dimitrig;841912889 said:
Somehow I think the idea of another idiot shooting in the chaos sounds like a bad idea. You'd probably kill someone on accident before being killed by the police. The problem with being a vigilante is how does anyone know who to trust? If you're not wearing a uniform and you are shooting then why shouldn't someone else in the audience shoot you?
I am not going to take offense at you calling me an idiot and a vigilante (BTW, a vigilante is someone who takes the law into their own hands illegally, which is not what licensed CCW holder is doing when defending himself or others from deadly force) but I will point out some fallacies in your thinking. First, I described my take, and only my take, of the situation based on my experience, training and licensing. I will point out that, at least in Texas, the CCW permittees are well trained, background checked and, for the most part, extremely competent shooters/handlers of firearms. Also once your target is down, holster your firearm, secure the shooter's gun(s) and be prepared to comply completely with arriving law enforcement directives. People who have CCWs know there is a chance of being shot, either on purpose or accidentally, by someone else because they DON'T DRAW unless someone else is illegally shooting already. They are also prepared to be arrested at gunpoint by the police and may be charged with a crime if they do not follow the law completely, not to mention civil liability. All that plus the old adage of "Do something! Even if it turns out later to be wrong.", is how I see those situations.
What you have described are the gang bangers with their gats who couldn't clear a jam or get a proper sight picture if their lives depended on it.
