Yes, when I'm buckling my very young children into their child safety seats.Oldgringo wrote:Regardless of how many guns you may be totin', can you think of anyplace or anytime that you're more vulenerable to evil than when you're stashin' your goodies in your vehicle. Think hard now.
This is why the ban on CHL at any school (not just a university) infuriates me.
I walk out of that pre-school/private kindergarden, this time of year often after dark, and I am completely defenseless, thus my children are completely defenseless. I've tried reaching into the console to get my gun, put it back into my holster without anyone seeing, first thing once I'm outside the school. But I've got a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old. There are other cars in the parking lot coming and going. I can't let go of their hands until they're safely strapped into their seats or run the risk of one of them darting into the parking lot. They know better, we've told them not to, and scolded them severely when they've looked like they're even thinking of running out ito a parking lot. But they're kids, they're curious, they don't always listen, nor remember our warnings. Better to keep one in my arms and the other in a tight grip. Thus I am unarmed until both are strapped in and I'm back in the driver' seat. Picking up my children from the gun-free "safety" of their school is hands down the most dangerous and vulnerable part of my day.
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