You lost me on your first point (I wasn’t asking about carrying, I do it all the time), but this case is much different than SWAT coming in the wrong house in the middle of the night. He was dealing with bad LEO’s BUT he had the chance to disengage and he chose not to.
As for his kids, they had to see their dad roughed up and arrested when they could have all gone home planned a legal retaliation.
Without the confrontation, I doubt there would be any “legal retaliation” possible.
If you think so, please describe the legal scenario, had the man left immediately.
;-)
What I was struggling to say was that preparation for carrying includes not only preparation for using the darn thing, but also extensive preparation for ways to avoid using it. And with your insights I am adding preparation for defusing possible contretemps with the fuzz.
The article says the victim was "in shock" or something like that. To me that says he was not prepared and/or ill-informed.
Isn't the maxim "You fight as you train?" Training includes visualization. I'm going to visualize cops saying,"Would you please leave?" and me saying, "Right away," and then calling Phil van Cleave.
;-)
What I was struggling to say was that preparation for carrying includes not only preparation for using the darn thing, but also extensive preparation for ways to avoid using it. And with your insights I am adding preparation for defusing possible contretemps with the fuzz.
The article says the victim was "in shock" or something like that. To me that says he was not prepared and/or ill-informed.
Isn't the maxim "You fight as you train?" Training includes visualization. I'm going to visualize cops saying,"Would you please leave?" and me saying, "Right away," and then calling Phil van Cleave.