[GonzoGOP]

If you've taken a CCW class of any kind, you'd realize that in the middle of a mob scene is the last damn place to consider pulling a gun. The smart money is to keep from getting cornered at Little Big Horn.

True, but the rabble in New York are not the Souix. Look at Kent State. They were all throwing bricks and burning buildings. The rioters had the National Guard guys cornered and outnumbered 20 to 1. Then four guys heads explode and suddenly the mall gets real empty. There were no more riots after Kent State. Oh there were protests, sit ins, strikes and a lot of bad music. But nobody threw a brick at the National Guard again. It turns out getting shot just isn't that much fun.

It takes a butt load of courage to stand under fire, or charge the guns. I just don't see that kind of commitment from the Occupy New York crowd. They may be brutal, but not brave. They will kill the unarmed, but will run like heck once lead starts flying.

[MrB]

We haven’t had a report of “wilding” 0bama Youth for quite a while... I wonder what’s up with that.

[arthurus]

They will kill the unarmed, but will run like heck once lead starts flying.

That's my take. Also the dude with the gun(s) won't be in the middle of the mob. He will be behind walls in his store or on the roof or looking out on his yard. This gets briefly heavy when they go after things like those Korean owned stores and middle class residential neighborhoods (at least outside of the NE). Where it gets complicated is when the "authorities" send armed protection for the rioters in those middle class neighborhoods. Police moved to confiscate the guns of those Korean store defenders in LA before they had any concern for the rioters. Police disarmed property defenders in NOLA.