Gun control advocates would have you look at this video [NSFW] and conclude that gun owners are mentally unstable. Then they’d assert that everyone is mentally unstable. In the right set of circumstances, anyone is capable of “snapping” and shooting someone to death. So no one should have a gun. Except the police, who are carefully vetted and perfectly trained. In theory. Meanwhile, out in the real world . . .
studies have proven that licensed gun owners are far less likely to commit a crime than the general population (or the police). Duh. Not that you should have to, but concealed carry licensing involves a criminal background check. Here’s a fun fact from 2004 illustrating the point.
A citizen in the Sunshine State is far more likely to be attacked by an alligator than to be assaulted by a concealed carry holder.
During the first fifteen years that the Florida [concealed carry] law was in effect, alligator attacks outpaced the number of crimes committed by carry holders by a 229 to 155 margin.
Remembering that the crimes committed by Sunshine State concealed carry license holders during the study period weren’t all violent, while all the alligator attacks were. [Note: There was no statistical overlap; none of the alligators had a Florida or out-of-state concealed carry license.]
The above text and video combo is meant to highlight the fact that A) gun control advocates are projecting when they portray lawful gun owners as borderline homicidal maniacs and B) there are armed mentally unstable people out there, somewhere. Like many people most of them own cars.
The best way to avoid road rage killers: avoid road rage. Don’t drive aggressively. Don’t respond to aggressive drivers. No shouted expletives. No flipping the bird. No tailgating retribution. No horn honking. No flashing lights. And no stopping to argue with another driver about anything ever. Just keep calm and motor on.
Whenever possible, leave enough space to maneuver around a vehicle in front of you. Never get so close to the vehicle in front that you can’t see both tarmac and tires. Have an exit plan. In the video above, the driver who’s cut off could have easily driven around the vehicle in front of him. You know, if he’d wanted to . . .
Truth be told, I reckon the video shows some kind of criminal-on-criminal hit, rather than road rage retribution. Still, scary stuff, eh? Brutal. Enough to make you think that maybe it’s not a good idea to start a fight with a fellow motorist? Hey, if it saves one life . . .