/r/CCW Best of 2017, WINNERS

Your votes are in. The 2017 Best of /r/CCW winners are as follows:Most Informative Posts:1. I sat on a trial where we found a CC holder guilty, by /u/frozen_flame772. After the Las Vegas Massacre I decided to take a CCW-focused medical class, here's what I learned, by /u/flKV02PfSQMost Informative Comments:1. /u/Resipiscence on his "best moment in self defense training"Best moment was a classroom discussion about the importance of defining your goal in carrying a gun, well ahead of needing to make choices in the real world because figuring out your philosophy in the heat of the moment is a recipie for getting dead or making mistakes.They offered an approach I haven't been able to disagree with for a decade now: I carry a gun to win, where win is defined as escaping the situation at least cost to me and mine. I've had to define who is 'mine' (my children, my wife, my parents and siblings, and a small subset of my friends) and have no interest is injecting myself into ambiguous and highly risky situations for others. Escaping at least cost is inclusive of costs in the situation,and afterwards like police and court and possible jail time.2. /u/BradliusMaximus provides some things to consider about defense of a third-party:Am I willing to risk my life to defend the life of someone I don't know?Am I willing to deprive my family of a future with me to defend someone I don't know?Am I willing to risk permanent disability and all its associated expenses and challenges to defend the life of someone I don't know?Am I willing to spend a significant amount of my own, and my family's, financial resources defending my actions in the legal system for someone I don't know?Am I willing to spend a significant portion of my life, and possibly the rest of it, in a maximum security prison for someone I don't know?Will my actions place increased risk of death or harm to innocent bystanders if I take action?Most Helpful Users:1. /u/pongo0002. /u/crazyscott90Best DIY Holsters:1. Magazine Holster, by /u/bangemange2. Car Holster, by /u/musicals4lifeFunniest Comments:1. My husband squeezed by me and our holsters touched. It was pretty erotic. by /u/sauerpatchkid2. "Worst Pokemon trainer, ever." by /u/Ndog14 via /r/CCW http://ift.tt/2DgeiFU