"Why I carry a Gun" author unknown
I do not carry a gun because it is comfortable,
carrying a gun is not comfortable;
I carry a gun because it is comforting.
I do not carry a gun because I am afraid;
I carry a gun so I do not have to live in fear.
I do not carry a gun to kill people;
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I do not carry a gun to scare people;
I carry a gun because sometimes this world
can be a scary place.
I do not carry a gun because I am evil;
I carry a gun because I have lived long enough
to see the evil in this world.
I do not carry a gun because I am angry;
I carry a gun so that I do not have to spend the rest
of my life hating myself for not being prepared.
I do not carry a gun to make me
feel like I'm a better man;
I carry a gun because men know how to take
care of themselves and the ones they love.
I do not carry a gun because I love it;
I carry a gun because I love life and the people
who make it meaningful for me.
I do not carry a gun because I hate the government;
I carry a gun because I understand the limitations
of government.
I carry a gun because I know that I alone am responsible for my safety and I have not abdicated that right and responsibility to anyone else.
It is a "fundamental principle of American law that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public protection, to any individual citizen" Warren v District of Columbia 44A.2d a (D.C. Ct of Ap., 1981)
When Seconds count - the police are only minutes away.