CCWthemovie

Some people shouldn’t carry a gun. Some people should at least read Massad Ayoub’s excellent book “In the Gravest Extreme” whose thesis, as I understand it, is to never draw your firearm unless you are in fear for your life.

So, reports allege that this man didn’t follow that rule. Apparently police agree that kids asking goofy questions based on a 1980s t.v. commercial doesn’t pass mustard- I mean muster for brandishing a deadly weapon and pointing it at people.

I have never been hunting. My experience with firearms has been exclusively target shooting and self/family defense training. Then I heard about Spirit Ridge Rifle Golf.

Man, that looks like fun. I am definitely going plan a trip to go rifle golfing at Spirit Ridge.

Lots of people seem to not know what CCW stands for. It’s an acronym for Concealed Carry of Weapons. My home state of Utah calls the permit a CFP, short for Concealed Firearm Permit.

Why carry a loaded weapon around? Just in case I need it. No, I’m not paranoid. That’s what you call someone who’s afraid of concealed permit holders. I’m simply prepared.

I don’t expect to have a fire, but I have insurance and fire extinguishers just in case. I don’t expect to be in a car wreck, but I wear my seat belt just in case. I don’t expect my little kids to wander off at the park, but I keep my eye on them to be safe.

I got an e-mail the other day that quoted a fine american, MAJ L. Caudill USMC (Ret):

When I carry a gun, I don’t do so because I am looking for a fight, but because I’m looking to be left alone.The gun at my side means that I cannot be forced, only persuaded. I don’t carry it because I’m afraid, but because it enables me to be unafraid. It doesn’t limit the actions of those who would interact with me through reason, only the actions of those who would do so by force. It removes force from the equation…and that’s why carrying a gun is a civilized act.

Amen.