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Why live where you think you have to carry?
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For some,those areas have seriously slid into bad/dangerous places.
Some of these same people refuse to be driven from their homes by SCUM....So...They CARRY!!
I carry a knife every day because I might need to cut something
I carry my reading glasses every day because my arms are too short
I carry a cane every day because I need to be able to walk
Tell me of a place you think is safe enough to not carry.
X-RING...
As safe as I believe my own home to be... I STILL CARRY.
Exactly! I don't know who said it but there is a qoute that goes something like this.
A gun is like a parachute, the one time you need it and don't have it you'll never need it again.
Or something like that...
Good post Naive1
....because nuts are mobile,,,[;)][;)]
Not so, they only live on one street and its the one you shouldn't live on.
We didn't have to lock Our Doors or anything like that until a few years ago when the People called White Trash started moving in.
So far I have had My Garage broken in twice and Others have had problem too.
We didn't move into a bad area but it moved in on Us.
As safe as I believe my own home to be... I STILL CARRY.
I carry IN my home and i live in a nice little town that shuts down at 10PM.
to me it's like wearing a watch.
I feel weird if i don't have it on.
I don't HAVE to carry.
just Like i didn't have to learn to use my arms and legs to defend myself.
jmho
tom
Ah, a bit of trolling before the year ends.....[xx(]
Regardless of the initial intent...
The body of posts will make OR BREAK a thread... ANY thread.
It's a good question... Just don't think the 'actual' responses were fully expected. [;)]
quote:Originally posted by retroxler58
As safe as I believe my own home to be... I STILL CARRY.
I carry IN my home and i live in a nice little town that shuts down at 10PM.
to me it's like wearing a watch.
I feel weird if i don't have it on.
I don't HAVE to carry.
just Like i didn't have to learn to use my arms and legs to defend myself.
jmho
tom
Ed Zachary...
I feel naked if I'm NOT carrying... And the wife don't like me Naked.
Least NOT any more... [:(]
quote:Originally posted by grumpygy
Tell me of a place you think is safe enough to not carry.
X-RING...
Yep
Originally posted by Sage1
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Perhaps another way to ask it is where you live, do you think there are specific reasons why it is especially wise to carry a gun where you happen to live? Many here carry on general principle, but does anyone carry for a more specific concern?
Short term concerns for example, like escaped dangerous criminals?
Local violent crime rate on the up-swing?
Recent home invasions near you?
Other stuff going on?
you ask a gun forum group why they carry a gun . might as well ask a bear why they crap in the woods
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i don't know what fairy tale world some live in, but although we humans are theoretically at the top of the food chain we are also at the bottom of the food chain, we live in a world of monsters and ever increasing as population, millions of people go missing every year, i said it last year here a few weeks before they got discovered RIGHT THIS MINUTE someone is tied up in someones basement, they may be raped, beaten, then eaten, not necessarily in that order
i have had a friend brutally murdered, decapitated and thrown in a lake, i have friend kidnapped, tied up for 3 days and raped, only found bound and gagged naked after she jumped through a front window found bloody by a neighbor,kidnapped by a guy that slipped her drugs at a bar, took her home where he kept her tied up in his moms basement, i have seen a person get their throat cut by a woman when i was 14, i known more than 1 person that was car jacked, and shot at, i have know 2 people in separate incidences that were robbed, shot and car set on fire while in their cars{one on his 30th b-day}
i can continue if need be, some need to pull their heads out of their butts and spend a few nights with a leo in any city usa
But now have drugs Methheads every where you never know what they will do.
Anywhere within 30 miles of I-5 is bad and I'm in that area its the main way drugs travel to Oregon.
Got my Permit cause we had a motorcycle gang show up. The Mongols really a nasty group and put their headquarters about 20 miles from me. The old Major club in the area the Free Souls I had no problems with.
Gangs have moved north from L.A Mexican and Black.
I can guaranty its the same within any major Hwy.
Tell me of a place you think is safe enough to not carry.
My House, I carry[:)]
JW
Tell me of a place you think is safe enough to not carry.
+1000
I lived for 29 years in the heart of NYC, never had any negative happenings with my guns.
Moved to the rural farm area of Tenn. and had a home break in and lost
34 antique firearms.
Go figger...
I actually don't live in an area where I think I need to carry. I live in a rural area about 30 minutes from a city. We're not too worried about home invasions. Start and leave our vehicle running to warm up in our driveway without worrying about them being stolen. Often go to bed with our front door unlocked so that our daughter can easily get in to drop off her dog when she goes to work at 5AM.
But I drive into the city were such crimes are common everyday to go to work. And we often go there to shop etc.
Why live where you think you have to carry?
Why do I drive where I think I "have" to wear a seat-belt?
Why do I live where I think I "have" to have a smoke detector and fire-extinguisher?
Why do I live where I think I "have" to have homeowner's insurance?
It's about evaluating potential risks and making decisions about being prepared for the "what ifs" that can happen in life.