Not that I disagree with you, but most people live their lives like it is 9/10....happily going about their daily routines not thinking about their situation or potential danger lurking around the corner...
Not sure how those skills would be taught to the average joe citizen...
The exception is the military and police who have been trained to address hostile situations...
Personally, I carry almost everywhere I go, especially the mall, and have thought though scenarios if something was to happen...
I guess I will never know how I would actually react until that times comes...
I know one thing for sure, getting a CCW certainly got my antenna up and I am much more vigilant in appraising my surroundings when I am out and about...
Ever since the robbery (that was in 1982), I feel as if a fog was lifted from my eyes. It's kind of like that sci-fi movie "They Live", in which if you wore certain sunglasses, you could see who among normal people were alien invaders. If I pull up to a store, and see some guys and don't like the cut of their jib, I just move on. I always make eye contact with people so that they know I'm not averting my gaze and am probably suspicious of them and am checking them out. If they think I'm a racist cracka, I really don't care.