[skepsel]

The existence of concealed carry laws has another effect too, to create doubt in the mind of the predator. The knowledge his prey "might" be armed tends to make them hesitate. Several years ago the route to my night job took me through a bad part of town, driving a Jeep with a bikini top and door skins (S. Florida). The low lifes would congregate at a corner where poor lighting and heavy bushes gave them a covered approach to drivers waiting at the light. On this night three decided to make the attempt, two walking away down the street and crossing over to approach on the passenger side from the rear and the decoy coming to the driver's side with some ploy about the time or a cigarette. All it took to discourage them was to make a production of flipping open the console and sticking my hand inside as if grasping a weapon. End of stalk, decoy, and story. Everyone muttered a bit and went back to the bushes to sit on the milk crates and return to sucking down the 40 ouncers and passing the pipe while waiting on easier prey. W/o CCW in Florida I doubt they would have been so easily deterred. Thank you Marion Hammer!

skepsel

[GrandEagle]

The knowledge his prey "might" be armed
Yes! That "element of doubt" is amazing isn't it?
I had a friend a few years back that was very anti gun. I issued her a challenge that I would get rid of all my guns if she would place a sign in her yard stating that she had no guns and that no firearm would ever be allowed in her home.
She declined the offer and got very angry when I suggested that she was covered by the "safety net" that my owning a weapon provided her.