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What a glorious post. Wife & Mom are part of the armed citizenry. I am still weighting on the day the 2nd generation gets past "I know I need to" & does it. Good job PawPaw.

Welcome aboard dh. Good post. Many of us live in the less than desirable neighborhoods, though few in one as rough as you grew up in. We hope your inititative & work ethic to care for your loved ones will also prosper you financially enough to get into a better living area.
Good post KB. Remind me to watch but never shoot against here. Man that would be tough headlines the next day. 16 yr old Annie Oakley imbarrasses all men a ABC Turkey Shoot. Stick you chest out Dad.

A really good place for this I think. I have been thinking of this all week since I got home. For the ladies that are not worried about anything because DH is around. (thank you for the abrev. VP) One of the worries that I do not have while I am recovering from my surgery is, "What am I going to do if the 'thump in the night' is real". My hands are not yet sure, my head is not clear when I awake, & the body will not react in time to defend against the 21ft charge of a slow turttle.
One of the above spoke about living in a less that pristine neighborhood. That is where we are also. The wife has hers very handy & has verified on the range & also on the CHL firing line that she can take care of me now that I cannot take care of myself, let alone her.
In today's society it behoves every one to learn the most distasteful things for when they may be needed.
I love guns & the shooting sports. I have never been much for carrying a defense knife. I have invested the time in my families safety to learn to use one with basic skills of defense.
Ladies this is sure not a "YOU NEED TO LEARN TO SHOOT A GUN" post. It is one that says how much peace of mind I recover in just knowing we are not defenseless.
In any small community you may not be one of the socially "important people" but there are a lot of people that know you. As Pastor for 34 yrs I work w/ hospice & the terminally ill a lot. One thing they told me many yrs ago is that if you have just gotten out of the hospital w/ surgery for anything & especially cancer, the burglar community knows you have pain pills & are unable to resist. Big city home invasion may or may not be an acquaintance of the BGs. In the small town the burgular usually knows whose house he is entering & what he is after.
I sleep well know I am in good hands.
LT

Like KB, no real conversion to the CHL or "on the street personal defense." Always had the house armed. After 9-11 the need to ratchet up the awareness. Here in that yr you could still stay out of trouble by staying away from it & being in at the time you needed to be in. When we travelled I had one.
By '03 here things had really escallated. Glad I found the forum 6 mo after start up. I have been carrying under CHL since right after 9-11.