The sheep comment is very appropriate - and in tune with my long-standing signature.
I remember reading of a violent incident at a K-Mart where the shoppers were aware of the problem. I think it was a nutcase with a knife running around and shouting.
One customer later commented that his kid asked him “Dad do you have your gun?” (a big No No IMO). Other customers heard the kid and started to gather around the guy for protection. Probably the same ones who would have been against passage of CCW.
My daughter and I were in a grocery store one evening when we heard two carts collide and an argument start.
When we rounded the corner here were two men. One tall, 6 foot, about 185 pounds squaring off with a shorter fatter guy......with garden tools.
One had the little 3-prong rake, the other the small trowel shovel.
It was hilarious, I started laughing out loud and they both started giving me grief for laughing at them. They BOTH turned and brandished their 'weapons' at me.
I calmly moved my coat open so they could SEE the 1911 I was carrying in it's holster. I then informed them we were walking to the store office to call the police.
They were both pretty meek after that.