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Originally posted by widebody911
That's another one I don't buy.
An example: the stereotypical mugging scenario plays out as it does because the bad guy assumes you're not armed. He points a gun at you and demands your wallet, you hand over your wallet, and he bails. If he had a reasonable expectation that you were armed, he would cut out the 'asking' bit and just cap you, take your wallet, and be on his merry way. I think it would be naive at best to assume that just because everyone might be armed, that nobody will want to rob them.
I'm not anti-gun, I just don't think the CCW-pistolpia will play out quite the way you guys think it will.
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This is your 1st reasonable assertion re: this topic imo. However, I would argue that your basic mugger is not a murderer. A killer is a unique individual that has no regard for life at all. I believe out of all the criminals, those willing to take a life are the exception. Your average mugger will simply move on to greener pastures once he knows he lost the upper hand.