Let me assure y'all I DO NOT take owning a gun, carrying a gun or pulling a gun on someone lightly.
In the past I've drawn a shotgun on two separate occasions, once when a man was "Thinking" of breaking into my sister in laws house after the tornado of 2011 and in 1999 when a man was beating on the door of my in laws house at 2:15 AM
At both times I had Buck Shot chambered and there bodies lined up with the barrel. Yes, I was going to pull the trigger if needed but thank the good Lord they both knew what a Winchester sounded like being "RACKED"
Owning a gun (for now) is our 2nd amendment of the Constitution and I take it very seriously. Buying the correct gun is just as important to me. I won't buy a pistol because of cost I will buy the one that fits me.
And both were
simple cases,simple home defense,time to react from a position in your favor.Nobody took you by surprised,out in the open.Youve thought it out,you KNOW what you will do,and how....you are mentally prepared because its part of your mindset now.Simple.
CC is not the same.Its rapid,unexpected and out of your comfort zone,the home.Its all unknowns,not knowns.Do you want to be the guy in the above example in a CC situation,or the surprised person in shock(your body will do it if you arent trained/prepared physically and MENTALLY for that) because the guy in line at store behind you has started shooting? Those micro seconds can matter as you go thru deer in headlights response your body will do,training puts you miles ahead.Be it professional training or shooting your gun a lot and training yourself,you can,net has all sorts of ideas on doing so.
You need to be CC the guy you are in home defense,you need a plan,and a planned response,just like you have at the house.
Just dont be the guy who buys the gun,shoots it a couple times at range,and go away thinking you are CC prepared for situations,you arent.You are prepared for only some,what happens when it isnt the one you prepared for?
And that can matter.
Just want you to get the most from it.Im not in any way concerned about you handling it responsibly,thats a given.I sincerely hope you put minimum of 100's of rounds thru it,and do so while moving,and while running and seeking concealment,and running and seeking cover.Being able to process the difference.Shooting it short of breath,fatigued,thats what is different from home defense.
Different ballgame unless all you are looking at is the terror shootings(bang bang bang three rooms down the hall),and at that you need to be mentally prepared to be effective unless you get lucky.
