We’re driving to Canada later this year to visit one of our daughters. I think it’s true that you cannot cross into Canada with a gun of any sort.
I will be leaving mine in SD with a friend—but I hate the thought of being unarmed...........
This came to me by email, and it wasn’t sourced, but I’ll put it here to give everyone something to think about:
WHAT IF THE FIGHT STARTS NOW?
Most folks go through life unaware of potential dangers. The likelihood that one might be mugged, brutalized, broken into at home, or have the bad luck to be in the convenience store at the exact time it is being robbed might statistically be low, BUT it can happen. It happens all the time.
I attended a self-defense class at TAC PRO in Mingus, TX about a year ago. On the first day, the Instructor issued a challenge to the students. He asked that each student start asking the question “What if the fight starts now?” Sitting in the classroom, eating lunch at a local restaurant, in the grocery store, bank, etc…..it made no difference. The idea was that we need to train ourselves to be aware of our surroundings and what we would do “if the fight starts now”.
The what-if-the-fight-starts-now exercise can be done anytime. If one has a partner that will participate, the exercise will be enhanced just because two heads are better than one. My husband and I frequently throw the question at the other as we go about our day, whether we are driving, eating out, shopping, or at home watching TV. The resulting discussions improve situational awareness, and enhance opportunities for a positive outcome in a negative encounter. We plan for dealing with threats prior to those threats being presented (considering escape routes, avoidance, defensive options, etc), and our decisions will be better having thought about various scenarios and options as opposed to traipsing through life in la-la land.
I have no idea where you are right now reading this, but my question to you is what would you do “if the fight starts now”?