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I have a concealed carry permit too. In a world where a 16 year old can drive a car while texting, law abiding citizens carrying guns and geeks carrying swords are the least of our problems.

As far as risks of legally carrying a weapon, certainly no more than not carrying one. The risk of ending up in jail....well, only if you do something illegal. In the hands of a competent person the gun conveys no risk. In the hands of an incompetent or stupid person, same as anything else with incompetent  stupid people. They are the ones you need to worry about, not inanimate objects.

I don't worry about it, that's why I have house - content insurance

At one time I was one of the best shots in the US Army .After Vietnam I have only owned one deer rifle as I would rather be killed than kill anyone else .

Experiences are different.

I rabbit hunted with an older, skinny Barney Fife looking country fellow for years before noticing a Vietnam pin on his hat. Quiet fellow. He was a friend of my Dad's. He always struck me as kind of wimpy. Maybe a little incompetent. I asked him about the pin. He was an Army sniper.  He would get dropped off by a chopper with a spotter and be in the field for two weeks at a time usually at or behind enemy lines. I replied that it must have been an awful thing. He said not at all. In fact, he loved it and remembers it as an adventure. He said he would do it again if he was able. And that was all he ever said about it.

At first I doubted him but my father and others confirmed it.

Some may see him as heartless or bloodthirsty. But in his life after his service he was quiet and almost meek. Rarely shot at a rabbit. 

It takes different types. I thank God that we had and still have warriors like him. We would be in a bigger mess without them than with them.

I'm a physician and taking a life is the last thing I would ever want to do. I'm also a Christian. But there is nothing about my calling or my religion that dictates that I not defend myself. I also served in the USAF.