nefprotector
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have my Kel Tec P 32 .32 acp in my front pocket as we speak or type.
Despite that, over the past few years, I have had two close friends and one acquaintance murdered. All were surprised in their quiet neighborhood homes (well, one in her front yard)
I am a mental health professional and I know what paranoia is. Being prepared to meet a surprise such as the above ain’t it.
I hear you. I'll be moving to the country quite soon, and right now the only thing that changes for me is caliber. Folks where I'm going don't generally lock their doors either, and I've already been chastized by family for maintaining my carry habits when I'm up there. Tough.Tamara said:I carried one when I lived out in the woods in a place where I never locked my front door for the whole six years I lived there and I had not a care in the world about crime. I carried it because I felt like it and that's all the reason I need. Folks can just deal with it.
Some people become so paranoid that I wonder how life can have any pleasure for them.
We are all familiar with insurance Policies, those contractual bets placed against the possibility of harm or damage coming to your property, your loved ones, or yourself. You know, the ones you invest heavily into, praying that you will never, EVER, need them.
I have several types of insurance policies in my life and without exception I find them all annoying. They constantly consume time, money, and space I would rather utilize in another manner and they are all utterly useless.
Useless, that is, unless the dice roll against you and they are needed.
When that happens you suddenly find yourself sending praises to the heights, thankful that you were prepared, that you were SMART enough and RESPONSIBLE enough to underwrite against such a possibility.
This mindset holds true if we are talking about health insurance or automobile insurance or fire insurance or renters insurance but here is something you may never have considered, we are also talking about the mindset of the typical concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit holder.
I understand that this may be a stunning revelation to many people, but the typical CCW holder considers his or her personal sidearm yet another personal insurance policy, no more, no less.
Glenn E Meyer said:As a psychologist, a precaution that does not affect your everyday actions in a major fashion isn't paranoia.
BlueTrain said:All the same, I'm surprised that people who say they live in the country leave their doors unlocked, yet carry a gun in the house.