When the possibility of concealed carry grew in Ohio, I was interested, but only casually. In the age that I grew up (mostly in the 80s), only cops and bad guys had guns on them. I've been a dedicated hobbyist shooter since I was a teenager and I'd burned a HEAP of time, energy and money on guns and shooting, but concealed carry didn't seem "normal" to me because of the political climate surrounding my formative years.
It's funny how that works on your brain when you aren't paying attention.
When concealed carry went in to effect in Ohio, the law, as written, was horrendous. There were a couple major points that turned my stomach. One was that you could carry concealed legally (with the license) but you could NOT conceal in your vehicle. (Sound STUPID? It is.) You basically had to make your carry gun visible when inside your car. And worse, for me, was that there was no vehicle distinction for a motorcycle. So to be legal, I'd have to open carry on my motorcycle. Concealed carry in Ohio, at first, was fraught with pitfalls.
Perhaps worse? Many of the liberal-leaning newspaper outlets were scared of "blood running in the streets" and "old west shoot outs over parking spaces..." and they were VERY much against any form of legal concealed carry. And with journalist credentials, public records can be accessed and they could find *ANY* new licensee. So some newspapers threatened (and IIRC, executed!) a plan to PUBLISH names and addresses of anyone who applied for and received a concealed carry license.
So I just forgot about the idea of carrying concealed.
Fast forward a few years and after MANY revisions of the law in Ohio, we've shaped things to be FAR better. And as concealed carry has swept the nation, it's not quite as "new and shocking" and though the mainstream media still loathes us generally, they don't seem to threaten us with such action these days.
I got my license in 2008. At first, I got it because it seemed like a nice option whenever I chose to carry. But it didn't take me long to figure out that all I was doing was trying to "guess" at when I might need it. Like strapping on the seatbelt only 5% of the time I got in to the car, or considering purchasing car insurance early in a month while trying to guess whether or not I might have a wreck upcoming.
Once, when I was younger, I really, very much needed a loaded gun and I didn't have one. I became a victim.
The idea that I have the right to legally carry and I own the hardware to do so and I'm proficient in all facets of the concealed carry lifestyle, it only make sense to carry all of the time.
As was said, I keep fire extinguishers in the basement, kitchen and garage. For dead sure certain, I don't have these because I expect to have a fire. If I expected to have a fire, I would MOVE because frankly, I don't want a fire. Don't wanna lose all my stuff or maybe burn to death. If I thought I'd have a fire, I would address that immediate problem.
Instead, I keep these fire extinguishers handy in case I happen to have a fire.