SewTexas wrote:first off....most of these comments are going to get her off your back alright...and straight onto the couch. I take it you love her? and you want to protect her? and you feel that protecting her is probably one of your primary responsibilities? and you would die for her? so tell her that! then mention the church shooting, and various other crimes.
Please, don't do the whole "it's my right and darn it all you're not going to stop me" rant....'cause guess where that's going to land you?....
I carry everywhere it's legal to do so. My reasoning is that if I chose not to carry and something happened, I would spend the rest of my life kicking myself and wondering if there could have been a different outcome. Tell her you couldn't live with yourself if something happened to her or the kids that you might have been able to prevent. Carrying is my default mode. If I'm not carrying, I made a conscious decision not to. I don't ever want to second guess having made that decision.
I live in a safe area. Always have. I think the only crime I've ever been victim to was someone trying to steal my car out of the parking garage when I was in college. No one's ever hurt me or threatened me or anything like that. I have no reason to be worried, and I'm not. Doesn't stop me from carrying. It's just insurance.
I've also had some reminders that crime doesn't always limit itself to stupid things/stupid people/stupid places. Those things all increase your odds of encountering crime, but avoiding them doesn't guarantee you'll get off. In 2006, a lady from my church was shot in a random carjacking. She was in a safe area of town, middle of the day, doing nothing wrong. It was a miracle she didn't die. A few years ago she led a women's Bible study at the church and she shared her story during one of the meetings. Hearing it from her perspective really got me thinking about the possibility of something happening to me -- and I'd have my kids in the car and what would I do? I'm not saying everything would have been fine if she'd been carrying, but I figure anything that opens up my options is good. If you think it would do your wife any good, and you don't mind that it's part of a Bible study lesson, here it is: http://womensmediaplayer.hcbc.com/sermo ... stuff-1359" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It starts about four minutes in, and she's a fun speaker.