The concern about concealed carry has increased among the gun-uncomfortable public since the Trayvon Martin shooting. Everyone seems worried that people with permits to carry concealed weapons are all George Zimmerman types — itching for a fight, having questionable judgment, not obeying directions from a 911 dispatcher, and unconcerned about the legal liability of using a handgun in self-defense.

None of that could be further from the truth.

One-hundred percent of concealed carry permit holders are keenly aware of all the legal and ethical issues involved. It comes as part of the training process they go through to obtain the permit.

Of course, they are all unique individuals and come from all walks of life. But people who carry concealed weapons take their responsibility seriously. Most do not have the “hero” fantasy. Most have read “In the Gravest Extreme” by Massad Ayoob and most carry their weapons carefully and responsibly.

If the permit holder is doing it right, no one else will know he or she is carrying a weapon; it never leaves the holster or its concealment for any reason.

A person carrying a concealed weapon doesn’t brag, show off or brandish it. To do so contradicts the whole idea of concealed carry.

 

     I have to agree with this author. Not everyone who has a concealed weapon wants to use it. In fact I'm sure there are some who would rather not carry a weapon around, but do it as a percaution. They would rather live in a world where we could trust a cmplete stranger with our lives without a second thought. That, unfortunatly, is not the case. Ordinary poeple are afraid of poeple they have never met, because for they know the person walking down the street toward them could be a mugger or murderer. Some people just need that extra sense of security. After all, the old saying goes "There is never a cop around when you need."