Didn't you just say that if you are to go into such a situation, go armed? Is that the knuckle dragging behavior that you mention.Whatever I wanted and could afford. Shot, hung out with friends (mostly rifle team buds back at PSU), hiked, camped, hunted, fished, worked on my truck, hit the arcade, ... pretty much what any guy does. I didn't spend a whole lot of time in bars, but I never was involved in a fight (or even saw a serious one) in the ones I did choose to imbibe in.
If you're the gun carrying sort, it stands to reason that a) you think about safety and the use of force, and b) you don't willingly put yourself in pointless danger. Even as a somewhat younger guy I had no interest in brawling or what we now think of as the "monkey dance." And I don't think someone coming here to as a sober question about this topic is looking for that, either.
But just in case it isn't perfectly clear by now, if you are willingly frequenting known trouble spots and engaging in violent behavior -- carrying a gun is just compounding the knuckle-draggingly STUPID mistakes you're already making!
BTW, I am sure you know that the 51%, and 30.06 signs are everywhere here with probably more to come in January. The 30.07 signs will probably start going up towards the end of the year. I guess growing up with a given law has made me think it should be the way it is everywhere.
I don't go to rough bars anymore. Being married cured that bad habits. A gun is on my person anyplace that it is legal to carry.
Love the knive collection Sam.