Out of touch. I had no idea. I was telling my friend from High School about the guys carrying guns. She says: "Kevin, I carry one all the time. We have five pistols in the house." I never knew. She says it is for Self Defense. Then I remember my neighbor from across the street, and he and his wife always carry a gun on their Motorcycle rides. My HS friend is seventy. My old neighbor and his wife are late fifties. At Lowes I met a dapper man in his early sixties. He was carrying two pistols on him "Open Carry." And I got into a chat with him mostly about his Bikes, as he does all the work on them himself. And then my other buddy wrote me and brought up the second amendment and HE carries a gun too.
He told me you just can't carry a gun in Public Buildings and Parks. So it turns out, I was much ado about nothing.
When I told one of my other friends (who grew up with guns in the house all the time) he said that he saw a lecture on YouTube for which gun is best for Home Security. He made me laugh when he said he uses a 12 gauge shotgun, because if you are in the same room as him, and he pulls the trigger...you go away. I bet you do.
So it turns out I over reacted. Apparently more people have guns than I thought. And one of the Single Mom's near us carries a thing that looks like a giant arrowhead. She said it is for stabbing an attacker. And she took a "self defense gun course " a few years back. But she can't afford a gun, but learned how to handle one ...just in case.
So it appears I am out of touch. Nobody in my family owns a gun, or keeps one in the house. So I reacted in shock to something I now know is very common. Most of the people I talked to today, had guns for Home Security, or if they were female, for protection period. And that I found sad. The guys who had more than a pistol, all brought up the Second Amendment. And they told me that I should check and see how many of our elected officials carry guns...and get caught in airports and such. From both sides of the aisle.
I guess I just didn't realize how many folks have guns. I was truly out of touch. So now, I am scared of just about everybody. LOL I remember posting about that Gun Collector when we ate at Fat Andy's, for some reason, he didn't scare me, and he and his nephew both had guns.
So I guess it all goes back to me being out of touch. But you all know how badly I suck with a pistol. So you are all safe from me.