Originally Posted by ratbastid

This is wild.... I'm not pro or anti gun, I don't own one myself, but I don't have anything against them, and there have been times I was very glad to be with trained, competent people who were carrying.

But... really? You think the mall is basically unsafe? You really think there's ANY part of ANY town where you're more likely to be mugged than not to be mugged?

You're aware this is based on anecdotal interpretation of your own, and not borne out by actual crime statistics, right?

I mean, go ahead--if you're trained and safe with your weapon, it's no skin off my back if you're packing 24/7. You bought the piece, you got the license, so God bless. But I hate that you have to live with that cloud of paranoia over your head all the time.

Originally Posted by samcol

While shotguns are great for home defense, they can't protect you very well outside of the house. Having weapons throughout the house ready to go into action is totally overkill (unless you have immediate reason to believe otherwise) IMO. I feel when it comes to weapons having a .22 on your person 90% of the time is more effective than having a .357 mag, or .45 that was left in the car or at home because it was too big/bulky to carry.