Dave Smith > wrote in
:

>> And of course, if you carry a gun, someone with a gun will
>> target you first and you have no guarantee carrying a gun
>> will protect you or anyone else. As an armed civilian, you
>> very likely could kill an innocent bystander or be shot by a
>> police officer mistaking you for the attacker(s).
>
> One of the reasons that I reject the concept of open or
> concealed carry is that anyone intent on robbing someone is
> more likely to shoot first if he believes his victim is likely
> to be armed.

And I reject the concept of an armed civilian population for the
reason that they are unlikely to be trained in hostage or other
similar situations.

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