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Glock 23 wrote:when people ask me why? I say " have you ever had a stranger point a loaded gun at your face?"
when they say "no, have you?"
I reply "no, but Im a little more prepared for the day when it happens"

Like my signature says:

"The gun is not the answer to all of your personal protection problems, but when you need a gun, you really need a gun."

Several close friends I grew up with in NY became LEOs and they always carried. Many times they made me carry when we went to certain areas of the city (Buffalo). I was always around guns via hunting and target shooting so it was a logical (and legal) next step. I've had a permit for carrying in 3 states now (NY TX NH). New Hampshire was the easiest and least strict.