Reply #274: [Yawn}..another armchair wannabe psychiatrist?

[Blu_Statr]

If you'd bother learning about people who carry (either because they need to on the job, or because they have decided it's the right/smart thing to do) instead of watching so much TV, you wouldn't have embarrassed yourself with this last comment.

The _first_ thing they taught us in "carry-class" is that "a gun never solves a problem, it only makes you a different kind of victim" (as in _probably_ alive). The second thing was that a gun never gets any lighter/easier to carry as the day goes on.

They've actually done some studies (I'd have to go dig them up, it's been about 10-15 years), finding that many gun owners go to the range and practice _more_ than LEOs (Law Enforcement Officers), because for the LEOs, a gun is just another piece of equipment, kind of like a hammer or a computer. For the gun owners, it's a hobby/recreational pastime with potential lifesaving benefits.

If you're that interested, you can probably find the info online for yourself.