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My son made me do it...:-)

I have carried for a long time. I never cared whether there was a law for carry or not. I have always figured it was my right based on Aristotelian morals and constitutional grounds. When CHL came around I refused to get one because I didn't (and still don't) like the idea of having to be finger-printed in order to exercise a constitutionally guaranteed freedom. I always figured that if I got some (insert gastro-intestinal metaphor here) cop who wanted to hassle or arrest me; fine, I'd deal with it.

Then my son was born...

My wife works retail hours, so my son and I spend a lot of time together. We run errands, go to parks; I take him the movies, the doctor , etc. I started to wonder...what if I get some guy who wants to arrest me for illegal carry now? What happens to my boy? Does that add to the cahrge? Does he have some sort of CPS record? Well...the consequences were too great. I "folded" and decided to start carrying "legally." I still don't like the fact that the state now has my finger prints. And sometimes I feel that I have fewer rights as a result of my CHL. Furthermore; had I known that the car carry law was just around the corner I probably would not have done it, as most of the time that is the only place I carry.

It is comforting to know that I am "legal," but disheartening to think of the hoops we must jump through in order to gain that legallity.