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Apparently, the heft of 2 pounds of steel in a shoulder holster gives some of those people the courage they need to go out into a world that otherwise terrifies them. It gives them the bravery that nature failed to provide.
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This is perhaps the argument I'm most sick of. My wife used to against me when I first got my CCW.
Do I CCW because I'm scared?
You might as well ask ...
Do I put my kids in child seats because I expect to have an accident?
Do I have smoke detectors because I expect a fire?
Do I have life insurance because I expect to die?
Of course ... I have all of those things because of the unthinkable does happen, I want to have the best tools available to protect my family.
I know that has a white suburbanite living and working where I do that chance of EVER getting assaulted is very, very low. But not zero. So why would I prepare for those other threats but not this one?
I didn't CCW for the first 40 years of my life, and still don't all the time by any means. But if it doesn't hurt anyone and I want to do it ... why is he against me?