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Originally Posted by flyerguy
In todays society it can be extremely dangerous to confront someone on or off the road. You don't know if the other person has a gun. In a split moment your life and the lives of those who love you can take a drastic turn. Don't be foolish and let your anger get the best of you, think about what your doing and weather you are willing risk what you have for someone else that you don't even know.
We've all been in situations where someone cut you off, tail gates, slams on the brakes, etc. And we have all seen red and want revenge. I know when that happens to me my better half knows I'm boiling over and takes steps to calm me down. "It's not worth it, are you willing to give your life and possibly mine just to get even with that jerk." "Worse, you can disable both of us for the rest of our lives, is this what you want after we worked so hard for so many years to get where we're at." "Are you going to let them take that all away from us?" "Let's stop and get a nice cup of coffee and a donut and talk about what we have planned."
Many years ago I saw two guys getting into it at a stop light, both emerged from their car with a gun, one guy had a young child in the car. The situation was defused by a off duty deputy. Think of what could have happened and how many lives would have been destroyed.
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And, let's not forget the person in this thread that yelled at someone he doesn't know carries a weapon. This situation could have easily been tragically different. The other cart driver could have taken offense to a man and woman yelling at his/her family. A confrontation could have endued, and someone could have been hurt or killed.
As the OP stated in another thread, a guy was shot in Tampa because he threw popcorn on someone, like that was justified. I have two thoughts on this matter. If you see someone who you believe is endangering a child, call the police. And, if you are carrying a concealed weapon, keep a low profile and don't risk a confrontation with anyone.