sradek
Redbird!!
Self defense. LEOs are there to give out awards, but never there when they are really needed in a situation.+1, what Ari said, but...
Being a former card carrying member of the NRA and having owned many a hunting gun and sport shooter, I have never felt a need to pack iron in the car or on the bikes (course, it would be handy to waste the errant Barbie Doll out in the Nevada wasteland, I suppose) and I've been in some really fun places, like Compton, East LA, South Central and Beverly Hills.
Why is it that you find it neccessary to carry? No bust or dig, just curious. :dntknw: