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Rangefinder · April 7, 2007, 12:08 PM

I can't call someone paranoid for carrying a weapon all the time any more than I'm call someone an overly zealous "mr. fix-it" for having a leatherman and mini-mag on their belt 24/7. It's all just different variety of tools--some you use often, others you have just because you might need tham, and others still you hope you'll never need--but it's there should you find yourself in a situation that you DO need it. I don't carry a handgun 24/7. But I do have 'something' on me at all times, and I'm not about to criticize anyone for a nano-second that does carry a handgun all the time. It's their right, their choice, and their reasons. It's a matter of "I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it." Same reason I keep a Bug-out-bag in the truck and another in the closet. I don't sit and worry about needing them, but I know they're there--so I don't worry so much about the reasons they're there and life goes on as normal.

April 7, 2007, 12:08 PM	#97
Rangefinder Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2005 Posts: 2,017	I can't call someone paranoid for carrying a weapon all the time any more than I'm call someone an overly zealous "mr. fix-it" for having a leatherman and mini-mag on their belt 24/7. It's all just different variety of tools--some you use often, others you have just because you might need tham, and others still you hope you'll never need--but it's there should you find yourself in a situation that you DO need it. I don't carry a handgun 24/7. But I do have 'something' on me at all times, and I'm not about to criticize anyone for a nano-second that does carry a handgun all the time. It's their right, their choice, and their reasons. It's a matter of "I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it." Same reason I keep a Bug-out-bag in the truck and another in the closet. I don't sit and worry about needing them, but I know they're there--so I don't worry so much about the reasons they're there and life goes on as normal. __________________ "Why is is called Common Sense when it seems so few actually possess it?" Guns only have two enemies: Rust and Politicians.