[VIDEO] The LA Watchmaker That Defended His Life Four Times — His Lessons Learned About Concealed Carry

By James England

Lot of folks around here likely remember the Justice Files. But when we have conversations about real life concealed carry gun use, we have to take a moment to remember the pivotal lessons delivered in one episode about the Los Angeles watch repair man who refused to be a victim. We’re talking about Lance Thomas.

Lance Thomas, for those unfamiliar, first got a .38 S&W to defend his shop after a serious of violent robberies took place in the area. Other shopkeepers were arming up as gang violence escalated precipitously in the early 1990s. Lance was just one of many shopkeeps on the frontlines of honest law-abiding citizens stuck in the DMZ of gangland, USA.

Lance put the first gun he owned at his repair station next to customer’s watches. The first incident occurred within weeks of getting the gun.

Two armed robbers entered his store and beat one of his customers on the back of the head. The customer went down and one of the armed robbers leveled his gun at Lance and threatened to kill him.

Lance made a pivotal decision which he describes as, “in an instant, I choose not to be a victim.”

He knew he wasn’t fast and he knew …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation