“I was taught that when you’re carrying you need to be more calm, less confrontational, less concerned with minor slights.”
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As I mentioned on another topic a few days back; I was brought up being taught to avoid fights whenever possible.
And when our Dad taught us about using firearms, the number one point was never to aim a firearm at anything you don’t mean to kill.
Yep, don’t be eager to fight, do be ready to win and bullets can’t be recalled.