That doesn’t sound like the same thing.

It worked for officer Harless of Canton, Ohio. He successfully blamed his tirade of threats against a subject handcuffed for licensed concealed carry on his PTSD and was awarded his job back but was reportedly filing for a retirement pension instead. https://www.cantonrep.com/article/20121114/news/311149858

This is not meant as an attack, but from your post we probably both agree on one thing: you should not carry a CCW on a regular basis.

I’ve been carrying for the last 15 years, and putting on and carrying every day is the same to me as putting on my watch and making sure I have my wallet, pocket knife, and keys. The only decision point before going out is determining if I am going to a place that does not allow carry before I put the holster on.

My situational awareness, evaluating for threats (of all kinds, animals, unsafe stairs, falling hazards,fire, not just active shooters or other criminals) keeping an eye on exits, etc., is the same whether I am carrying or not.

Quite frankly I feel (and its a feeling, not a fact) that not maintaining that level of awareness is dangerous and I can’t fathom how people can stand living in that bubble of ignorance about their surroundings. I’ve personally witnessed disastrous, even fatal results of not maintaining what I consider adequate situational awareness.

All that changes when I am not carrying is that I lack options and tools for certain situations. Again, I have been doing this for years, even prior to getting my CCW permit, and I usually don’t notice it. It’s part of the baseline background noise of daily living for me. Probably due to years or working in environments that inattention can get you or someone else hurt or killed.

As for “constant attention to the weapon hidden under my shirt”, not an issue for me. Again, it’s part of the background noise for me the same as the weight and pressure of my wallet in my pocket or the keys clipped to my belt or the cell phone in my pocket. My awareness of them is in the background, I notice when I think of them, I’d notice if they weren’t there, but other wise I don’t think about them.

Your background is probably different from mine, your environment is probably different from mine, your experience in carrying a weapon is probably different from mine, and it is obvious our conclusions and concerns are not the same.

You raise good points for anyone to consider before assuming the responsibility of legally carrying a weapon.

I just ask that you not assume that everyone is you, and that therefore your answers are the only ones for other people. I know my conclusions are not for everyone, even in my close family.