Carrying in movie theater?

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Who here has been or knows anyone personally that has been robbed or car jacked and got shot during the process?

I have had guns put in my face and I've been shot at, never carried in public and have never been injured or lost a single $1 though. I feel fortunate considering the situations and areas I've been in. The way I see it is if you pull a gun on somebody with a gun you're asking for a gun fight, bullets fly, and somebody is going to get hurt or killed...

I would never pull it unless it was needed. I would rather have something to defend myself then nothing at all.

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your luck may not carry over to someone else.

When you got carjacked/robbed walk me through the process of when you would have pulled a gun. When they are right there with a gun to your head, when they are running away, or when they are driving off in your car?

You obviously bet your life on luck, me and most other people do not do this. I like being prepared.

And as far as pulling a gun on someone with a gun: every gun owner either knows or should knows that soon as they clear leather the situation is going to be escalated multiple times. By no means do i automatically drawl my weapon just because someone has a gun to me, to assume this is the default reaction every time is foolish (not saying you do). A gun is simply one tool of many, each situation requires a different tool, and some situations may call for a a prayer instead.

Soon as the BG pulls a gun on you a gunfight has allready started and the only safe assumption in that situation is that your going to be dead within the next 60 seconds or so. BGs walking away from things like this may be acceptable to you, but in reality they should be in a body bag.

How am I betting on luck? Prepared when someone puts a gun to your head you'll pull your gun out too? When someone next to you starts spraying your car you're going to stick around a little longer and shoot back?

Say you're walking down the street and someone puts a gun to your back demanding money...are you going to agree, turn around, then pull your gun out instead of your wallet? If it's not a shot that blows the back of their head out then they are still going to be capable of firing off rounds. Or do you agree, give them the money, then shoot them when they are running off?

Don't get me wrong though, I am an advocate of guns and using them but this thread started on the topic of carrying in a movie theater. Downtown we always kept the .40 tucked in directly behind the seatbelt release so if there was an issue the assailant would never see what hit them. As you're releasing the seatbelt with the left hand you pull the buckle up and back across with the gun in your right hand, bringing both across together at the same time. Keeping your right wrist firmly against the seat belt buckle or left hand will insure you don't blow off that hand plus be much more accurate when firing. Unfortunately anyone in a car will not be able to hear for days if you fire a gun inside it lol.