I used to be pretty against CCW—what are folks so afraid of anyway? I was also very turned off by the Tacticool Rambo types that parade around with weapons to intimidate others (I know that’s not CCW, but I think I unconsciously associated them together).Then, it happened. I had just boarded a light rail train with my toddler in a stroller. A HUGE homeless guy comes up to us and starts screaming nonsense. I couldn’t move—the stroller was too wide to get into another car—I was stuck with no exits. I positioned myself between him and the stroller, trying to avoid eye contact with him and looking around desperately for other guys who could help if this escalated further. No luck; in the meantime, the homeless guy is continuing to scream and point erratically at random things. I’m not a large person at all and felt totally helpless. After what felt like a million years, we pulled into the next station and we exited right away. In the end, nobody was harmed, but I was super shaken up and felt completely vulnerable in a way that I hadn’t before.I doubt that I’ll try to CCW in the near future, but I certainly now understand why people do. via /r/CCW https://ift.tt/XuRmVDJ
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