With all due respect, when I see in a post where someone states,"I don't want to take a life," I think that is BS! The reality of being armed is precisely that you may need to take a life. OK, to be politically correct, "Stop some one." I'm not suggesting that anyone, including myself, CCW's with the idea that they look forward to, or want to take a life. But, you can bet that if I happen to ever be in a situation where a crazy person is shooting innocent people, take it to the bank that I want to take his life in the worst way! IMO, if anyone who CCW's has doubts they can't make the instant transition into that mode, what is the point of being armed! Possibly scrunched down behind the counter, or finding the back door is the best option.