I was thinking about these 2 questions so I thought I would ask them here and see what happens .
1st question - Why do you carry a concealed firearm ? Did something happen to you or a family member ? Do you live in a high crime area ? Do you just like to be prepared ? Or is there another reason ?
2nd question - Just a guesstimate - How many people do you think are " packin " - 1 in 500 , 1 in 1000 , 1 in 5000 , what do you think ?
I've run into some lowlifes in my life and a couple of times when I was out hiking alone ran into some suspicios characters . One time , at a rest stop I had to relieve myself in the woods and some creep came out of the woods and started walking towards me . Luckily I was finished with my buisness and got to my car and took off .
But the thing that finally made me get my ccw permit happened a few years ago . I live in a quiet suburban nieghborhood . But , one summer night there was a home invasion very close to my house . A person at the home was shot , but not seriously injured and the owner of the home was pistol wipped . The crime was committed by a group of 5 scumbags from a nieghboring town that has a much higher crime rate and a few " gangs " . I was thinking , what if they walked by my house and noticed my windows open , it was a hot night . What if I was out walking , like I sometimes do on nice nights , and I ran into those scumbags ?
I guess that in my area , probably 1 in 3000 carry , maybe less . A lot of sheeple around here .
1st question - Why do you carry a concealed firearm ? Did something happen to you or a family member ? Do you live in a high crime area ? Do you just like to be prepared ? Or is there another reason ?
2nd question - Just a guesstimate - How many people do you think are " packin " - 1 in 500 , 1 in 1000 , 1 in 5000 , what do you think ?
I've run into some lowlifes in my life and a couple of times when I was out hiking alone ran into some suspicios characters . One time , at a rest stop I had to relieve myself in the woods and some creep came out of the woods and started walking towards me . Luckily I was finished with my buisness and got to my car and took off .
But the thing that finally made me get my ccw permit happened a few years ago . I live in a quiet suburban nieghborhood . But , one summer night there was a home invasion very close to my house . A person at the home was shot , but not seriously injured and the owner of the home was pistol wipped . The crime was committed by a group of 5 scumbags from a nieghboring town that has a much higher crime rate and a few " gangs " . I was thinking , what if they walked by my house and noticed my windows open , it was a hot night . What if I was out walking , like I sometimes do on nice nights , and I ran into those scumbags ?
I guess that in my area , probably 1 in 3000 carry , maybe less . A lot of sheeple around here .
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