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Now, I like things that go boom as much as the next guy, but I was sort of wondering about this too. I know that where I live isn't the greatest neighbourhood and I could easily see myself getting into a scrap and having to bloody a lip, but I've never felt so threatened that I'd need to carry a firearm on my person and certainly not as I go about my daily life.
What I'm wondering is where some of you live that you feel the need for such a high level of personal protection? Have any of you actually used your concealed weapon to fend off a mugger or other form of attacker? I'm not being anti-gun here and I'm certainly not going to tell anyone they're not entitled so long as it's in accordance with local law, but I just have trouble understanding the need.
paulskinback - if you shoot him it's unlikely for a shooting match to begin, especially if you shoot him in the back. There's a lot of really painful spots to hit on the back and if you hit the spinal column it could result in paralization or death. Further to that, even if he does return fire odds are against there being more than one or two slugs fired, unless you're both absolutely terrible shots. Guns are designed to incapacitate through injury or death (and don't give me the 'sport' argument, that's not their original intent, even if they've evolved that way) and they do their job remarkably well.
Again, I'm not anti-gun. They certainly have their place. Match shooting and skeet shooting are great pastimes for some people and I'd never suggest that our police forces give up their sidearms. I just don't see the need for your average citizen to carry a weapon as he goes about his daily life.
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