So why do us that are pro- 2nd amendment types like to have our guns with us? Are we compensating for something? Are we paranoid? Or do we think like good Boy Scouts and are prepared?

People like Anon-Larry think it isn’t a good use of money/resources. Or they think it’s unlikely it will ever be needed. Perhaps they believe it’s a risk to their well being if us gun lovers have our gun with us.

Of course I would disagree with each of those assertions. Guns hold their value very well, much better than a car or a computer for example. People who say it’s unlikely you will ever really need a gun, and yes they’re probably correct. But it is also highly unlikely you will need your seatbelt, but we put them on each time we get in the car. I can remember our first car that came with seatbelts. It was a 1966 Dodge Charger. I wore my seatbelt then, and still do to this day. In 42+ years of wearing a seatbelt, I have been involved in only two collisions neither of which wearing a seatbelt would have mattered. But guns, like a seatbelt, if you really need it you want to be sure you have it. Also, carrying a gun has next to no risk to John Q. Citizen.

So why do we gun nuts carry our guns, and why do the anti-gunners hate it so much?

Each day when we all get up and head out into the scary world we are all armed with various weapons. Our greatest weapon is our brain. If we are alert to our surroundings, and use some common sense we can avoid 99% of the danger out there. The next weapons we all have, is our body parts. Our hands, feet, elbows, teeth, etc. are all weapons. Even if you have never been in a fight or trained to fight, we can still fight and use the weapons we all carry. We all can deploy empty hand defense, but like most things the better trained you are the better you can do. Next there are inanimate weapons. Those would be a can of pepper spray, keys, kubaton, taser, brass knuckles, knife, etc. Some of these weapons require some training, and all should be practiced with. Next on the list of weapons is likely the firearm. The firearm is at the top of a force continuum for cops or citizens alike. The gun is the most narrow form of self defense, so things have to really go to shit, or be about to go to shit to display it and/or use it. As you may know, one of the firearm safety rules is not to point the gun at anything you are not willing or justified to shoot. So you can’t and shouldn’t be waving it around at the drop of a hat. Nor should you use it to intimidate a person you are threatened by if you can’t use it against him/her. But when the shit hits the fan, you don’t want to bring a can of pepper spray to an event that requires or is best designed for a gun.

The daily strapping on a gun is like the daily putting your shoes on or your wallet in your pocket. Over time you begin to not even know it’s there. It is a part of you like your other clothing. If you train with it, and practice with it, you will be good with it if you need to use it. And you will be able to be safe with it so as not to endanger yourself or others.

So why don’t the anti-gunners like us gun nuts walking around with guns. In this state there are thousands of people carrying guns concealed every day (I tried to find some numbers but couldn’t located something current). You likely stand in line at the bank, grocery store, or wherever you go with someone or perhaps many people with guns. So what is the problem? Why the fear?