On AN Other forum, I once asked a guy who claimed to have'carried' a.45 for over 40 years how often, exactly, he had felt it necessary to draw his weapon. He answered 'Twice.' On further asking, he admitted that he had never had to pull the trigger. Since the thread was about what calibres were suitable for self-defense, and he had been touting the 45 over EVERYTHING else, I admit to prodding him by saying 'So if you never had to pull the trigger, then really a 22 would have been just as effective.' He was not amused. But twice in 40 years - with all the accompanying ammo to buy, practice to do (Oh, wait - that's the fun part - nemmind!) You see where I was going there, anyway. Most of those reports include reported incidents.

They don't include incidents that happened where drawing the weapon ended the situation without firing a shot. As often those type of incidents don't get reported to law enforcement. (people suddenly remembered they needed to be elsewhere when they saw a gun) And they can't include the times where a gun carrier (concealed or otherwise) developed the situational awareness to avoid a location or situation where they might have had to use their weapon. On AN Other forum, I once asked a guy who claimed to have'carried' a.45 for over 40 years how often, exactly, he had felt it necessary to draw his weapon. He answered 'Twice.' On further asking, he admitted that he had never had to pull the trigger. Since the thread was about what calibres were suitable for self-defense, and he had been touting the 45 over EVERYTHING else, I admit to prodding him by saying 'So if you never had to pull the trigger, then really a 22 would have been just as effective.'

He was not amused. But twice in 40 years - with all the accompanying ammo to buy, practice to do (Oh, wait - that's the fun part - nemmind!) You see where I was going there, anyway. Um, and supposing that, in those two 'I really needed my gun' incidents, he wasn't carrying one. Can anyone predict exactly when the pistol is going to be necessary? Of course not. And that is why I carry a pistol 24/7/365.25.

Sail, your crystal ball obviously works much better than mine does. Not only do you know in advance when you are going to need a defensive weapon, but also you know when you won't have to actually shoot. How very convenient! (Of the couple of times when I really needed a pistol, one was right here on this peaceful little island.

The other was in a National Forest in Southern California. Free Download Omron Zen Software Manual here. And, no, I did not know in advance that I'd be needing my gun.). I know this is often heard, but an analogy is, 'I've carried fire insurance for 40 years and never used it.' Should I cancel it and save the money? Of course I plan to renew it for the foreseeable future.

I am comforted knowing I won't lose my most valuable (monetary) asset to fire. Learning and training in personal self defense, and carrying a firearm everywhere it's legal to do so, is the closest I can come to 'insuring' my family's and my safety. I've never had to draw a sidearm in self defense, but there have been several instances where I, or my wife, was comforted knowing I was armed.

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