[Lazamataz]

Whats wrong with taking 17 minutes to get there anyway? Ever try driving in Chicago? Do people expect to be assigned their own personal cops, waiting by the front door?

No. I expect to have access to concealable firearms to protect myself against thugs, muggers, and in the case of my future wife, rapists during the 20 minutes to one hour it will take a police officer to respond.

[Salman]

No. I expect to have access to concealable firearms to protect myself against thugs, muggers, and in the case of my future wife, rapists during the 20 minutes to one hour it will take a police officer to respond.

Doesn't even have to be concealable. In New Mexico, at least when I lived there in the 1980s, concealed carry was illegal for all but LEOs. Albuquerque had "modern" gun control laws. Not as restrictive as Chicago by any means, home or business defense firearms were permitted. But not to carry around.

Outside of Albuquerque you could strap on some six-shooters just like the good old days. But not concealed unless you were a police detective.

Needless to say, nearly all the "gun crimes" in the state were in Albuquerque.

[sistergoldenhair]

I expect to have access to concealable firearms to protect myself against thugs, muggers, and in the case of my future wife, rapists during the 20 minutes to one hour it will take a police officer to respond.

If the husband knew his wife was armed, would he have gone there to harm her?
Bet not.