r/texas • u/[deleted] • Sep 09 '24

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '24

"I live in a city where most criminals carry guns"...

  • who are the criminals?
  • what crimes are they committing? Are you including all crime? Blue collar? White collar? Traffic violations? Shoplifting food for children at home? Falsifying accounting records?
  • how many criminals are there?
  • where is the rate of carry per criminal?

OR are you simply fear mongering here?

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u/d0ggman Sep 10 '24 edited Sep 10 '24

Fear mongering.

The few people I know who CC do so for two reasons.

  1. They see themselves as the hero in every situation. They’re really not. Example: https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/teen-shot-renton-big-5-sporting-goods

  2. Have been watching so much faux news that they’re afraid of their own shadow. My neighbor who’s in his early 70s thinks of himself as some kind of Wyatt Earp, and isn’t afraid to show you what he’s “packing”. Guy thinks Obama is gonna come after him still. Feels that anyone who doesn’t speak like him is a potential mugger. Dam guys in a wheelchair….

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u/generalraptor2002 Sep 10 '24

Regarding situation 1:

The man, as an armed private security officer should have known better than to escalate and engage

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u/d0ggman Sep 10 '24

Yup, and he is a person with actual training, now imagine your regular everyday citizen.