... before you satisfy yourselves with embarrassing, unsubstantiated ad hominem attacks, I am a moderate liberal lawyer who owned a Glock 19 (until it was recently burglarized) and have been mugged at knife point numerous times. If I came off offensive, I apologize. But you guys do not seem to realize how ... uh, I'll say "intense" or paranoid you sound when you talk about planning out ways to shoot every person you come across while shaking their hand, or teaching your dog to bark to warn you that your heat-packing wife is coming, or all the intense preparation you endure for years to prepare for a possible future chance encounter with a drunk guy at a bar. It's just a very odd way to prioritize, and it does reflect - to someone not from Texas - a gun-crazy, paranoid mentality.
I think the big picture here is not that we are planning to shoot every person we come across, but that we train to defend ourselves and our loved ones so that we will be as safe as possible, God forbid it be with guns, but we will if we must. I'm guessing you didn't own that Glock 19 for plinking puproses and sorry that you had the misfortune of being burglarized and mugged at knife point numerous times. I am from (cough) California (cough) also, I lived in Chicago for several years. I have been jumped by gangs, robbed at knife point and beat to the point of needing medical attention;to this day I hold the same thoughts, if I had not fought back I would probably have died.
I make a responsible decision to go armed into this world and in doing so I want to be physically and mentally prepared for whatever may come my way. If I need to get my gun into battle I don't want to hope I can, I want to know I can through muscle memory and practice when the fit hits the shan. God forbid I ever have to take anothers life as that is not something I ever want to do.
Welcome to the forum and I encourage to stay, chat and be a productive member.