When I lived in CA I just carried anyway...figured with the crowded jails/clean record/first offense it’d get plead down to a misdemeanor anyway if I got caught. Always drove the speed limit and made sure all my lights worked...no cracked windshield and the like.
I never have. In recent years, it’s become more of an issue with me. As I get ready to enter my 70s, I’m not as inclined to mix it up and take my chances like I used to be prepared to do.
When I go out, it isn’t to commit a crime. It isn’t to harm anyone. It’s to enjoy life.
As such, I try to get along with others and let them enjoy life too.
I try to stay within the laws even if I disagree with them.
I’m not willing to die for it.