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Liberty wrote:

surprise_i'm_armed wrote:Count me in as a 24/7 carrier anywhere I am, unless it's a 30.06 site.

I can't fathom how someone can feel it's important enough to get a CHL and a gun in order to thwart evil,
but then they leave the gun at home most of the time because they don't think they'll need it.

I didn't intend on carrying much when I first got my CHL. I wanted to have a handgun, I wanted to have one with me in times of civil disorder and disruption (I just went through the massive Rita evacuation), and I wanted to be able to freely transport it it to the range.
I didn't understand the laws very well so it wasn't real clear on when I could or couldn't carry. So I took the class, found a lot of people do carry, logged onto here, and learned about the techniques and equipment that makes concealed carry easier.

Today I do carry pretty much 24/7, I don't do so out of a feeling of a need to protect myself, I survived 50 years without always having a handgun on me. I carry because I have a right too, and I can. I feel that our world is a safer place if more of us are carrying and that I am doing my part in convincing badguys that a lot of us are packing. and that being a bad guy might be more dangerous than making an honest living.