Speedo66
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Are you being serious or just rude and insulting?
gun anxiety
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You seemed to imply that it was an either/or between what is between your eyes, and a firearm.
Elkins45
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Until recently I was a high school teacher so it would have been a felony for me to be armed the entire time I was at work. So you learn to deal with it.
two gun charlie
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I didn't get that idea from his statement , he was saying regardless of whether you carry a gun or not your brain is still your best weapon and I agree
two gun charlie
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It's interesting that you mention that because I know many people who live in areas I consider very safe and they carry guns and obviously you get people who live in very dangerous areas and they don't carry guns or even attempt or consider getting one
I have a friend who 5 years ago admitted to me that he owned no fire-arms , I asked him what he would do if a group of armed intruders came into his house one night , he joked and said he would take them on with a cricket bat , I said that was a pretty funny answer but what would he seriously do ? today he owns more guns than I do and is a serious sport shooter, but still does not carry a gun on the hip ?
it's like some people don't think about what could go wrong and others ( like me I guess) can't stop thinking about it and try to be prepared for everything going wrong.
Nope, but then I don't live in South Africa or any clearly high risk place.
Distilled down to this one line question, my answer is yes. I do feel different when unarmed.
Kind of like how I feel different if I am in the car without my seat belt on. Even if I am in a drive through, or a parking lot, and just started moving and am doing a few things with the seat belt not quite on yet as I am leaving the driveway (small/slow street with great visibility)...definitely feel different.
The seat belt bothers me a lot more, constantly, all the time, though.
And so does not having my phone.
GBExpat
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Yes, of course ... but the difference does not generate anywhere near what I would consider anxiety in me. I am simply aware that the pistol is not there. It just turns into an exercise in testing my observation skills in order to see if I have become a bit complacent/negligent.
That said ... I am long past the time in my life where I am ever out after dark clubbing, shopping and/or seeing a movie. If I were still doing those things, not having my pistol would probably generate, at least, a little bit'o'concern in me.
Since I retired, most of my about-town traveling choices are dictated by when the traffic is best, which means I am out&about in the early morning when folks are either still asleep or thinking about going to work.
Yes, of course ... but the difference does not generate anywhere near what I would consider anxiety in me. I am simply aware that the pistol is not there. It just turns into an exercise in testing my observation skills in order to see if I have become a bit complacent/negligent.
That said ... I am long past the time in my life where I am ever out after dark clubbing, shopping and/or seeing a movie. If I were still doing those things, not having my pistol would probably generate, at least, a little bit'o'concern in me.
Since I retired, most of my about-town traveling choices are dictated by when the traffic is best, which means I am out&about in the early morning when folks are either still asleep or thinking about going to work.
FYI traffic is pretty good late at night too.
stonecutter2
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I don't feel different unarmed. I don't live in an area that's a high crime/risk area, though. When armed I do attempt to be a little more analytical of behavior or surroundings, I guess just trying to give myself any advantage I can if something came up.
GBExpat
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<nodding> Ayup, knew that.
There were many times when I was much younger when I would get my grocery shopping done (out of the way, to my way of thinking) late at night when most folks were home.
Now I am a hardcore morning guy, up before 6am every day and usually in bed reading by 11p. I have my primary home network bits setup on a timer; on at 6a and off at 11p.
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