Has anyone "used" their CHL in a defensive situation?

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I don't see a lot of reports of people bringing their weapon out....usually because they would prefer not to publicize the incident to the general pubic.

I'm wondering if you as a CHL holder has been in a situation outside your home, business or vehicle that merited the use of their firearm either by displaying, deploying or shooting. Did the situation resolve after that or did you need to shoot the assailant to stop the attack?


This seemed like the most appropriate place for this question since it's limited to handguns. Moderators if you feel otherwise please let me know where it should be.
 
This is a question that seems to be being asked with increasing frequency. I think you will find that folks are reluctant to discuss incidents for emotional as well as legal reasons.
 
I would not

Cannot see any benefit.
People you discuss it with know you carry and anybody that they talk to may also hear about that you carry.

Worst case result.
Standing in line at 7-11 type store -- two guys pull guns to rob the place and some idiot looks at you and says:
............."You've got a gun, do something".
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TailGator said:
with increasing frequency
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I hear this exact phrasing and it means virtually nothing.

A few years ago the gun grabbers posed a question to some school children if they ever knew of a child injured by firearms. They were happy to report that most of the children did know of such an event.

But it was one incident involving one child--it's just that everyone knew about it!

Same dealie here. As I have pointed out, 'www' stands for world-wide-web. We have absolutely no idea how many millions of people will read our words over time. Servers contain our every keystroke.

Ain't no knife fightin' goin' on in Dane County. But if it ever was to happen, I can assure you that 175,000 people would learn about it during the next few days.
 
as an individual, i can understand the emotional trauma and legal issues around discussion, however it would do well for the public to see that an individual was able to defend themselves instead of being another crime victim.

Local news showed that there were 3 armed crimes within a 10 mile radius of my home in the past week. I considered this area to be reasonable safe, but i find myself carrying more often even in places i would normally consider "safe". There's something to be said about not putting yourself in a dangerous situation, but that doesn't mean crimes of opprotunity are beyond possibility.
 
Tourist: I am not sure I follow you. Are you saying that being unwilling to publicly discuss a self defense incident makes one anti-gun? Another part of your post seems to imply that it is prudent not to discuss such things in public, which was my point. I'll be glad to respond, since you cited my post, but your point isn't clear to me.
 
i think a big concern would be if you did have to pull your weapon, and an investigation was launched, or charges were pressed, a laywer could possibly find your user name and read your posts, and if you said something like "yeah, some ****** was looking at me funny, and when he walked past me, he bumped me so i pulled my piece and let him have it"

of course not as extreme as that, but laywers can infer a lot of meaning from seemingly innocent statements. or contradictions, or what not. its best to keep tight lipped about this

repost, but very informative
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8z7NC5sgik
 
TailGator said:
Tourist: I am not sure I follow you. Are you saying that being unwilling to publicly discuss a self defense incident makes one anti-gun?
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Of course not, it's just that we are beating it to death, pardon the pun.

Nearly 100% of every shot I have ever fired has been into targets. There are LEOs that carry firearms for 20 years and never take them out of their holsters. The incidence for a non-sworn citizen is no more than a blip on the bell-curve.

But look over our topics. The "Tactics" column looks like a gamers section at the video store. It seems like all they want to talk about is shooting people. Yikes, there is even a comment made about firing into the crowd to "scare" the entire mob.

Our priorities are way out of whack.

Like I have stated many times, after all of these years I know some pretty dangerous folks. The most common topics are problems with their wives, good deals on "early bird" specials, problems with joint and knee pain, and the ever present issue of funerals. No killin' or slashin' or war stories or glory.

However, I am convinced that the louder the voice the less it knows.

Edit: Ya' know, there's a very simple answer to this, but it requires the proactive attention of the mods.

Put a warning stickie about content in "Tactics." Immediately move any post or thread that discusses shooting people to "Tactics." Remove the condition that all scenarios be "real." Let the guys schmooze and 'what if' all they like. Heck, encourage it. This leaves the rest of the forum for serious discussion, folks like me never have to see Rambo ever again, and everyone is happy.
 
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the sound of racking

one into the chamber was enough the only time I have pulled my CW. My wife and I were alone in a small garage belonging to a hotel in downtown Seattle. The valet had our keys but was no where to be found. I went out to main sidewalk to look for him. I didn't see him but saw two men walking toward the garage acting kind of wierd. I went back into the garage to load the luggage in the back of the van. My wife was sitting in the drivers seat. As the two guys started to cross the sidewalk in front of the garage I watched them from the back of the van look at my wife in the garage, look at each other, and than one started walking towards my wife while the other turned his back as kind of a look out. I don't think he saw me at the back of van but just as I racked one into the chamber he abrutly turned about face and walked out the garage. The sound, as you know, is distinctive. I think the sound was enough to change whatever plans he may have had for my wife. (I am a relative newby with a gun so I wasn't yet comfortable carrying one in the chamber).
 
Not a question you want ask.

I feel you question in like so many civialins who ask veterans, did you kill anyone when you were in the war. :eek: It's like the question did you stop beating your wife.:)
 
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