OC'ed at (inlaws) family reunion
My wife's family had a reunion up Cedar Canyon this week and I OC'ed most of 4 days. Got a few "Why do you carry?" but more "What are you carrying" by people who mostly knew what a Sig P229 in .40 S&W meant. Never got to talk to the guy in the "Double Tap Ammunition" shirt, but one retired cop started giving me some free training.
There were a couple of times where I only got to say " Because a cop is too heavy" but couldn't have a better discussion because of other constraints. So I wrote up my own personal Why I Carry page specifically for people who know me. Any comments would be appreciated.
I don't want to manually re-create the links from html (and some of the links are really important), so following the link above is better than this pasted text-only version.
My wife's family had a reunion up Cedar Canyon this week and I OC'ed most of 4 days. Got a few "Why do you carry?" but more "What are you carrying" by people who mostly knew what a Sig P229 in .40 S&W meant. Never got to talk to the guy in the "Double Tap Ammunition" shirt, but one retired cop started giving me some free training.
There were a couple of times where I only got to say " Because a cop is too heavy" but couldn't have a better discussion because of other constraints. So I wrote up my own personal Why I Carry page specifically for people who know me. Any comments would be appreciated.
When I am openly (not concealed) carrying my handgun I am occasionally asked why I do that. My usual response (thanks to Kathy Jackson) is "Because a cop is too heavy."
While I think that sums up my defensive carry pretty well, here's a slightly longer answer to that question.
1. A prophet of God has said that it's my responsibility to protect my family. Carrying a defensive weapon is one part of trying to follow that admonition. I love my wife and children. I don't want to ever regret not being prepared to defend them.
2. I believe that defending my family is a social obligation as well as a religious obligation.
3. I want more law-abiding citizens to carry because it deters crime. This is especially important for women (I have 3 daughters).
And some miscellaneous thoughts on this subject:
* "The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good" -- George Washington
* "An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -- Col. Jeff Cooper
* "I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand." -- Susan B. Anthony
* "Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest." -- Mohandas Gandhi
* Gun Facts
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I don't carry a gun to kill people. I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I don't carry a gun to scare people. I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.
I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid. I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.
I don't carry a gun because I'm evil. I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.
I don't carry a gun because I hate the government. I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.
I don't carry a gun because I'm angry. I carry a gun so thatI don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone. I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy. I carry a gun because, when I die and go to Heaven, I want to be a cowboy.
I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man. I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.
I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate. I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
I don't carry a gun because I love it. I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.
-- anonymous
I don't want to manually re-create the links from html (and some of the links are really important), so following the link above is better than this pasted text-only version.