Re: Has anyone "used" their LCP yet for actual defense ..firing or brandishing etc??
Yesterday afternoon I was four cars behind a gridlock caused by a trucker who pulled too far forward preventing another semi from making his left hand turn. Nothing happened for an entire light cycle so I walked up to ask motorists to back up to give the offending trucker room to back up. When I told the offending trucker he could back up because he now had more than ten feet behind him he became very belligerent. I put my hand in my pocket in a casual way, unholstered my LCP, but kept my hand in my pocket. He yelled and threatened me, I backed off, he backed up his truck and unlocked the gridlock, I walked away. As I walked back to my car, several drivers put their windows down and thanked me.
Did having the LCP make a difference? I don't know. Ever since I began carrying, I've become more willing to reduce the temperature of any hot situation more quickly than before. I'm more likely to walk away from an altercation than to escalate it. I fear putting myself in a situation where I might feel physically threatened than protecting my ego. My wife commented recently that I seem calmer and drive with less aggressiveness. She doesn't acknowledge that I carry and has asked me what has changed my behavior for the better. I've told her she will have to figure it out for herself.
Yesterday afternoon I was four cars behind a gridlock caused by a trucker who pulled too far forward preventing another semi from making his left hand turn. Nothing happened for an entire light cycle so I walked up to ask motorists to back up to give the offending trucker room to back up. When I told the offending trucker he could back up because he now had more than ten feet behind him he became very belligerent. I put my hand in my pocket in a casual way, unholstered my LCP, but kept my hand in my pocket. He yelled and threatened me, I backed off, he backed up his truck and unlocked the gridlock, I walked away. As I walked back to my car, several drivers put their windows down and thanked me.
Did having the LCP make a difference? I don't know. Ever since I began carrying, I've become more willing to reduce the temperature of any hot situation more quickly than before. I'm more likely to walk away from an altercation than to escalate it. I fear putting myself in a situation where I might feel physically threatened than protecting my ego. My wife commented recently that I seem calmer and drive with less aggressiveness. She doesn't acknowledge that I carry and has asked me what has changed my behavior for the better. I've told her she will have to figure it out for herself.
