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Fools and Their Money

Should I Buy a Concealed Weapons Badge? [Watch]

Why is this even an issue?

[Via Jess]

How Not to Hang Yourself

What Should You Say to 911? [Watch]

Assume the 3-S treatment is just too high-risk…

I’m wondering, if you had to defend yourself against “Only One” criminality, if you might want to call some additional witnesses and counsel to the scene before the “first responders”…

[Via Jess]

Moment in the Spotlight

Should you intervene in a mass attack? Is defending a third person legally different from defending yourself? Do you have a duty to retreat in these situations? And what practical considerations should you weigh, like your physical safety and the chaos of multiple 911 calls? Armed Attorneys Emily Taylor and Richard Hayes discuss whether you should stop a mass attack, the legal and practical risks of defending others, and how to protect yourself responsibly in high-threat situations. [More]

Having time to think about it, my inner Rick Blaine wins. Responsible people make their own preparations and irresponsible ones disparage armed citizens.

Without having time to reflect, I suppose the unique situation itself would steer my decision and repercussions would be the last thing on my mind. I know from past experience where I felt the end was near my instincts have been to focus and act, not freeze, and do my shaking afterward.

[Via Jess]

New Things Under the Sun

We’re monitoring potential new Texas gun laws and have stumble across some novel ones. [Watch]

Some “good,” some bad, some neutral, and none needed if the standard was “shall not be infringed.”

[Via Jess]

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About “The Only Ones”

So named from a comment by DEA agent Lee Paige, who told a classroom full of kids he was “the only one” qualified to be armed and then promptly shot himself in the foot, the purpose of this feature has never been to bash cops. The only reason I do this is to amass a credible body of evidence to present when those who would deny our right to keep and bear arms use the argument that only government enforcers are professional and trained enough to do so safely and responsibly. And it’s also used to illustrate when those of official status, rank, or privilege, both in law enforcement and in some other government position, get special breaks not available to we commoners, particularly (but not exclusively) when they’re involved in gun-related incidents.