Okay, I stand corrected. I thought I had addressed it, but I didn't. Regardless, I don't think a disclaimer is needed, as I would assume that the likelihood of such an occurrence being a rarity would surely be understood by any reasonable person.

Look, there's no fearful fantasy going on here. It's food for thought, and there's nothing wrong with thinking about things. In fact, most people get in more trouble for NOT thinking than they do thinking. So, I for one, believe that thinking is an extremely important thing to do, and I encourage others to do the same.

So, since I didn't cover it in my post, let me cover it here, and let me be unequivocally clear. This scenario will most likely never happen. Most people will never encounter a life-threatening self-defense situation. And hopefully we never will.

But just to be realistic about it, life doesn't always go the way we plan. In fact, it's pretty much a guarantee that it won't. On the extreme end of that spectrum is Murphy's Law. Things not going as expected is the exact reason we have such things as fire extinguisher and insurance policies. We have them in hopes that we will never use them, but in the eventuality that we need them, they are there.

By your reasoning, if you carry concealed, you have the same fearful fantasy, because this is a situation that will likely never, ever happen. But in reality, you really don't have a fearful fantasy. It just appears that way because you are prepared, even though the likelihood of you will need your concealed weapon is remote.

Inherently, there is nothing wrong with this. Preparation is a good thing.

Whether it's signs on a wall, a concealed handgun on our person, or fire extinguisher, we're all talking about the same thing - preparation, it's just different aspects of it. But all aspects should be considered, and all with an appropriate level of reasoning.