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Well said "mom".
My original intent was to point out that when you "draw", you have set in motion a series of events that you cannot "take back". One person or many may be affected by your decision to draw.
TS, TR & Richards comments are certainly worthy of re-reading. Keep in mind the the QPs on this site are not regular people. Their situational awareness and decision making skills, as a result, are far superior than your typical CCW person.
The ability to assess and act on dangerous situations is not an "automatic" after taking a CCW class. When you go to the range, which should be frequent, you should also spend time practicing some mental exercises as well. When do I feel adequatel threatened to use deadly physical force? What would I do, what should I do? Think of as many scenarios as you can. Then decide if you could have done something to avoid being in those scenarios in the first place. Discuss these scenarios with others you know that carry.
Terms like...feel threatened, fear of deadly physical force, and others, are subject to interpretation. In my opinion, if one doesn't have a very good idea of what these mean to a "reasonal and prudent" person (LE, Judge, jury and yourself), then perhaps carrying may not be a good idea.
Family protection, self protection and protection of others is an obligation for everyone...select the best tools, for you, to do so, and become competant.
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