It certainly doesn’t seem like from the reporting thus far it was a life or death situation. I think sometimes the presence of a weapon in vicinity of a driver gives them reason to act in a manner in which they would ordinarily not act were it for the gun.
Sounds more like the guy was a time-bomb looking for a place to go off.
“I think sometimes the presence of a weapon in vicinity of a driver gives them reason to act in a manner in which they would ordinarily not act were it for the gun.”
Well, if you mean they may get to act as an EMT prop I agree with you.
Let me put it this way from a personal experience. I was in a disabled vehicle with my family when some nutcase came up to the car and began banging on my driver’s side window with a force that could easily have broken it. For some reason he wanted to get at me. I was not a physical match for him nor in a position to do anything being constrained in the car. I pulled out my near by pistol, pointed at him and he stopped. Since he left, I did not shoot him but would have had he broken that window. Had I not had the pistol, more than likely I would have been riding on a gurney. This was in non gun state California, I did not have a permit, and had I shot the SOB probably would have gone to the pokey. However, I would rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6 and IMO the pistol saved me and my family from a disaster. So I don’t cede your point about the availability of a firearm.
from all that i have read, i agree... like that retired cop in the movie theatre...
You mean like actually being able to protect themselves rather than being at the mercy of the mugger/rapist/murderer/burgler/etc. that otherwise would get away with his/her crime?
Guns are used much more often for self protection than they are to commit crimes. If convicted, this gent will be one of the 0.001% of concealed carry holders convicted of a committing a crime with his gun.