I’ve already stated why I think it is ill advised. I will elaborate for you now.
She has decided to make a political statement in direct contradiction to the purpose for carrying a weapon. Her capability to defend herself and others is greatly diminished.
Deception, surprise, shock, psychological dislocation are your greatest force multipliers in a criminal encounter, you want to forego that advantage to say “ look at me, I have a weapon “ ?
I will take the element of surprise every time, it leads to fair fight meaning a fight I walk away from. You can have your” political statements and rights”.
I stand by what I said, it’s dumb and ill advised!
There is no way to make such a judgment from a picture. You can guess that it might be a .45; others might guess better. You can guess that she is in a Wal-Mart (because that is what the article said). The article doesn't give her location, or any identity. There are Wal-Marts in several states that have dangerous animals foraging through the parking lot, four-legged and two-legged.
There are parts of this great country where men and women regularly carry firearms, openly and concealed, and none of the local citizens wet their panties because it is such a common and welcome sight.
Deception, surprise, shock, psychological dislocation are your greatest force multipliers in a criminal encounter, you want to forego that advantage to say “ look at me, I have a weapon “ ?
I will take the element of surprise every time, it leads to fair fight meaning a fight I walk away from. You can have your” political statements and rights”.
I stand by what I said, it’s dumb and ill advised!
Perhaps you have spent too much time reading comic books and watching bad TV shows. You know nothing about the person in that picture, and very little about this country.