Do You Feel Lucky Today?

I find it funny that I run into permit holders that only carry when they're traveling into or through a "bad part of town." My reply to that comments is always, "tell me where that is so I don't accidentally go there." I say this in jest, but my point is serious. If there is a place so bad, so dangerous that you know you'll need a gun, why go there? The best way to win a gun fight is not to get into one in the first place.

I have always been of the mindset that bad things can happen to good people in the best parts of town. That is why I carry a gun everywhere I go. It's the same reason I have water and a first aid kit in all of our vehicles, fire extinguishers, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors throughout the house, and why I am CPR and first aid trained. When something bad happens, I am responsible for my family and myself.

Tactical Response is a highly regarded firearms training school. I found a great quote from the owner, James Yeager, on this subject on the company's forum GetOffTheX.com. I'll paraphrase for language. At the start of the second day of a two day class he asked, "How many of you guys didn't carry your gun to class today." A couple of students raise their hands. "So how many of you guys bought a lottery ticket on the way in." No one raised their hands. "Oh, none of you feel lucky today."

Welcome

Hi, welcome to my little spot on the web.

I've toyed around for quite a while with the idea of setting up a blog (oh, I hate that word) to chronicle my experiences carrying a concealed handgun daily since moving to Arizona nearly three years ago. For better or worse, here it is.

I plan to write posts as if the reader, if there ever are any, are not gun owners or are owners who do not carry. I am not planning on arguing for concealed carry, obviously by exercising the right, I support it. There are many sites on the web that do a much better job than I ever could in articulating the "pro" side of concealed carry. I am looking to show you a personal side of concealed carry.