I Concur....

Great post up at the Munchkin Wrangler on why carrying a weapon is a good thing. Most eloquent, indeed.

Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another: reason and force. If you want me to do something for you, you have a choice of either convincing me via argument, or force me to do your bidding under threat of force. Every human interaction falls into one of those two categories, without exception. Reason or force, that's it.

When I carry a gun, I don't do so because I am looking for a fight, but because I'm looking to be left alone. The gun at my side means that I cannot be forced, only persuaded. I don't carry it because I'm afraid, but because it enables me to be unafraid. It doesn't limit the actions of those who would interact with me through reason, only the actions of those who would do so by force. It removes force from the equation...and that's why carrying a gun is a civilized act.

Thus, the only question remaining for those who would chose to interact with you or I through force, as opposed to reason, would be "Is he carrying today?". Reminds me of that line that Dirty Harry posited to the bad guy in a movie...Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya punk?