| Pami, I don't have much to contribute that Sarge didn't post. I just wanted to thank the women for having this discussion. I've been reading the women's take on firearms as a precursor to teaching my fiancee. She understands that it is something important for her to learn, but I think it will be a good while before she is comfortable carrying, if ever.
Sometimes it is important to have the collisions of understanding, that show how each person's base of understanding and comfort is a little different. I'm of Sarge's mindset and trying to learn to be aware of the danger that assuming someone you are talking to is in the same boat.
I had my permit for a couple months before I carried. The reason was that I had not worked through everything mentally to a point where I thought I should be carrying. I think the same thing does apply to home invasion. If you are not ready to possibly take a life, it is probably better the gun stay in its hidden position and you try to get out of it some other way. The only good outcome of someone not willing to pull the trigger, but pulling a gun, is scaring the person away. Otherwise, the chances are really high that you will lose the gun in the best case, or get shot in the worst case. |