Why carry

Recently, one of my posts generated a good discussion of why some of us here in the United States carry a concealed weapon. Here is a first-person account of how a law-abiding citizen carrying a gun prevented a crime simply by drawing his weapon.

I handed Little Darling her bag and took her hand as we began to negotiate the maze of parked automobiles. I glanced back and saw that the two young men had spread apart, one on either side of us and to the rear. That is when I felt it. They had matched my stride and were circling me. Like an antelope, I knew I was being stalked by jackals, only I did not know why. Time was accelerating at head pounding speed, and Little Darling, blissfully unaware, was along for the ride.