very, Very, VERY Well said
I never understood how people that have never done something, never had to and have no experience with (whatever the subject may be) seem to know everything there is to know about the subject..., what you can do, what you can not do, what will work, what will not work, etc, etc, etc.,
But on the other hand, the person that does have experience, training, knowledge etc. on (said subject) and uses it on a daily basis seems to know nothing about it and only arm chair warriors have an answer and it can only work one way or not at all.
You have to remember, 12 months out of the year I wore a custom Colt 45ACP and 2 extra magazines, a 38sp and a 5 shot 22 Naa mini revolver. 3 guns, 2 extra mags and only needed a pair of pants, long or short, a T-shirt and a button down shirt that was for the most of the time left open (unless it was very windy at the time and this was with technology of 20 - 25 years ago. There is a lot nicer, easier to hide holsters now than there was back then.
No one ever saw a gun, an outline of a gun or even had any idea I had a gun (much less 3 + 2 extra mags.)
Why so much?
The same reason I have a fire extinguisher and fire alarm in almost every room. It is ONLY a piece of emergency equipment.
You hope you never need it. You hope you never have to use it..., HOWEVER- "if" you do "need" it, it is there. It is ready to be used. It is all bigger and more than "needed"..., However, I would much rather have extra equipment that I did not need and did not have to use than to need it and not only not have it, but know you "could have" used what you have and it is somewhere else, like in a safe, under a pillow, etc because it was "too hot" or "too cold" or "too heavy" or "today everything feels good".
It is an emergency piece of equipment, the fire extinguisher, the fire alarm, the gun, holster and ammo.
They may sit as long as you live, in one place, never used, so would it be a waste of money or is it more like insurance, buying yourself piece of mind?
Would it be better to have something and not need it than to need it and not have it? I prefer to go the way of safe, prepared, ready than to be on the list of "let's just hope for the best".
Today, how the world is, you can not..., I say again, YOU CAN NOT be "Too" prepared.
If you do not ever need "something- whatever it may be, but you have it "if needed", you are prepared. But as soon as you need it and do not have it, who will be the one to pay the consequences?
You? Your wife? Mother? Kids? Best friend? Neighbor? People standing around?
IMO..., again, it is "MY Opinion" (and everyone can have their own, they can have a different one, the same one or something totally different). When the "you know what" hits the fan, I would like to be as prepared as I can and if it means I have to carry a whole extra 2 or 3 pounds, well, to me it is worth it to be "prepared" (I also have a lighter, matches, water, band aids and just a whole lot of stuff I hope I will never need or use, but today's statistic proves that most of us are going to need some type of emergency equipment and some emergency help..., but who? ..., and what will they need? ..., when will it be needed?
My last thought- Is it not better to be prepared and not need it than to need and not have (especially when you think a million times- AFTER the fact "I wish I would have...," (whatever it is).
Being ready and being prepared is not paranoia, today, it is a fact of life and just a matter of time.
