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In reply to the discussion: Racism and gun culture [View all]Jenoch
(7,720 posts)That does not mean the same thing as being prepared to kill.
For example, police training does not teach officers to kill, it teaches them to control the situation. Most gun injuries are not fatal.
Many times the mere presence of a CCW gun, will control the situation without discharge of the weapon.
"I thought the first rule of carrying a weapon is you need to be prepared to use it?"
That is completely untrue. The actual first rule they teach at Minnesota CCW courses is that the person carrying the gun needs to be prepared to NOT use their weapon. It is drilled into the them during their training about all the crap and legal shit they will be in if they take their gun out of the holster and show it let alone firing it.
I never said anything about no intention of using the gun. I only said not all gun owners or people carrying guns are not prepared to kill someone.
"Someone will take it off the owner and use it against him or her."
This statement interests me. Do you have any data on the subject? How many CCW holders have had their guns taken away from them and used against them? You made the claim, you should back it up. Or is it just your opinion?