[QUOTE=usmcj;279311]I didn't author this piece, but I think it to be the best "reason/s to carry" I've ever run across.

1. We can ignore other basics of personal safety. Every permit holder that I know realizes that almost all dangerous situations can be avoided by vigilance, alertness and by simply making wise choices about where one goes and what one does. We don't walk down dark alleys. We lock our cars. We don't get intoxicated in public or hang out around people who do. We park our cars in well lighted spots and don't hang out in bad parts of town where we have no business. A gun is our last resort, not our first ...

This is a well reasoned, thoughtful piece. Thanks for posting it.

because every bit as important as the right to bear, is the responsibility to keep. If it's in my waistband, I know where it is and what it's doing. (NOT getting stolen)

Originally Posted by TheLAGuy

I remember this being touched earlier but I couldn't find the thread.

For the people who carried CCW? Is their a reason that you carry CCW? I mean is it because you feel in threat for one reason or another? Or you just feel more comfortable in case something came your way and you have this readily available, just in case?

Or simply because its your second ammendment right and you figure why not?

Any replies would be appreciated!

I carry because of the JIC reason.

If we could carry here (we can but we need to submit a request to the chief of police and he NEVER approves) it would mostly be because I can. I love the idea of being able to carry, I used to carry my toy guns on my waist as a kid and I'd love to do it now. BUT I do know that it's a scary world out there so having it loaded and ready would be due to the dangers of an imperfect world.