I don't take the trash out without carrying even. Its my constitutional right. I live in a nice location with no expectations of being mugged or harmed, but that doesn't mean it can't happen. There's crazies out there, doesnt matter how nice of an area you live in. Why do I carry concealed? Self defense and the defense of others. When will I need to exercise that right? Who knows!? So that's why if you carry, you always carry. You do or don't, it's not up to me to decide when the time will be that some crazy **** lights up a grocery store. There's plenty of situations in recent news that could have been prevented with a responsible armed citizen. It's not paranoia, it's common sense if you're an individual that carries. In no way do I look differently at someone that doesn't carry, but it's my choice. I'm never afraid or paranoid, and I never expect to actually use it. It's a right that my country has offered me, that I'm exercising, that I don't want to regret one day not having it. I exercise gun safety, self control and responsibility and hardly notice it's even on me it's so small.
I want to keep this thread in line with my original post. I respect what you all think and your right to voice your opinion and not carry, and I don't mind discussing it at all. I can go all day long-but if that's the case then I'll start a gun rights thread in the politics section.
