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I was raised around guns and have always had guns. My 1999 pick up was the first one I didn't put a gun rack in the back window. I carried a handgun when I traveled or was out at night checking a building or property. Being in a rural area law enforcement never questioned someone being armed as long as they were acting right.

In 2000 I went out on the farm in the farm truck and did not put a rifle in, like I normally do. I came up on someone tresspassing and hunting on the property. I confronted the guy and when I asked for his hunting license, he pointed his shotgun at me and started backing away. That's the only time I have had a gun pointed at me and it was not a good feeling. I retreated to the truck and since it was before a cell phone I had to drive in and call the sheriff's office. He was long gone, by the time they got in the area. After that I never went to the pasture without a gun on me.

When I started hearing the talk Texas having CHL's I decided I would get one as soon as I could. After George Bush signed the bill, I started watching and reading as things got set up.

I do not carry every day, but I like having the option of being able to do so. Never had an occasion I thought I might need to use it, but I have been some places I was glad I had it with me.