Quote Originally Posted by tmckay2 View Post
ive even seen a lot of people thump their chests about their "cool" carry stories where they almost pulled it out, they flashed it to somebody to scare them, and whatever else and rarely do i hear the people say they were extremely polite and very kindly tried to avoid confrontation. usually, whether they are BS stories or not, it ends up being the storyteller trying to be a bad ass and either raising the tension or at least not actively diffusing it, and then they think they are cool because they almost pulled their carry? some people apparently need to go back to training. carrying should not be taken lightly at all and short of being actively attacked of no fault of your own or another person being beaten to death, it should not even be considered to be pulled.
Part of the point of carrying is deterrence. I'm not saying people should be "flashing their piece," but if it deterred someone from engaging in stronger action then it can be a good thing. Being polite is all well and good, but remember, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."