Paul: I feel more secured if I have a gun tucked on my waist. I will always have the thinking that I have a leverage to any situation that endanger my life.
Yes, I am consciously think about it while I am carrying – to avoid of being detected, or snatch by someone who is interested to it (I am referring the bad guys). While carrying I am also aware of my surroundings if someone is aware of it.
I don’t feel more confrontational but I have more confidence to face any danger which I could depend on my weapon -- to neutralize the danger or stopped it completely.
I consider it as a deterrent. If a person is armed and a criminal see it, it will give him a chance to think it over if he will go ahead of his criminal intent. We should note that a criminal if possible wants to avoid any thing that endanger his life also like ours who are law abiding, so a criminal want to avoid confrontation as we do if possible.
In some areas, better not have a weapon because if you do have, the more you are endangering your life. You may asked me what is this kind of statement. Example, in my country, in some rural areas where there are communist guerillas are, you must not have a weapon it is better, because they will come and take it directly to your house and you do not like to endanger our life or families in fighting a squad of them . In cities yes, you can fight any one that want to take your life whoever he is because there are many government agencies to come for help.
I am never being tempted to draw my gun if I am carrying with me. I had already a knife confrontation to a petty criminal and I have my 9MM tucked on waist but I did not use it. To my own judgement on that incident I don't need to use my gun because I can tackle the problem with knife to knife. So, I consider only my gun as an instrument of last resort for me to defend myself.