Paranoid? No. Refuse to be a victim? Yes.
Kilroy -
You did the right thing, absolutely 100% right thing without a doubt. You did what you had to to make sure you
and your mother were safe. Good man!!
They say that "crime is at a ___ year low" (fill in the blank) but watch the 11 PM news for a week and you'll see that even if the above statement is true, we
still live in a nation where criminal predators walk the streets and more are released from prison each and every week.
Home invasions seem to be a growing crime these days; last week on the local news, a man in Indianapolis answered his doorbell at 9 PM (I wouldn't have) and was bashed in the head with a brick and robbed; his wife watched in horror and begged the 911 operator to send help. He died from his wounds.
The scumbag was caught, but that
does not make it all okay (contrary to the thinking of The Sheeple). The man is still dead and his wife is still a widow.
Whenever my door bell rings, I go into either Yellow Alert (day) or Red Alert (night) with my Kimber 1911 within arm's reach. Am I paranoid?
No. I refuse to be a victim, PERIOD!!!
I would suggest a longer jacket or a shoulder holster for your 1911; they
are heavy for belt carry, and require overtightening of the belt to the point of being uncomfortable to keep them and your pants in place. Another option would be an inside-the-waistband (IWB) holster. They keep the gun in place pretty well, and the end of the holster is inside the waistband of your pants where it is concealed.
Keep up the good work, never let your guard down and refuse to be a victim!!