The Sheriff gave me a little psych test when I went for my permit. He asked me why I wanted it, what would I do if I felt threatened, if I pointed at someone would I use it and what would I do if the guy took off. I told him "For protection, I often went to bad areas; If I thought the there was a threat I'd pull my pistol; if I pulled it I would use it, otherwise I wouldn't have pulled it; and if the guy took off I'd put it away." Obviously I gave the right answers, PA was not a "Shall issue" state, then.
I can understand someone who's put through the wringer after they've shot some low-life, regretting they were still alive to cause them grief. But if it happened, again, they would probably have handled it the same way.
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Rich
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