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Default New QotD, How do you respond to,"Why do you need to carry a gun?!"?

I answered this one today with, "Because if I had to shoot somebody, I would look pretty damn stupid asking them to wait while I ran home to get it, wouldn't I.".
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1. Because I'm my first line of defense when I can't afford to wait minutes for 911 to respond.

2. Because unlike a cellphone, Roaming doesn't cost extra with a gun.
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"My cannon is too heavy and the ammo is super expensive!"
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"I don't NEED to; I WANT to."

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"Because a cop is to heavy to carry around"
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LOL, Saw this on the board somewhere.

"Because they don't make a holster big enough to carry a LEO around with me"
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Because if I dont, my wife will.. and it's hard to get her to give it back.
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Default Re: New QotD, How do you respond to,"Why do you need to carry a gun?!"?

My girlfriend asked me this when she first found that I was getting my LTCF.

I said "The same reason you wear a seatbelt while driving, not because you are planning on getting in an accident but because you want to be prepared if you do"

Now she has accepted it as a fact and is starting to understand why I do to a point. She wont notice half the time or maybe she does and just knows she cant change my mind. She will hug me and almost always purposely touch the but of the gun to see if I have it on me or not.

I also have said things like "I'd rather have it and never have to use it than need it and not have it"
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I answered this one today with, "Because if I had to shoot somebody, I would look pretty damn stupid asking them to wait while I ran home to get it, wouldn't I.".
Depends upon how far away you live!

Only kidding Headcase.

OP? I carry anytime I am awake. Period.

Why do I need to carry?

Why does anyone need to visit Disneyworld? Why do you need to go to a movie? Eat popcorn?

I may not NEED to carry (I hope I never do). I carry because I WANT to carry.

Oh, and because I CAN.
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