Violence is the currency of the street.

Roberts Gun Shop repeats a long post from BurnedOutLEO, about what they don’t teach you in CCW class.  I think its worth a read.

Here’s a taste:

Chances are good you are a law abiding person except for maybe a little light weed smoking and maybe driving a little drunk every once in a while. Most of your life you have been taught to be nice and don’t point guns at people. You are the exact opposite of your enemy who was taught just the opposite. Remember a lot of street life is like prison life. Who’s the man is everything. Violence is the currency of the street.

You do not possess total disregard for the lives of others and do not want to kill anyone. You are concerned about the ramifications of shooting someone. Your family, your possessions and finances on the line. Your enemy has none of these concerns.

The laws that keep you from carrying your gun in bars or where ever mean nothing to your enemy. Your reluctance to shoot someone works to his advantage. His greater experience in street violence and the element of surprise is on his side.
Seriously, many lessons here from a combat veteran in a big city police force, ghetto division.

Go to the link above and read truth.

h/t Robert Fowler