Does Carrying Actually Make You Safer?

By Kelly Pidgeon

When people I’ve known for a long time find out that I carry a firearm and that I’m now training people in concealed carry, they are often really shocked. Although I grew up in an area, where guns and bows have been a natural part of life, I hadn’t considered handguns as something I wanted to own. Even into my 20’s, I wasn’t thrilled with my husband having a rifle and shotgun in the house. I just didn’t think it was safe. Why? At this point in my life I couldn’t really tell you for sure. I think it was due mostly to fear of the unknown. I think in the back of my mind I dismissed guns as being all about testosterone. Guns were a man’s world. They certainly were not going to keep me safe, and carrying a gun never really crossed my mind back then.

Ok, so I changed. I didn’t really have some traumatic moment that changed me as so many women have had. My change of heart came from a logical conversation with my local sheriff who convinced me that I should learn to carry. It was that simple. Once I fired that first shot, …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation