I live by the philosophy that "dead men don't go to court". I know that's something @StevoD has heard me say many times. There are places you absolutely can not carry a weapon like an airport and a court house due to metal detectors and then there are places that you are not allowed to carry a weapon like places that post signs, among many other "prohibited areas".
My dad has always been my greatest moral compass. He has instilled in me a great sense of moral direction that rarely compromised. You see, my dad is a "to the letter of the law" type of guy. He follows every law to the exact degree in which it is written. There is no "grey area" with my dad. It's either "black or white" when it comes to the law and morality. Unfortunately when it comes to defending one's life and exercising our God given civil right to bear arms, its those good, honest, law abiding citizens that follow the letter of the law that get killed by an evil crazy gunman when they least expect it. I mean really? "Who brings a gun to a gun-free zone?" - evil, crazy men and violent criminals, that's who!
Arguments I often hear about carrying a weapon where you are prohibited from carrying.
Now I say this with the disclaimer, I am not a lawyer, I'm not advocating or instructing you to break any laws, I am only providing ideas to consider and think about. There are geographic areas in this country that challenges even the greatest of these arguments. I would recommend doing all the research yourself with an attorney on your local and state laws and statutes.
"But what if I get caught?"
My response is, "What if you get caught with out it and need it?"
"But if I get caught, I'll lose my right to carry a gun because I'm a felon!"
Well that's simply not true. One does not go from "getting caught" to immediate "felon" status. We have a judicial process. Many CCW law violations are high degree misdemeanors rather than felonies anyway. Regardless, we have a judicial process and it can work.
"But what if I lose my job, my income, etc."
What if you lose your health and mobility or lose your life, lose the life of one of your family members, witness the senseless loss of life of an innocent child or person? How is a job, income, etc. more important than life?
There are crimes of "mala in se" or acts that are inherently and morally wrong or crimes against conscience like murder, rape, violent acts, etc. Then there are crimes of "mala prohibita" or acts that are just prohibited by law like loitering, public intoxication, or carrying a concealed weapon where you're not allowed to, but are not evil in nature. We as good, honest men and women of integrity would never consider committing any crimes of mala in se. Those crimes are despicable and against every fiber in our moral composition and for some, like my dad, even crimes that are mala prohibita are as well. However I value life over death.
A great video that inspired this post and which I took many ideas from to help compose my thoughts originated here: Danger Check: "You Are Not A Criminal!" Danger Check is a great YouTube channel that I'd recommend you subscribing too. He's a former instructor at Tactical Response who has great insights, sharp wittiness and is very educated on the subject matter.
My dad has always been my greatest moral compass. He has instilled in me a great sense of moral direction that rarely compromised. You see, my dad is a "to the letter of the law" type of guy. He follows every law to the exact degree in which it is written. There is no "grey area" with my dad. It's either "black or white" when it comes to the law and morality. Unfortunately when it comes to defending one's life and exercising our God given civil right to bear arms, its those good, honest, law abiding citizens that follow the letter of the law that get killed by an evil crazy gunman when they least expect it. I mean really? "Who brings a gun to a gun-free zone?" - evil, crazy men and violent criminals, that's who!
Arguments I often hear about carrying a weapon where you are prohibited from carrying.
Now I say this with the disclaimer, I am not a lawyer, I'm not advocating or instructing you to break any laws, I am only providing ideas to consider and think about. There are geographic areas in this country that challenges even the greatest of these arguments. I would recommend doing all the research yourself with an attorney on your local and state laws and statutes.
"But what if I get caught?"
My response is, "What if you get caught with out it and need it?"
"But if I get caught, I'll lose my right to carry a gun because I'm a felon!"
Well that's simply not true. One does not go from "getting caught" to immediate "felon" status. We have a judicial process. Many CCW law violations are high degree misdemeanors rather than felonies anyway. Regardless, we have a judicial process and it can work.
"But what if I lose my job, my income, etc."
What if you lose your health and mobility or lose your life, lose the life of one of your family members, witness the senseless loss of life of an innocent child or person? How is a job, income, etc. more important than life?
There are crimes of "mala in se" or acts that are inherently and morally wrong or crimes against conscience like murder, rape, violent acts, etc. Then there are crimes of "mala prohibita" or acts that are just prohibited by law like loitering, public intoxication, or carrying a concealed weapon where you're not allowed to, but are not evil in nature. We as good, honest men and women of integrity would never consider committing any crimes of mala in se. Those crimes are despicable and against every fiber in our moral composition and for some, like my dad, even crimes that are mala prohibita are as well. However I value life over death.
A great video that inspired this post and which I took many ideas from to help compose my thoughts originated here: Danger Check: "You Are Not A Criminal!" Danger Check is a great YouTube channel that I'd recommend you subscribing too. He's a former instructor at Tactical Response who has great insights, sharp wittiness and is very educated on the subject matter.
