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I've been using the seatbelt example for years. Then I remind them that cars won't pass a state inspection without them. Manufacterers can't sell a car without them. Airbags add several thousand dollars to the cost of a car and the huge majority will never be used.

Next I ask if and why they lock their doors.

If I KNEW that I would be in a wreck that day I would stay home. I certainly wouldn't drive to the spot where the wreck takes place.

If I KNEW that I was to be the victim of a home invasion, I'm not really sure what I would do. But it could involve anything from staying away that day (probably not), to getting better door locks, to pre-digging a couple holes in back of the garage. Most certainly it would mean getting my family out of the house first.

With family, (Mom) I simply explain that I live in Houston and there are places I'm required to go that can be just plain dangerous. That always gets a knowing look of approval. I never explain that those places include the CVS that is next door, or to church, or to the nearby Krogers or even traveling to my hometown.

Since very few people know I carry a gun, I rarely get questioned. But it's wise to have the answer ready.