There is the other thinking about carrying a gun on watch - should only the criminals be the ones to carry them? They all have guns all the time. And with so many teenagers and now even occasionally school-age children with guns, it becomes a concern. When we ask someone to go out and look for potential criminals in a neighborhood - any neighborhood, is it fair to expect only that person patrolling to be without a gun? What if he should run into a criminal who is planning to or has just robbed and knows he's been seen & pulls his gun out? That's my concern, that the bad guys always have weapons and usually shoot first. I sure don't agree with every citizen walking around with a gun in their pocket or purse either and I'm too scared of guns to carry one but if you are putting yourself out there among where criminals have been robbing, knowing they carry guns, wouldn't you be scared to death to walk around and wonder if you'll fun afoul of one and have no one there to help you in that emergency situation?
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |