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by CowboyT
On the contrary, if an attacker thinks that people might be carrying (e. g. the state of Virginia, a "shall-issue" state), that attacker might decide to be a lot more social instead of violent.
Guy I know, a Latino firearms instructor in Virginia, also owns a home in Florida. He and his wife both have carry permits in both VA and FL. He and his wife go down there during the wintertime. One fine, sunny Florida day, they were at the gas station. Guy I know is pumping the gas with wife in the car. Miscreant approaches Guy I Know preparing for FSM-Knows-What. Goes like this.
Miscreant: Hey there, wanna talk with ya.
Guy I know: I'm busy, man.
Miscreant, still approaching: Hey, chill, I just wanna talk.
Guy I know: I don't wanna talk.
Miscreant: Hey, I'm just bein' friendly, man.
Guy I know: (starts looking at miscreant's chest and starts smiling)
Miscreant: (looks down at his chest and sees a bright red dot)
Miscreant: Hey, have a nice day, man! (starts to leave immediately)
Guy I know: (walks back to car) Thanks, dear. (smooch)
Turns out wifey had trained her .38 Special snubnose, with laser, on the miscreant. :-) And everything *stayed* a lot more social than it otherwise might have.
BTW, they also use quality factory hollow-points for such social work. :-)