Why I Carry A Gun

I don’t carry a gun… to kill people.
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

I don’t carry a gun to scare people.
I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.

I don’t carry a gun because I’m paranoid.
I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.

I don’t carry a gun because I’m evil.
I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.

I don’t carry a gun because I hate the government.
I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.

I don’t carry a gun because I’m angry.
I carry a gun so that I don’t have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

I don’t carry a gun because I want to shoot someone.
I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.

I don’t carry a gun because I’m a cowboy.
I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a cowboy.

I don’t carry a gun to make me feel like a man.
I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

I don’t carry a gun because I feel inadequate.
I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

I don’t carry a gun because I love it.
I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.


Anonymous

old..

old..

o, rly?

old..

...but still relevant.

been posted before, but i still enjoy reading it

"I carry a gun because I'm too old to take a beating and too young to die."

I DON'T carry a gun because my country does'nt allow it, my love for abiding the law so as not to decend to the level of a criminal is the only thing stopping me.

umm, guns arent banned in australia.

I know, I own several, but there are laws against concealed carry.

nice.

Guns are the #2 cause of all gun-related accidents.

abiding by a law one knows to be wrong is criminal - you're the scumbag here. the idea that criminality is a abstraction that people that have power determine is disgusting. you make me sick. if you had said, 'while i know it to be wrong, the consequences of exercising my natural right as a human to arm myself as i deem appropriate are too great for me to consider doing so", i would at least not consider you a piece of shit. if the law said you had to turn in a family member for execution if they were caught with a book, would you still do it so you wouldn't have to be a 'criminal', since you love the law so much.

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Fuck you danzig you fucking cock sucker. I carry a gun when I am at work, overseas, in service of my country. So fucking what if I abide by the law and don't carry a gun around with me. Do you think all those fucking jungle bunny nigger piece of shit gangsters are "excercising their natural rights", or are they just dumb fuck scumbags who pop eachother with POS .25's all the fucking time?!

yes, i do think they are exercising their natural right to being armed. they have their reasons for shooting each other. you don't have any right to tell them how they should arm themselves.

so fucking what if you abide by the law? because the law is evil, and you still consider it criminal to break it. that means that you have a bent mind. it's disturbing, frankly, that you would even begin to consider thinking of a person as a criminal for breaking a law that was made by criminals, for the purpose of organized crime.

i'll ask again, if the law said you had to turn in a family member for execution if they were caught with a book, would you? it's the law, after all.

No I wouldn't, thankfully (though some may argue) I dont live in a country that oppressive. Believe me, I would carry a gun, but getting caught here has massive ramifications for not just me, but my family (I won't go into detail but it would not look good in the press) So not only following the letter of the law, but also protecting my family from the ramifications of me getting caught with a concealed weapon.

NB: I would rather protect my family legaly concealed carry, hence I'll probably emmigrate to USA or Yemmen.

so why would you not say this in your first post? this is exactly what i said would be acceptable in my first post.

Do you think all those fucking jungle bunny nigger piece of shit gangsters are "excercising their natural rights", or are they just dumb fuck scumbags who pop eachother with POS .25's all the fucking time?!

I deal with them every day. I carry, no matter what the law dictates.

I carry a gun because...

It would be a shame to leave such a fine firearm home unattended.

I don't carry a gun because my government won't let me :(

If Concealed Carry was banned for all of the United States TOMORROW, I'd still carry my gun, because the preservation of MY life and the lives of those I care for is INFINATELY more important than any law or regulation.

If you are NOT carrying because you're in a no-carry state or country, you may as well bend over and hold your cheeks open now. You are allowing words on a piece of paper to stop you from saving your own ass. Its absurd!!

Except the states is a lot more forgiving towards "oh, he's got a gun".

Here all the bitches would start screaming, and even if I shot a bunch of armed bank robbers, I'd still get in more trouble then if I did nothing.

I still have guns for home defense, I guess that's enough.

Except the states is a lot more forgiving towards "oh, he's got a gun".

Lol. Not really. Almost any non-gun-owning American would be horrified if you informed them you were carrying. That's why it's usually concealed carry.

Pretty lame. I can imagine whoever wrote that crying in his bed, kissing his gun and whispering sweet nothings.

You troll, and you're not good at it, please die a horrible death. Thanks.:)

Wait, you dont?

There is are just a couple of problems with that post.

You won't get into heaven.

A one versus three gun fight won't give you an upperhand.

It's all gay.

Why wont the OP go to heaven? A gun is simply a mechanical device, it is not inherently good or evil, it simply is there. last time I checked, more people in this country die from car accidents then guns, but nobody (except angry hippies) this we should get rid of all cars. I carry a gun all the time and I haven't shot anyone.

Also, it never said the 3 enemies had guns. and even if they did, I'd rather have have a chance than no chance.

You're gay!

Why wont the OP go to heaven? A gun is simply a mechanical device, it is not inherently good or evil, it simply is there. last time I checked, more people in this country die from car accidents then guns, but nobody (except angry hippies) this we should get rid of all cars. I carry a gun all the time and I haven't shot anyone.

Also, it never said the 3 enemies had guns. and even if they did, I'd rather have have a chance than no chance.

Heaven doesn't exist.

It's great that we have some people to follow the law. People who violate other peoples rights deserve to be punished. Fair and square.

For some, carrying a gun might be necessary.

You're gay!

In which context?

In which context?

idk, why dont you come over here and find out!

Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. alot of times just your possession of the weapon to a criminal trying something will scare them away. Gotta carry it everywhere all the time cause the time you leave that thing at home is when shit goes down, especially the way things are these days.

It feels weird when I am not carrying a concealed firearm(s).

Such as when I go in to prohibited places (per florida state law),

Schools.
Courthouses.
etc.

Feels weird not having it on me -- even for a short period of time.