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"There's a reason that no cops, feds, military folks, or serious gunfighter types carry revolvers anymore. To be brutally honest, people that sit behind their key boards trying to convince other people that revolvers are somehow a better choice than a quality high cap semi-auto are dumba**es."

CCW is different from being a cop or soldier. CCW is not supposed to be about being a "serious gunfighter type". CCW is not about clearing buildings or taking the offense against bank robbers.

If a gang rushes you, then the survivors will get your gun with ammo still in it. But the one time I needed to pull a gun, they didn't do the math: "8 - 2 = 6" - because no one wanted to be #1 or #2. On that day, I had a 22 LR. And no one thought a 22 was too small to worry about.

Guns do not PROTECT you. No matter how many bullets you have and how big they are, if you trade shots, you may still die. As the FBI points out, shooting someone in the heart with a 44 magnum will not prevent them from emptying their Glock into you.

The biggest myth about guns and self defense is that guns shield the carrier. People want to believe they will protect them, but all they can do is raise the cost of an attack. If the attacker is willing to pay the price - the Miami shootout, or some terrorists - then no handgun will prevent them from attacking for the next 10-20 seconds. A CNS hit probably will, but those depend more on luck than skill.

When carrying, you don't have the right to pull a gun unless there is significant danger. A gun may persuade an attacker(s) it isn't worth pursuing, and you may get lucky and hit the CNS, but they don't prevent you from being shot. Or stabbed.

If multiple attackers decide to attack in spite of a gun, you won't have time to shoot more than a couple. But very few gangbangers want to rush someone who is able to shoot back.

Bottom line? Lots of people live to old age without ever needing to CCW. It isn't just luck. It includes avoiding places that are dangerous, keeping your eyes open, listening when your gut tells you something is wrong, etc. A lot of us still go "naked" because work takes us places where carrying is illegal and where there are searches.

If I was going somewhere that I believed I needed a Glock 20 with 10mm ammo...I wouldn't go. I sometimes carry a bigger gun - 686 or Beretta 92 - but that happens when my dress allows me to conceal those guns. I've often carried just a Beretta Pico. And I'm often not carrying at all.

I don't tell ANYONE what to carry. I don't give a rat's rear end what you or anyone else carries. Carry a shotgun if you wish. I don't care. But you are not God Almighty and you don't get to tell total strangers what they must do. Nor do you have the right to attack others for sharing what works for them & why.