Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
Ok, so we'd had this discussion before, many times, but I've never seen the actual logic behind peoples decisions.
I'll ask it like this:
I live in a very safe place. I carry a gun which holds 9+1 and I'm not only confident that it's enough I'm confident that I'll never need it. Right off, NO place is totally safe but it is reasonable to look at the crime level in your area when deciding what level of protection you personally feel you need in your day to day life. I think we can all agree that there is SOME level of preparation that crosses the line into paranoia. I'm not interested in why anyone feels the need to carry X and Y and Z. You may live in a dangerous area and not carry at all or you may carry 2 primaries 4 spare mags a bug with spare mags, pepper spray, a flashlight and a tazer, all while wearing a kevlar vest. That's not the point.The purpose of this thread is NOT to bash each other or make accusations of paranoia.What I'd like to hear from some folks is what exactly it is that keeps them living in areas where they feel the need to carry considerable firepower during an average day.
Here's how I see it.
Premise one: My survival, and that of my immediate family, is paramount.
Premise two: It is reasonable to make efforts to AVOID dangerous confrontations, rather than purely to survive them should they occur.
Premise three: Life is more important than money or climate or proximity to family or, really, anything else.
If you live in a dangerous area, why? Again, this is not an attack. It is a serious question. Moving is NOT that expensive, especially when you consider the the money that many people spend to stay safe in a dangerous place. What keeps you in a place that is not "safe".
I'm posting this in "Tactics and Training" because choice of locality seems like a "tactic" to me.
I'll ask it like this:
I live in a very safe place. I carry a gun which holds 9+1 and I'm not only confident that it's enough I'm confident that I'll never need it. Right off, NO place is totally safe but it is reasonable to look at the crime level in your area when deciding what level of protection you personally feel you need in your day to day life. I think we can all agree that there is SOME level of preparation that crosses the line into paranoia. I'm not interested in why anyone feels the need to carry X and Y and Z. You may live in a dangerous area and not carry at all or you may carry 2 primaries 4 spare mags a bug with spare mags, pepper spray, a flashlight and a tazer, all while wearing a kevlar vest. That's not the point.The purpose of this thread is NOT to bash each other or make accusations of paranoia.What I'd like to hear from some folks is what exactly it is that keeps them living in areas where they feel the need to carry considerable firepower during an average day.
Here's how I see it.
Premise one: My survival, and that of my immediate family, is paramount.
Premise two: It is reasonable to make efforts to AVOID dangerous confrontations, rather than purely to survive them should they occur.
Premise three: Life is more important than money or climate or proximity to family or, really, anything else.
If you live in a dangerous area, why? Again, this is not an attack. It is a serious question. Moving is NOT that expensive, especially when you consider the the money that many people spend to stay safe in a dangerous place. What keeps you in a place that is not "safe".
I'm posting this in "Tactics and Training" because choice of locality seems like a "tactic" to me.