sparkman2
Regular Member
I open carry almost everywhere I can, and if I can't I don't go there. I am curious as to how some of you respond to individuals asking you why you carry a firearm. I have been asked a couple of times why and my response always depends on the individual who is asking. I was asked by a mother once why I carry a firearm and I explained to her that as a father and as a husband, I have a duty and responsibility to protect my family and myself from those who wish to do us harm. Another time a friend asked me and I told him that I would rather have one and not need it than need it and not have one.
One time I was told that firearms should only be for LEO and that people should not be able to have firearms. I asked them what gives them the right to say such a thing, and their reply was "I have a right to speak and that is protected by the Constitution!" I smiled and said "that's funny, my right to have a firearm is protected by that very same Constitution...imagine that".
It's funny how all the anti's out there question my right to protect my family and myself, tell me that I shouldn't be allowed to have firearms, and then hide behind the very same Constitution that protects their rights to speak those words to me. Imagine the uproar if a license was required to make a speech, write a book, or go to church.
I was just wondering what some of you have said and to have a better dialogue with those who ask.
One time I was told that firearms should only be for LEO and that people should not be able to have firearms. I asked them what gives them the right to say such a thing, and their reply was "I have a right to speak and that is protected by the Constitution!" I smiled and said "that's funny, my right to have a firearm is protected by that very same Constitution...imagine that".
It's funny how all the anti's out there question my right to protect my family and myself, tell me that I shouldn't be allowed to have firearms, and then hide behind the very same Constitution that protects their rights to speak those words to me. Imagine the uproar if a license was required to make a speech, write a book, or go to church.
I was just wondering what some of you have said and to have a better dialogue with those who ask.
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