My hubby has had one for several years. He has tried to get me to get mine many times. I always said no, maybe later. My main excuse was that it is against Company Policy to carry at work. It is not illegal - they don't have the legal signs posted at all doorways - but it is against their Policy. And as much as I hate my job, I like having a job, so I tend to follow Company Policy. More or less. Plus hubby is almost always armed. And usually with more than one gun. So if it ever actually came down to a Mr and Mrs Smith, our backs against the wall, type situation, he could toss me one of his spares to use. (That's a Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie movie reference by the way.)
I think my real problem with getting a CHL though, was I didn't think I really had it in me to point a loaded gun at someone. That is one of the main Gun Safety Rules: never point a gun at something unless you are planning on shooting it. Right behind: treat every gun as if it is loaded.
I have never been in a crisis situation. I didn't know how I would be. Would I be one of those people who get all helpless and can't do anything but cry? I always liked to think not, but you don't really know. Until you know.
And now I know.
If I feel threatened or someone in my family is threatened I am perfectly capable of pointing a loaded gun at someone. And while I would always hope to not have to actually pull the trigger, I would do it if I had to.
Does that make me a BAD ASS too?
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