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I have my carry permit and carry almost every day. I have always owned guns but didn't carry. I never felt the need to. One day I was out at a bar with a group of friends. We were walking back to where we were staying when a van crept by us. You could see the occupants turning their heads to stare at us. They proceeded to turn the corner and you could hear the van start to turn around. We were close enough to where we were staying that we made it inside before they turned around but we watched them stop and look for us out the window. After that I got my carry permit because that was without a doubt the most terrifying moment of my life.
I have no problem with people who choose not to exercise that freedom. That is their right. It's just something I do to make me feel comfortable and to protect myself and my family. I conceal carry because I don't like to draw attention to myself. In my opinion open carry is asking for trouble and makes people uncomfortable. Again not hating on those that do though that's their right. I also don't sit around dreaming of having to use it or being some kind of hero. It's honestly something I pray I never have to use but I want to have it if I need it. At this point it's part of my morning routine. I grab my keys, phone, wallet, and pocket knife and slip my gun down in my pocket and say a little prayer that I don't have to use it today. For me it's not different that someone who keeps pepper spray on their keychain.
Comment by Conscious-Quarter173 at 02/12/2024 at 15:01 UTC
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This is exactly what I’m trying to point out carrying things that we need every day, or may need I personally have never come across a time in my life where I felt threatened enough that I wished I had my gun