MSD

As long as there's no foolproof way of preventing the bad guys from getting one to where I am, I want the option of lethal force in self defense as a last resort.

I have a dilemma since I work at a University. I first want to make it clear that I do not carry a weapon or anything that can be construed as a weapon to work because I'm prohibited by school policy and state law.

Schools have consistently been targets of spree shooters because they present a high target density and low chance of being confronted with armed resistance. Additionally, there have been over 40 gang-related shootings or stabbings within one mile of work and the walk to the train station in the past year, with significant gang activity within line-of-sight of that walk.

Several times in the past year, I have encountered individuals or groups of individuals who were clearly up to no good and clearly armed; fortunately, I was alert, aware of my surroundings, and able to quickly plan what I would do if things went bad, and nothing ever happened. Violent crime has a fairly low event occurrence, but as sample size of encounters with people likely to perpetrate violent crime increases, the chance of being a victim of violent crime increases.


Finally, it's not just bringing guns to work it's having one everywhere between work and home.