For 8 pages of talk about.....
Nobody mentioned a real issue overlooked in prevention. Situational awareness.
Alert people who take the time to remove their head from their ass, quit thinking about everything BUT getting safely from point a to point b, and who...
Are aware of really bad places to avoid, know where they want to go, and how much time they want to spend getting there,
Generally have a plan and know a couple of routes to and from home and there. And plan accordingly. And with that,
99% of the time, situationally aware people wont need a truck gun or concealed carry.
However, insurance minded people will have some kind of insurance to cover the common wrecks in their neighborhood. The size of the policy depends on what the person is willing to pay, and on the average damage situation known to said person.
Your policy may be Farmers National, Ruger lcp380, colt 1911, S&W M29, arp(istol), SBR, or, the list is endless...
Your personal finances might reduce you to a used rusty beretta 21 or farmers national liability only, with a 1000.00 deductible, or, if you arent a "poors", you might have more....
Either way, driving your 1994 Honda Civic, or 2019 F250 diesel 4x4, situational awareness and a plan to avoid trouble are better than depending on a truck tool to get you out of a situation 'head up ass' got you into.
Now, what exactly was that bumping noise that quit..... as old civic headed out to the food place.....
No problems for 21 miles, thinking about food......
Eat.... go back home... bump bump bump, and it stopped, again,
Until 55mph, boooommm, and the belt separated on the rear tire.....
Civic goes sideways into the wet shoulder, sinks in pretty good, almost flips, then stops in a driveway in about the worst neighborhood on that 21 miles, where nobody looks like me, and gets 90% of the police calls for service.... ahh shit....
Was Mk18 what I needed ?
Was Glock 19 what I needed ?
Did i need to worry about Mr Dredlocks coming out to see what Honda Civic was doing in his driveway ?
Did I need to worry that Dred had a shiny object in his hand ?
Did I need to worry Dred looked real scary and lived in that bad hood ?
Did I need to worry Dred sounded real scary ?
6x no. I needed to borrow Dred's air pump to put air in a 1994 doughnut spare.
Did I need to worry about that shiny object Dred had in his hand ? No, I was glad he brought a flashlight and held it while I changed the tire. And called his sister to bring an air pump, who drove 8 miles to bring it...
Did I have to fight my way out of Dred's driveway and hood, or to keep sistah Dred from raping me ? No...
What was my best truck gun Sunday night ?
Smile, friendly attitude, an offer to pay sister Dred (refused), and the ability to talk to people who are just as scared of you and you might be of them.
Got two new friends now....
And yes, Dred and I both own truck guns.... sister Dred brought her glock... with the air pump...
And we didnt need the guns, like 99% of the time.
But Dred and I did talk about the two murders that happened across the street last week, and how nobody thought a brother would kill his sister and brother over the bullshit that caused it...
Last weeks murder was sufficient for Dred, sis Dred, and me to be a bit uncomfortable..... but, we didnt need the truck guns and nobody pulled one...
Damn....
Reading all the 8 pages of shit you'da thought me n Dred woulda killed each other with mk18 truck guns, just because and sis Dred woulda emptied her glock...
Damn....
Just damn....