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40FIVER wrote:What if your family isn't with you, what is your excuse then? There are not enough excuses in this world that will cover up pure selfishness and disregard for helping others when you have the power to do so.

Just because a person does not go charging into a situation does not mean they are seflish. I tend to approach life with much skepticism and have learned to believe only a fraction of what I see and even less of what I hear. Sometimes it is better to be a good witness and make contact with the proper authorities.

That said, there are certain rare situations that one has no choice but to dive headlong into the fray (i.e. Luby's in Waco).

My family is always with me. Perhaps not physically, but my actions will direclty impact their lives regardless. Those actions must be weighed against too questions: is this in their best interest and is this the moral/right course of action. Those two questions may come into direct conflict. Which one takes precedence will be determined by the situation.

40FIVER wrote:Those who carry for only selfish reasons (me and mine), have lost that ideal that has made America so great.

I'm one who would disagree with you. In most situations, when I am out and about there are one or more children in tow - the primary reason I carry a sidearm. Me getting shot trying to stop a gas station robbery that does not present a direct threat to their safety does not help them.

That said, if somebody does present a direct threat to "me and mine" then my only purpose for existing at that moment is to stop the threat.