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I am 53, and have had a Browning Hi Power since 1990. My friends parents were doctors and lawyers who worked in South Dallas, Oak Cliff and carried a pistol to work everyday. It was just a way of life in the city. They never talked about how bad crime was or how they had to patch up someone from a gun shot. We talked about football, baseball and making something out yourself. Growing up, we just assumed this was away protect ourselves.

Oh! We have seen and been around a number of bad incidents. Wife witnessed a person shot in the head at a Church's Chicken, 2 months ago wife was at Kroger and the inside bank was robbed, went to the movies around 1995; three guys came in with guns looking for someone. I kept my cool, got the wife and kid out the door by the screen. The worse was the riots after the first Dallas Cowboy Super Bowl win. I had to file court papers at the Dallas District court house and walk through the violence. I always carried my gun to the office, because most of the lawyers had one in their desk. That evening, I walked a number of secretaries to their car because they felt uncomfortable. It was one of saddest days of my life, seeing the ugly nature of people.

I have been shooting since I was 10 ( learned to hunted duck, quail and dove around Graham, Texas), now I enjoy target shooting with my wife and daughters.

In 2015, the wife and I decided to be legal. What brought us is being responsible Americans and a date days at the range.