I was going to ask is this satire.
My CCW piece has never been drawn except to practice. And I’ve been a CCW carrier for about 20 yrs. When my great grands visit, or the youngest grands, it is locked in the gun safe and the key is put where they can’t get to it the day before they come.
Killings have actually dropped in states that have decent CCW laws.
> A new study shows that this might be closer to the truth than most Americans realize. Conducted by the Crime Prevention Research Center, the study found that while murder rates have fallen since the election of President Barack Obama in 2008, the number of concealed carry permits has actually gone up
Well the way the Obama Crime Sydnicate tells it white men are running around all over the place looking for innocent black people to kill and we need our guns taken away. The irony is rich.
I was at the range yesterday practicing. (admittedly, boy did it appear I needed it) The day before several friends and one of my kids wanted to see the new Terminator movie. Yes, I was CCing in the theater. No, I no longer care if a place is posted "gun free" or not. That's why it's called "concealed" carry. In my State such signs carry no legal force. I've decided that my safety and that of my friends and loved ones, even just my fellow citizens - all are more important to me than the risk of embarrassment at being asked to leave, even banned from any establishment.
So I carry, period. If someone doesn't like it that's just too {expletive} bad. My safety trumps their irrational, unfounded, ignorant fears. I'm an engineer, I understand probabilities. I'm aware of the many comparisons to bear attacks, lighting strikes etc. I realize I will almost certainly never need to draw my weapon other than on the practice range. Many anti-gun people would try to characterize my preparedness as irrational "fears" for my personal security. I look at the big picture. My carrying probably will never make a difference. However, our carrying (as a society, non-criminals) does make a difference. All those violent, even deadly criminal attacks are happening to someone. If we as a society increase the percentage of people prepared to defend themselves, then violent crimes (as the study shows) are decreased.
So will my carrying make a difference to me and my loved ones? Probably not. But I'm helping make society just a little bit safer by being part of that percentage. And you just never know, I could end up being one of the people that makes a very direct contribution to the safety of society.