Aware of what is around you?

[tombogan03884]

Nagatory there good buddy...I have not lived this long by crossing well-armed womenfolk.  The fine art of keeping my pie hole closed has served me well, and kept me out of divorce court.

The other side of the coin (among other things ) got me INTO divorce court. But I always kept track of the guns 

[Gossamer]

I just wrote a paper on why you should own a firearm in America today for my Comp 2 class. It was titled Save Yourself: Why you should own a gun iif you live in an American city.  I am back in school because there is not a big job market for disabled Iraq war vets so I need to go to school to figure out what I want to be when I grow up .

My class found it interesting that I spent most of the time talking about awarness and prep. I did not talk about the must have Johnny Cool Guy guns. We discussed how being aware of what is going on around you might prevent a fight in the first place. It was nice to see a few of them perk up,pay attention and think about it . About half the class was pro-gun and the other half was split between I don't care and anti-gun. However all of them admitted that they could benefit from more awareness and prep (having a cellphone and a good quality flashlight on your person at all times) than they thought.

One win for the good guys? Take care all.

[PegLeg45]

I just wrote a paper on why you should own a firearm in America today for my Comp 2 class. It was titled Save Yourself: Why you should own a gun iif you live in an American city.  I am back in school because there is not a big job market for disabled Iraq war vets so I need to go to school to figure out what I want to be when I grow up .

My class found it interesting that I spent most of the time talking about awarness and prep. I did not talk about the must have Johnny Cool Guy guns. We discussed how being aware of what is going on around you might prevent a fight in the first place. It was nice to see a few of them perk up,pay attention and think about it . About half the class was pro-gun and the other half was split between I don't care and anti-gun. However all of them admitted that they could benefit from more awareness and prep (having a cellphone and a good quality flashlight on your person at all times) than they thought.

One win for the good guys? Take care all.

Any time you can reach out to the uneducated, and do it in a intelligent and though-provoking manner it is a good thing.

And, if no one has told you lately, thanks for your service.

[Hazcat]

Any time you can reach out to the uneducated, and do it in a intelligent and though-provoking manner it is a good thing.

And, if no one has told you lately, thanks for your service.

What he said!  Wecome home!

[MikeBjerum]

What he said!  Wecome home!

May just be the easy way out to quote, but they've already said it ... except +10!

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[tfr270]

I've learned to be aware of my surroundings and not present like a mark. Same with my wife.
I'm a fire inspector/arson investigator. You'd think I'd be armed anyway, but remember, I live in California. They told us we have the police to protect us if we need help. I have the power of arrest, search and seizure and I'm a peace officer according to the penal code but I can't even carry spray, knives, or kubotan, much less a firearm. Anyway, I had an assignment for about two and half years on a task force for building and code compliance in our gang neighborhoods. A sideline of this detail was providing intelligence to the police gang task force and the gang prevention unit. I learned quick to keep my head on a swivel. I started carrying a Surefiire flashlight and a stick that I used to test smoke detectors and exit light buttons. I also started carrying one big heavy metal clipboard. My "civilian" partners thought I was nuts. I mean, there we were, causing gang members to be evicted from their homes, and "mysteriously" gang task force members would start watching the area and arresting people. It didn't take long for us to become very unpopular.
From that experience I've carried a lot of new knowledge about what is going on around me. I used to be blissfully unaware about what goes on in the tweaker/mexican gang/illegal immigrant world. Not anymore. That stuff is all around us in my neighborhood and I didn't see it before...I see it now.
I don't have any gun or hunting stickers on my truck, I dress normally so I don't stand out as having money, and while me and the wife are out doing stuff I'm on 360 degree watch. I developed that look that Frisco mentions...you don't want to mess with me and I know who you are. But I also developed the ability to recognize and steer clear of certain people and possible scenarios and situations without even being noticed. That is what I'm proud to have developed since I can't even defend myself in this state.

[PegLeg45]

I've learned to be aware of my surroundings and not present like a mark. Same with my wife.
I'm a fire inspector/arson investigator. You'd think I'd be armed anyway, but remember, I live in California. They told us we have the police to protect us if we need help. I have the power of arrest, search and seizure and I'm a peace officer according to the penal code but I can't even carry spray, knives, or kubotan, much less a firearm. Anyway, I had an assignment for about two and half years on a task force for building and code compliance in our gang neighborhoods. A sideline of this detail was providing intelligence to the police gang task force and the gang prevention unit. I learned quick to keep my head on a swivel. I started carrying a Surefiire flashlight and a stick that I used to test smoke detectors and exit light buttons. I also started carrying one big heavy metal clipboard. My "civilian" partners thought I was nuts. I mean, there we were, causing gang members to be evicted from their homes, and "mysteriously" gang task force members would start watching the area and arresting people. It didn't take long for us to become very unpopular.
From that experience I've carried a lot of new knowledge about what is going on around me. I used to be blissfully unaware about what goes on in the tweaker/mexican gang/illegal immigrant world. Not anymore. That stuff is all around us in my neighborhood and I didn't see it before...I see it now.
I don't have any gun or hunting stickers on my truck, I dress normally so I don't stand out as having money, and while me and the wife are out doing stuff I'm on 360 degree watch. I developed that look that Frisco mentions...you don't want to mess with me and I know who you are. But I also developed the ability to recognize and steer clear of certain people and possible scenarios and situations without even being noticed. That is what I'm proud to have developed since I can't even defend myself in this state.

It is amazing all the "new" things you see when you look through a 'different lens'.
In my once quiet neck of the woods, LEOs, just this past week, busted a meth lab about four miles from my house. It was off the road and back in the woods (neighbors I've known my entire life).
Now instead of just feral dogs and wild hogs, I have to be on the swivel for meth-heads in my back yard too.