Alternatives to carrying firearms
I’ve been watching the growing trend towards pocket guns and CCW weapons that I would defanitely consider to be minimal. Years ago the debates were about which was better, 9mm or 45acp for stopping threats. Now that so many first time CCW carriers are getting into the fold, but they seem to think that a .380 is good enough for them. We have to balance between our skills as a CCW carrier and what is practical and what can be concealed. Confronting a nut on PCP at close range may require an FAL in 7.62 NATO, but we may not be fortunate to have one. In all honesty, there are just some situations where retreating and running full speed away is the best option.
Now that we have been becoming more and more aware of what actually “stops” a threat, we have to get into the realm of less-lethal weapons. Tasers have been known to kill people, but they are more effective in stopping threats than firearms. After seeing and reading about some pretty pathetic robberies and hold ups in the Trenton and Philadelphia area, I was wondering if someone just had a can of mace that the drug addict could have been taken down without putting several holes in the ceiling and walls of the stores. The Kimber Pepper Blaster is my favorite less lethal weapon because it has a trigger and its easy to tell which direction it is pointing unlike bottle sprays. 2nd choice is followed by the ASP pepper sprays. I have nothing against people that just want to carry one gun, but I think a firearm, knife and less lethal weapon are my suggestions for CCW 7 days a week.