UPDATE: Texas EZ Trip Shooting Of Drunk

[cherokeeprogressive]

211. I don't carry a gun. Never have.

I have guns though; possibly more than most. I have my Grandpa's guns, which were passed to me when he died, I have my Dad's guns, which he gave me a few years ago when he decided he was too old to shoot them and wasn't interested in caring for them, and I have two guns that I bought. All are in a locked gun case and most are used at the gun range on a semi-regular basis.

Truth is, the dead guy probably wouldn't fuck with me because it's more than likely I'm his size or bigger. Bullies look for easy marks. I ain't one of those. But that's not the point.

The point is that life is fleeting, and frail. People have assumed room temperature after simply slipping in the bathtub or on their frozen driveway. The shooter retreated. He left the store. He did his part to defuse the situation. Obviously that didn't work. The bully thought he had free reign, as he'd probably had countless times before. He chased the shooter outside and continued kicking his ass. Well guess what? He fucked with the wrong guy. He took a trip on the karma highway and his exit came earlier than he expected it to. No sympathy here.

I carry a first-aid kit in my boat. Do I do that out of fear? Ditto my motorhome. Fear? Is it fear that causes me to put highway flares in my trunk? No to all of those questions. So if isn't fear that motivates me to do those things, why would fear cause me to carry a gun? I do those things because I can, and because if the need arises, I'll calmly handle the situation because I am prepared. Oh, and I don't think my first aid kits are qualified to handle "horrendous things". They're just standard off-the-shelf first aid kits albeit not purchased with savings in mind.