BHPshooter
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Why do I carry a gun? Someone else said it best: "Because I can't carry a cop."
I carried before anything "bad" ever happened to me or anyone I knew. I was always aware of the dangers around me, though, and that's what initially made me carry.
I've carried for a long time, but a year and a half ago, a friend whom I had known since childhood was raped and murdered. Her job (a counselor for troubled teens) mandated that possessing tools for the defense of oneself were prohibited... To be honest, I don't know if she would have carried if she could have -- but a small, concealed gun could have saved her life and her dignity.
There is also a simple moral factor to it, as well. At some point, a responsible adult must recognize that he/she is responsible for his/her own safety. No one else is.
Wes
I carried before anything "bad" ever happened to me or anyone I knew. I was always aware of the dangers around me, though, and that's what initially made me carry.
I've carried for a long time, but a year and a half ago, a friend whom I had known since childhood was raped and murdered. Her job (a counselor for troubled teens) mandated that possessing tools for the defense of oneself were prohibited... To be honest, I don't know if she would have carried if she could have -- but a small, concealed gun could have saved her life and her dignity.
There is also a simple moral factor to it, as well. At some point, a responsible adult must recognize that he/she is responsible for his/her own safety. No one else is.
Wes