Who says I don’t own firearms? The difference, I believe, is feeling like I cannot be safe without having a gun at all times and under all circumstances. Having a right to self defense is different than irrationally feeling like a gun is the only thing that can keep you safe.

Our country, generally, is a safe environment in which to live, but the fact of the matter is, if you compare countries like England to America, America is STILL orders of magnitude more violent due primarily to the prevalence of handguns.

If you are serious about me taking a CHL class, I’d be more than happy to accept that challenge and I’d be more than happy to have you there while I do it. Are you willing to pay for it?

P.S. Someone with a conceal/carry permit telling me the world is a scary dangerous place is like OJ Simpson telling me some bitches have it coming…

2) The world is more Wild West than you think. Read the news. I have never lived in a ‘bad neighborhood’ but there has been violence near my homes.

3) I believe there already are guns being carried in restaurants & bars – illegally.

4) I believe I have a right to self defense.

5) I believe weakness invites aggression.

6) You may be right about not being able to control a chaotic situation even if you have a gun, but I think that allowing CHL holders to carry in restaurants and bars provides a disincentive for those situations to occur. I don’t know for a fact, but I think that gun stores are probably robbed less during working hours than convenience stores.

7) A CHL holder carrying legally is not ‘demonstrably dangerous behavior.’

8) I challenge you to buy a handgun and take a CHL class for some additional insight.

9) A non firearm owner passing judgment on firearm owners is like a virgin telling people how they should have sex.