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Renee has projected her lack of judgement and self control on all of us that own guns.

To make it simple for Renee: Renee, there is one rule for carrying a firearm that any gun owner knows -- You never even swing the muzzle of a firearm past another human being unless you know with certainty that said human is about to immediately inflict bodily harm on you or a loved one.

If you had been carrying a firearm in this circumstance, your only option to act was as the person approached, presented direct contact with you, and became a threat. In that moment alone would you have had the slightest justification for targetting him.

To admit that you would lose self control sufficiently to shoot someone in the back is a good indication that you should not be carrying a gun. It, however, reflects nothing on the rest of us.