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<blockquote data-quote="OkieRose" data-source="post: 410373" data-attributes="member: 4380">&quot;It is my belief that 99% of people who carry guns are not prepared to survive a violent assault (including police officers). While this may offend a lot of carriers, I feel its important to address.&quot;99%?&nbsp; That&#039;s quite a high percentage.&nbsp; Have you any factual support for your belief?&nbsp; I don&#039;t practice my self-defense daily.&nbsp; I have no option to shoot other than paper targets.&nbsp; I DO check my mental and emotional readiness.&nbsp; I AM prepared to defend myself or others by using lethal force.&nbsp; I AM a good (very good) shot.&nbsp; And I will do the best I can if the occasion arises. How often does one face a &quot;violent attack&quot;?&nbsp; I have not yet, and I am old.&nbsp; But I have been aware of my surroundiings, have made my weapon available, and have made certain I am ready to shoot to kill any assailant.&nbsp; Y&#039;know what?&nbsp; If I miss...if I am killed or wounded...if I am not successful in removing my assailant...I will have tried.&nbsp; I will have been courageous.&nbsp; I will not have been a lame-brain who has a weapon but has not the will nor knowledge to use it.I suppose your post struck me as being important in reminding all that a license to carry does not protect one on its own.&nbsp; But also it seemed elitist.&nbsp; We are in this together.&nbsp; The good, the clumsy, the prepared, the skilled, the practiced, all the individuals who either meet or do not rise to your criteria.&nbsp; We should take from you the necessity of preparedness, and ask of you that your requirements be extrapolated to instruct those 99% that, as of now, do not measure up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OkieRose, post: 410373, member: 4380"] "It is my belief that 99% of people who carry guns are not prepared to survive a violent assault (including police officers). While this may offend a lot of carriers, I feel its important to address." 99%? That's quite a high percentage. Have you any factual support for your belief? I don't practice my self-defense daily. I have no option to shoot other than paper targets. I DO check my mental and emotional readiness. I AM prepared to defend myself or others by using lethal force. I AM a good (very good) shot. And I will do the best I can if the occasion arises. How often does one face a "violent attack"? I have not yet, and I am old. But I have been aware of my surroundiings, have made my weapon available, and have made certain I am ready to shoot to kill any assailant. Y'know what? If I miss...if I am killed or wounded...if I am not successful in removing my assailant...I will have tried. I will have been courageous. I will not have been a lame-brain who has a weapon but has not the will nor knowledge to use it. I suppose your post struck me as being important in reminding all that a license to carry does not protect one on its own. But also it seemed elitist. We are in this together. The good, the clumsy, the prepared, the skilled, the practiced, all the individuals who either meet or do not rise to your criteria. We should take from you the necessity of preparedness, and ask of you that your requirements be extrapolated to instruct those 99% that, as of now, do not measure up. [/QUOTE]

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