun and was flashing it. You guessed it, he was mugged at gun point by someone who wanted to upgrade his piece.
- jMyles 12y ago> Oh wait, let me guess your friends get nervous when a "black" person walks near them so they have to "reveal" they are armed. What the hell is wrong with you? This is shockingly presumptuous and divisive.
- 01Michael10 12y agoWhat the hell is wrong with me? You are the one who thinks one would have the need to "reveal" they have gun in everyday life.