Concealed Carry-why do you do it?

[patcbradley]

In process of getting ccw, but when it is done I will carry for one reason and one reason only. To protect the ones I love or atleast let me get home to them. I am all for the right to carry, but not in order to make a political statement. In order to make a statement you must not be concealing very well. Just dont believe risking someones rights is worth "making a statement".

 

[PT1911]

I would suggest finding a thread talking about experiences when it was necessary for carriers to use their weapon.. that will give you all the answers you need....

 

[ZombiesAhead]

Honestly, I'm not too worried about my personal safety where I live and my self-preservation instinct just is not enough to "scare" me into carrying. I imagine when the day comes that I must support a family I will feel different.

For now, my answer is "because I can." I exercise my "God" (natural) - given right to self-defense to show the earthly powers-that-be that we still value personal responsibility and self-determination.

 

[tinygnat219]

fishnjake,

I carry simply because I want to be able to protect myself and my family in case I am ever in a situation where a gun may assist in saving my life.

That's it. Nothing more nothing less.

 

[CoRoMo]

!! WARNING !! Blatantly Religious Post !!!

Because my Lord and Savior commands his disciples to be armed.
He could have told them to get a shield or some body armor the next time they could afford it, but no. He said that if you don't have a deadly weapon, go sell your coat and buy one.

 

[Whitewolf 508]

Because

" Warrior born and Warrior bred,
A warrior I will be until I am dead."

Can you think any other reason is needed?

 

[hostilecrab]

concealed carry - why do you do it ?

Politically correct answer:
"To be able to defend myself and those that I care."
"Better to be prepared than unprepared"

The Politically Incorrect answer:
(Please I mean no offense to anyone....)
"To shoot people".

Like a saw is a tool used to cut wood. The gun is a tool used to shoot people.

I myself like the politically incorrect answer because I find it disturbing, and it really makes me think hard about what it means to carrying a gun.

But when it comes down to it - when a bad guy, serial killer, psycho on drugs, mugger, rapist, psychopath, murderer, evil person who has no respect for another person's life is ready to take my life for whatever reason...... I will be shooting a person...... whether in defense of my own life or whatever. Boils down to shooting a person.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

For the same reason I vote -- to exercise my civil rights.

(And also, of course, in case that skuzzball over there giving me the stink-eye dloesn't get any ideas.)

 

[wecklish]

Why???

Hey I am really not being a smart a@#. I just have an opportunity to use the greatest quote I have seen. It actually came from a member on this site but I can not remember thier name. "Why do I carry?" ....because I can't throw a rock 1500 feet per second.

 

[wecklish]

Why???

Not being a smart a$#. I just have an opportunity to use the greatest quote I have seen. It came from a member in this forum I just can not remember their name. "Why do I carry?" ...because i can't throw a rock 1500 feet per second.

 

[kmbrman]

Why carry ?

Because in Tex. an armed gunman came into a local restaurant , and killed many customers a few years ago. A local woman had her weapon outside in the car. This was before CC became the law. Due to her work on our CC program in our state ,we can carry in most places concealed. Hopefully a repeat of this won't happen in the future.

 

[AK kind of guy]

I carry to protect myself and my family

 

[doublebarrel12]

Because those chainsaw massacre movies would have been very short if someone had a concealed weapon!!! And ofcourse, I would rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!!