My son (22 y/o) got robbed at gunpoint about 2 months ago by 3 youths bearing the same description. Him and a couple of his buddie's were walking from a house to their cars in the city of Saginaw 20 miles east of where we live,he's too young to carry in my opinion but it sure pizzes me off,Smitty

I'm so sorry for your trauma & becoming a recent crime victim...

I am a gun toting and card carrying/CWP...

Because of my background and training...

I always carry a pair and a spare...

I deplore crime in any form...Regardless of who the bad guys are...

The real crime here, is that, we are all pointing fingers as to who the worst perps are and whose self preservation philosophy is right...

I personally avoid ALL young guys, regardless of color, race and/or ethnic origin...

No matter where I am in the world..

Society and civility was taken a very steep down-turn...

In short...Loserville is Loserville...and Loserville is becoming more populated...

It's a world wide trend, that men (boys) are becoming more feminine (emasculated) and the women are becoming more masculine...

None of the young guys can take a punch nor deliver one...

They choose the path of least resistance...ergo, the explosion of kidnappings, carjackings and crimes against the weak and elderly...

Criminals /losers, whetter organized or otherwise, seek the "path of least resistance" to avoid the pain of direct confrontation with one who is willing and capable of defending one's self. So,the thugs, choose the "Great Blue Steel Equalizer" as their mouth piece (voice), in order to get their diluted point across...

It is painfully apparent, with the advent of uncontrolled crime, that everyone should have a voice (gun)...especially in an urban setting...

This particular group of knuckleheads (N. Ark.) and their crime is actually an exception and not the rule...

Most thugs do not spend time targeting a specific ethnic group...

Yes, some do, but those are the really lazy ones...

Robberies, home invasions and carjackings are very violent crimes, but their basis is socioeconomic...

It's the "haves vs the have nots"...

So, to think that any particular group of "have nots", is soley seeking out a particular group of "haves" is absurd...

Bottom line...Anyone & everyone is a potential target...

If it looks like you got it...Then, somebody is gonna want it...

The question is..."Will you be ready when this happens???"

And believe me...eventually it will...because we all exist w/in six degrees of separation...

To put it more bluntly...A famous bank robber was asked "Why do you rob banks"...

His answer: "Because that's where the money is !!!"

So...The moral of this story is...

"Everyone is suspect and everyone is a prospect"...

It's better to have and not need, than to need and not have...

And finally, the best way to avoid disaster is to be aware of it...

...Put those cellphones down and always look around...

Divenstar :violent-smiley-021:

This is why I have a springfield XD sub-compact .40, small enough it can't be seen but big enough to make an impact

That is why my wife and I have a permit:drink:
Hopefully I will never have to use it, but I am not afaid to.:eek: