POST-PARIS: Armed Citizens Move To Defend Store After Hearing Shots

By Bob Owens

After the Paris and San Francisco Islamic terrorist attacks, there was a marked shift in how many of the 12+ million concealed carriers in the United States viewed the world beyond their front doors.

Those who only carried rarely, when traveling to “bad” parts of town, began carrying regularly. Those who heeded “gun free zone” signs before quietly decided that being able to respond to deadly threats and save lives was worth the risk of prosecution. people began carrying spare magazines, signing up for more defensive handgun and trauma medicine training classes, and began adding medical equipment like tourniquets and trauma dressings to their “go bags” and everyday carry (EDC) gear.

It was a tectonic attitude shift from “I carry a gun to defend myself” to “I carry a gun to protect myself and my community.”

We are transitioning to an entirely different mindset on the role of concealed carriers in our society, and that shift in how concealed carriers look at the world was put on bold display in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday when a family featuring several concealed carriers …Read the Rest

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