Carolina Self Protection

Hey y'all. Working on Jan-Feb class schedules and will have them up by end of week. Thanks for your patience!

Conceal Carry Class in Mooresville, carolinaselfprotection.com

The number of students allowed in the class will be limited.
Oct. 30th, 8 seats available.
Nov. 7th, only 3 seats available.

If you need the use of our gun, we are happy to accommodate that. There will be a $20 charge to use our gun (this includes the ammunition).
Your instructor for this class is one of the best in the state, she even teaches instructors.
Even if you are an inexperienced shooter, we will have you on target and comfortable on the range.
You must complete a shooting qualification to obtain your class certificate (10 rounds at 3, 5, and 7 yards). This part of the class will take place at our range which is less than 5 minutes from the class location. When you complete the shooting qualification requirement, we will provide you with the class certificate.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call our office 704-237-4487. or carolinaselfprotection.com Thank you so much for your support. Thank you!

7 Reasons Why You Should Consider a Concealed Carry Permit.
Carrying a concealed firearm is a big responsibility. There are countless other reasons why people choose to carry a concealed weapon. I encourage everyone to consider taking advantage of this amazing privilege we have as American citizens. You might just save a life someday! Written by Anna K.

1; It’s your constitutional right. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” It doesn’t get much clearer than that!

2; To protect yourself. We live in an increasingly dangerous world where crime and attacks can happen anywhere. According to a study by criminologist Gary Kleck, PhD, robbery and assault victims who used a gun to resist were less likely to be attacked or injured than those who used any other method of self-protection. A study published in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology found that when someone draws a concealed weapon in self-defense, the criminal retreats 55.5 percent of the time

3; To protect your loved ones. It’s a great feeling knowing that if a dangerous situation arises, you have a way to protect those you care about.

4; To protect others around you. There are countless examples of potential mass shootings that have been stopped by someone carrying a firearm. This Buzzfeed article details 10 such stories. The NRA’s Armed Citizen column includes hundreds of instances where various crimes and attacks have been halted by — you guessed it — armed citizens.

5; It’s better to have a gun and not need it than to need one and not have it. It’s like having insurance: You hope you won’t need it, but if disaster strikes, you’re prepared. According to American Police Beat, the average response time for an emergency call is 10 minutes. When time is of the essence, the police may not be fast enough. Having a concealed handgun could literally save your life.

6; Concealed handguns are proven to deter crime. States that implemented “shall-issue” concealed carry laws reduced murders by 8.5 percent, rapes by 5 percent, aggravated assaults by 7 percent, and robbery by 3 percent, according to an analysis of FBI crime data by economist and political commentator John R. Lott Jr., PhD. Conversely, states with more restrictive concealed-carry laws have gun-related murder rates that are 10 percent higher, according to a 2013 study in Applied Economic Letters.

7; You’ll learn a lot about gun safety and self-defense. You’ll have to go through some pretty extensive training and/or classes in order to apply for your permit. Any questions or hesitations you ever had about guns or gun safety will be answered. You’ll also learn the ins and outs of self-defense. You’ll also learn all about the gun laws of your state. Those around you will also be able to rest assured knowing you have passed the requirements to prove you know how to handle a firearm responsibly. See Less

Review: Smith & Wesson Shield Plus
In retrospect, Smith & Wesson had nobody to blame for the situation but themselves. The company didn’t invent the subcompact, lightweight, single-stack nine, of course. Walther and Beretta had preceded the original Shield to market by a few years with the PPS and the Nano, respectively, and Kahr had more or less created the niche back in the 1990s.

But, when Smith & Wesson launched the original M&P Shield subcompact, single-stack 9 mm back in 2012, it was a breakout success in the market segment. It was advertised heavily, priced aggressively and, in a break from typical industry practice, there were units ready to ship and sell when the pistol was announced. Further, popular holster makers had been provided with samples so that when it hit the ground, it hit it running. No waiting three months for a way to carry your new gun. As a result, it sold like bottled water at a habanero-tasting festival.

G***k followed on the Shield’s heels with its own small, single-stack 9 mm, the G43, and it seemed like pretty soon everyone had one or the other in a belt or pocket holster.

SIG Sauer was a little left out in this surge of subcompact, single-stack 9 mm interest. In the midst of the buying frenzy, the company’s P290, which had been released slightly before the Shield, was something of a sales flop. Since it didn’t have a single-stack sales winner, SIG went and made a whole new category. The P365 was a pistol only a tiny bit larger than the trendy single-stack subcompacts, but with a double-column, 10-round magazine.

Suddenly, the single-stack guns were passé and the market turned on a dime: G***k came out with the 10-shot G43X and Springfield Armory one-upped the competition, literally, with the 11-round Hellcat.

And, where did that leave Smith & Wesson and its genre-defining M&P Shield, now on its M2.0 version? Enter the M&P Shield Plus, with much fanfare, earlier this year.

The test gun arrived in the typical, folded black cardboard box with the silver M&P livery emblazoned on it, and when it was open, it revealed … um … a Shield.

Seriously, other than the “Plus” appended to the rollmark on the slide and the different trigger (more on that later), it looks so like its lower-capacity ancestor that if you handed it to someone on the firing line, their first clue that anything was different would be when the slide didn’t lock back after the eighth bang.

The most remarkable thing about the M&P Shield Plus is its unremarkability.

The slide, for instance, is basically identical to its Shield M2.0 forebear. While not technically part of the Shield M2.0 line, and therefore not having the M2.0 rollmark, it has the same vestigial scalloped grasping grooves on the front end of the slide, on the raised ridge along the lower edge. The radiused shape of these matches the “fish scale” pattern of the seven cocking serrations at the rear of the slide.

The slide has a flat top along the sighting plane and, while night sights are available as a factory option, the test gun shipped with plain, non-luminescent, three-dot irons. Since the sight cuts are standard for the M&P Shield, a world of aftermarket, night-sight options already awaits the Shield Plus buyer. The flat sighting plane is broken only by the top of the chamber hood where it locks into the ejection port, and the dimple of the loaded-chamber-indicator witness hole, which will give a glint of brass if the chamber is loaded (or nickel if you’ve got the good stuff in there).

Length, width, height … in every respect the black Meloni … sorry, “Armornite”-finish, stainless steel slide on the Plus appears identical to its lower-capacity brethren. If there are any external dimensional differences, they’ll need a micrometer to be detectable. They certainly aren’t significant enough to matter in a holster, that’s for sure.

Equally important to holster fit, however, is the size and shape of the frame, and that’s where Smith & Wesson’s engineers really worked their voodoo on the M&P Shield Plus.

At first glance, the frame on the Shield Plus has an unusual sort of satin, semi-gloss finish which is not often found on the typical polymer pistol. This is due to a Cerakote-type finish, apparently, and is probably the most controversial feature about the pistol on the internet. (If the biggest gripe anyone has is whether the company decided to paint the frames or not, I’d take that as a good sign.)

Again, from the tip of the dustcover to somewhere just aft of the trigger guard, the dimensions of the Shield Plus frame appear identical to the low-capacity versions. This is important, especially the shape and width of the trigger guard. See, where leather or nylon holsters can be a little forgiving in fit and rely on either friction or a retention strap to secure the handgun in the holster, newer Kydex rigs use a mechanical lock around the trigger guard.

Basically, the holster is molded tightly around the contours of the trigger guard, allowing it to click in and out of retention. If a company revamps the shape or width of the trigger guard, most of the existing holsters will no longer function. Since the Shield Plus is dimensionally unchanged forward of the grip, it functioned fine in the Hitchhiker holster provided by Dark Star Gear for testing.

The other thing facilitated by the unchanged trigger guard and dustcover dimensions is the use of existing lights and lasers. Since the Shield line is too small to sport any useful rail, companies like Crimson Trace and Streamlight developed their low-light accessories to nestle under the dustcover by clamping on to the front face of the trigger guard. If you want to move up in capacity from a regular Shield and were worried about not being able to use accessories you already own, don’t worry because they’ll port right over to the new gun.

North Carolina Conceal Carry Class - on Schedule now Mooresville, NC for Sept 18, Sept 26 and Oct 3. carolinaselfprotection.com
We would like to help if we can do so safely and without risking the spread of COVID-19.
Our classes in Mooresville will allow each student to be distanced 8-10 feet from one another. This exceeds the current guideline of 6 feet issued by the CDC. The number of students allowed in the class will be limited.
You must complete a shooting qualification to obtain your class certificate (10 rounds at 3, 5, and 7 yards). This part of the class will take place at our range which is less than 5 minutes from the class location. When you complete the shooting qualification requirement, we will provide you with the class certificate.
If you will need the use of our gun, we are happy to accommodate that. There will be a $20 charge to use our gun (this includes the ammunition).
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call our office 704-237-4487. or carolinaselfprotection.com Thank you so much for your support. Stay well.

7 Reasons Why You Should Consider a Concealed Carry Permit.
Carrying a concealed firearm is a big responsibility. There are countless other reasons why people choose to carry a concealed weapon. I encourage everyone to consider taking advantage of this amazing privilege we have as American citizens. You might just save a life someday! Written by Anna K.
1; It’s your constitutional right. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” It doesn’t get much clearer than that!
2; To protect yourself. We live in an increasingly dangerous world where crime and attacks can happen anywhere. According to a study by criminologist Gary Kleck, PhD, robbery and assault victims who used a gun to resist were less likely to be attacked or injured than those who used any other method of self-protection. A study published in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology found that when someone draws a concealed weapon in self-defense, the criminal retreats 55.5 percent of the time
3; To protect your loved ones. It’s a great feeling knowing that if a dangerous situation arises, you have a way to protect those you care about.
4; To protect others around you. There are countless examples of potential mass shootings that have been stopped by someone carrying a firearm. This Buzzfeed article details 10 such stories. The NRA’s Armed Citizen column includes hundreds of instances where various crimes and attacks have been halted by — you guessed it — armed citizens.
5; It’s better to have a gun and not need it than to need one and not have it. It’s like having insurance: You hope you won’t need it, but if disaster strikes, you’re prepared. According to American Police Beat, the average response time for an emergency call is 10 minutes. When time is of the essence, the police may not be fast enough. Having a concealed handgun could literally save your life.
6; Concealed handguns are proven to deter crime. States that implemented “shall-issue” concealed carry laws reduced murders by 8.5 percent, rapes by 5 percent, aggravated assaults by 7 percent, and robbery by 3 percent, according to an analysis of FBI crime data by economist and political commentator John R. Lott Jr., PhD. Conversely, states with more restrictive concealed-carry laws have gun-related murder rates that are 10 percent higher, according to a 2013 study in Applied Economic Letters.
7; You’ll learn a lot about gun safety and self-defense. You’ll have to go through some pretty extensive training and/or classes in order to apply for your permit. Any questions or hesitations you ever had about guns or gun safety will be answered. You’ll also learn the ins and outs of self-defense. You’ll also learn all about the gun laws of your state. Those around you will also be able to rest assured knowing you have passed the requirements to prove you know how to handle a firearm responsibly.See Less

Handgun Training with Your Off hand
Training someone to shoot a defensive handgun is mostly a standardized process. Firearm safety is followed by firearm function, which is then followed by an introduction to the basics of marksmanship. Past that, focus falls on handgun manipulation, presentation and various methods of target engagement. The process requires lots of shooting and we’ve been doing this so long—Gunsight Academy has offered the same entry-level pistol class for 45 years—we take for granted that this is the way. I’ve trained lots of folks following this road map, but with all the new defensive-handgun owners—many of whom cannot afford Gunsight or even less expensive local training—I wondered if the old way was, the only way. I wondered, given the current ammunition shortage, how I might now train myself. Of course, it would be impossible for me to train myself since I already know how to shoot. Right? Maybe not. What if I attempted to learn the defensive handgun with my left hand? I’m right-handed and have done limited shooting with my support (left) hand. I’m not very good at it; heck, I can hardly pick my nose with my left hand. So, with a good understanding of defensive-handgun training, if I attempted to train myself to shoot with my left hand—like it was my primary hand—I might learn some things to help new shooters and maybe even instructors.Forty Five DrillTo begin, I would need a goal. I’ve written about the Forty-Five Drill many times because I think it is a great measure of defensive-handgun skill. It requires you to draw and put five rounds inside a five-inch circle, at five yards, in less than five seconds. My first goal was to be able to perform the Forty-Five Drill to standard. My second was to be able to do this twice on two separate targets, with a reload after the fifth shot, in less than 10 seconds. Though this may sound easy, most who carry a defensive handgun cannot perform either drill to standard on demand.Initially, I planned to conduct these drills with my left hand to establish a baseline as my training advanced. I rigged up and tried some left-hand presentations, but discovered I was not safe enough to attempt this with a loaded handgun. That left dry practice as my only option. So, I designed a dry-practice routine that started with 50 presentations from the holster with a trigger press at the end. This took about 15 minutes, and I was bad at everything dry practice. For dry practice, focus on the complete draw stroke, perfecting each element such as getting a shooting grip in the holster, applying the support hand correctly, disengaging the safety and bringing the gun up to your eyes as it’s extended toward the target. I struggled to get a shooting grip while the gun was in the holster. Forgot to disengage the safety during presentation. Didn’t place my support (right) hand properly or deliver correct grip pressure. And, I found it difficult to acquire the sights quickly. Weirdly, it was nearly impossible for me to engage the safety with my left thumb before holstering; it just didn’t want to work that way. I also found my wedding ring painfully pinched my finger when I was gripping the handgun. shot timer With the delay-start and par-time features, a shot timer becomes a valuable training tool during dry practice. So, I re-evaluated. My new—first—goal was to dry practice until I felt safe enough to work with a loaded gun. After the second session, I also noticed my follow-through was terrible and I was dropping my head to the gun as opposed to raising the gun to my eyes. My draw stroke was improving, but I was still struggling with the safety and finding the sights. Day three I was seeing improvement. I took day four and five off and on day six resumed. The break seemed to help; my draw stroke, safety manipulation and support-hand placement improved. So, I added speed loading to my dry-practice routine. With the handgun extended toward a target, I’d pull it back into my workspace, conduct the reload, push the gun back toward the target and press the trigger only when the sights were right. I did this slowly to commit it to memory. After two more days I’d spent a total of two hours dry-practicing and was becoming confident. But the fun part about shooting guns is shooting guns, and I’d yet to pull a trigger on a live round. I decided on day nine I’d go live. But, immediately prior to live fire, I’d also run through my dry-practice routine, just to be sure I was safe and ready. First, I fired a 10-shot, slow-fire group at 5 yards. It measured 1.07 inches. I then conducted 10 single shots from the holster, aiming every shot at the same spot. My average time was 2.75 seconds and the 10-shot group measured 2.44 inches. Next, I attempted the Forty-Five Drill, twice. I performed better than expected; I had no misses, but times were slow at 6.21 and 5.27 seconds. The double Forty-Five Drill with the reload humbled me; I had no misses, but both attempts took more than 14 seconds. Reloading a handgun is a skill made for dry practice. Use dummy rounds and take your time to perfect the motions. I was doing several things wrong. I was pressing down hard on the safety, which changed the orientation of the gun and slowed sight acquisition. My support hand was not actively involved in the grip and I was still dropping my head to the pistol. I also noticed every trigger press was a separate conscious thought. Instead of letting the sight on the target subconsciously trigger my trigger press, my eyes would see the sight and my brain would think, “OK, now it’s time to think about pressing the trigger.” My eyes were not communicating with the trigger finger on my left hand like they do with the trigger finger on my right hand. I needed more dry practice. Embarrassingly, I had to cut my next dry-practice session short; while practicing reloads I tweaked a muscle in my back. I guess I was using a muscle that does not often get attention. This resulted in another two-day break. When I resumed, I added in a shot timer. Using delay-start and a par time of 1.5 seconds, I attempted to draw from the holster and get a good trigger press on target within that time limit. I used the same settings when practicing reloads. After three days, and three more 15-minute sessions, everything was smoother and I was almost meeting par times. Though it may seem odd, engaging a thumb safety may be difficult for new shooters; it’s a motion our thumbs do not commonly perform. Master this during dry practice • Placement of the support hand is critical to accurate fire and recoil control. This can also be learned very well via dry practice. On day 20 I went live again, but went through a dry-practice session just prior. The 10-shot, slow-fire group measured 1.31 inches and the 10 single shots from the holster delivered a 2.79-inch group, but in an average time of 1.95 seconds. That was a 29 percent improvement. My first run on the Forty-Five Drill produced five hits in 4.74 seconds. The second run was clean and in only 3.81 seconds. I was shocked; I’d only fired 70 rounds with my left hand. I ran the drill twice more to prove my performance was not a fluke; there were no misses, and my average was 4.24 seconds for four attempts. The real test was the double Forty-Five Drill with a reload and I managed no misses and a time of 9.56 seconds. Much to my surprise, I’d achieved my goals with only two boxes of ammo. However, and this is most important part, I’d conducted three hours of dry practice. That works out to almost two minutes of dry practice for every round fired. What did I learn that might help you train or maybe better teach defensive-handgun skills? Conduct at least two minutes of dry practice (triple checking to make sure your pistol is unloaded and conduct the dry practice in a room without any live ammunition present) for every round you plan to fire in an upcoming live-fire session. Start dry-practice repetitions slowly, perfecting action not speed. Focus on little things like establishing a good shooting grip in the holster, properly adding the support hand, bringing the handgun up to the eyes, manipulating the safety and making a good trigger press when the sights are on target. As you become more proficient, try live fire to verify you’re learning. But, always conduct a dry-practice session immediately prior. Also, 50 rounds of live fire is plenty for one session; don’t bang away just to hear the gun go off. As you improve, include a shot timer in dry practice and work on speed and perfection of action. I’d also suggest some upper body stretches; you may find you’ll be using muscles you don’t normally put such stress upon. I also learned what I already knew: dry practice sucks. I had to make myself do it. In addition to that not-so-surprising revelation, I confirmed that dry practice really works. I’ve known this, but often ignored it because, well, dry practice sucks. This exercise reinforced its critical importance in the learning process; I went from unsafe to achieving not-so-easy goals with only 100 rounds and three hours of dry practice. Dry practice is where you can learn more, easier and safer. If you’re not doing a lot of it, you’re a fool. Safety New shooter or old, review and adhere to the four firearm-safety rules. This is just as important with dry practice as with live fire. When conducting dry practice, always do so where you can point the firearm in a safe direction and never conduct dry practice in the presence of live ammunition. It’s also a good idea to use dummy rounds when dry practicing.by RICHARD MANN

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Another reason to like a Hellcat.
Springfield now offers a 15-round magazine compatible with its micro-compact Hellcat pistol, upping the capacity to be on par with many of today's duty-size compact pistols, like the G***k 19. Despite this dramatic capacity increase, the 15-round magazines are only slightly longer than the company's 13-round extended magazines already available.

“This magazine offers Hellcat owners the ability to increase the total capacity of their pistol by two rounds or to carry a larger 15-round mag as a back-up,” says Steve Kramer, vice president of marketing for Springfield Armory. “This increased capacity puts the Hellcat platform even further beyond its competitors and means users can carry with even greater confidence.”

Compared to the company's 13-round extended magazine, the 15-round option extends .28" longer to provide room for two extra rounds. These magazines, available in black and flat dark earth, will be available directly from Springfield Armory as a standalone accessory for Springfield Hellcat pistol owners. The suggested retail price on the magazines is $39.95

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Fierce Home Invasion Ends When Hammer-Swinging Attacker Feels Cold Steel in His Side and Hears Three Blasts

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NASA Photographer Survives Home Invasion, Gets 3 Shots in at Point-Blank Range Before Attacker Can Kill Him A 'good guy with a gun' saved himself and his wife from being killed when a hammer-wielding maniac broke into their home.

Safety Tips For Travelers. by Sheriff Jim Wilson

There's nothing that will ruin your day like being the victim of a robbery or theft, except being the victim of robbery or theft while you are traveling. At least at home you have a familiar support group that can help you deal with the issues and give you assistance until you begin to get your life straightened out again. While traveling, you lack the immediate support of friends and family and you are in a strange location, to boot.

Just as in dealing with personal defense, you need a plan. Here are a few tips that will help you begin to formulate your own personal travel plan.

When staying at hotels and motels, don't leave any of your valuables in your car. This holds true even if your hotel provides valet parking. You should take all of your valuables to your room with you. Some establishments provide small safes in each room, while others have a large safe in the management office. While this is better than just leaving stuff lying around in your room, I really prefer to have my valuables with me at all times.

Take the time to have photo copies made of any valuable documents that you are carrying. A copy of your driver's license and passport will be of assistance to you and the authorities, should the originals be stolen. Do you have the serial numbers of your cameras, fi****ms and other items, written down? If not, taking a few minutes to record them now could save you lots of heartache in the future.

It is also a good idea to create separate stashes of money and credit cards. You might carry some cash and a couple of credit cards in your pocket, while other cash and cards are carried in a different location. If you are traveling with your spouse, or another adult, split the cards and cash between you. Just make sure that none of the locations are such that a pickpocket can easily get to them. The old-fashioned money belt, worn around your waist and under your clothing, is an excellent idea and fairly inexpensive. The largest amount of your cash and credit cards should be stashed in the money belt.

Finally, you should avoid PDA. No, I don't mean public display of affection. I mean Public Display of Affluence. Being in a strange city is not the place to be flashing your diamonds, your Rolex watch or your mink coat. Such conduct will make you a target without your even knowing it. One should dress cleanly and neatly with the idea of fitting in with the other people in your immediate vicinity. The idea is to look nice, but not draw undue attention to yourself.

When traveling, a little prior planning will go a long way towards a successful, enjoyable trip. It is never good to be a victim, especially when you are miles away from home.

10 compelling reasons to conceal carry a gun and be secure during your daily lives.

#1 Deterrence;
One of the reasons why the U.S. has never been invaded by another country is because it’s entire population has the right to protect themselves. Hunters alone make up a significant portion of the population, and then there are concealed carry license holders as well.
In other words: it is well known that the people in the U.S. carry or have guns. Criminals understand this as well and it is a discouraging thought when planning to commit a crime.

#2 The World Is A Dangerous Place;
Many of us don’t want to admit it, but no one should be worried about walking to their car alone at night, or asking a stranger for directions when they’re lost.
Unfortunately, the world isn’t what it used to be and although criminals are aware that a large portion of the population carries a weapon, that makes them much more determined when they have resolved to commit a crime.

#3 To Protect Your Family;
Personally, this is the number one reason why conceal carrying a gun especially as a concealed carry; my family is my greatest and most treasured asset. Carrying a concealed firearm is one of the best ways that I can protect them from all the many unknown dangers in the world we live in.

#4 To Protect Me;
If your a woman, first and foremost, without any other self-defense training other than fi****ms and concealed carry. However, regardless of gender all of us want to come home to our families at the end of the day. Carrying a gun is one of the ways to make that possible.

#5; To Protect Others
Most of us who conceal carry feel obligated to protect the people around us, including our friends, colleagues, and even sometimes strangers. Unfortunately, we may also want to protect ourselves from them as the next reason suggests:

#6; Vigilance
This goes beyond number 6. Just as we feel strongly about protecting our friends, family, and ourselves, we must remain aware. Carrying a firearm has always made me more attentive to my environment and situations around me, especially as my holster is secure with a no-print design. This heightened awareness helps me avoid danger.

#7; 186,873
That’s The Number Of Outstanding Warrants In The United States As Of 2014 According To USA Carry. At any given moment, the stranger next to you at your favorite diner or a patron who walks into your store could be a wanted felon. You should carry a gun to protect yourself and others around you.

#8; Be A Better Boy Scout
Be prepared. We all have heard “it’s better to have it and not need it, rather than need it and not have it.” Concealed carry is not a statement of “I’M LOOKING FOR TROUBLE!” but rather, “I am prepared.”
Whether that means to avoid the dark alley, subdue the thief stealing cash, or those bananas I mentioned earlier, from my store at gunpoint. Which leads to the final reason:

#9; 11 Minutes
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 11 Minutes Is The Average Police Response Time. Unfortunately, police officers know that they are minutes away no matter how awesome and dedicated they are and anyone who has dealt with a life or death situation will tell you that seconds matter.
If you find yourself in a situation where you must wait 11 minutes (maybe even more) for the police to arrive, having your firearm will make that wait seem shorter.
What did you think of this list? Is there another reason that you should conceal carry a gun

#10; It’s Your Civic Right Under The U.S. Constitution
Everyone has heard this one. “We have the right to arm bears!” No-ahem: bear arms. The second amendment protects your right to keep and bear arms as you conceal carry your gun for self-defense against zombies, vampires, and masked-men after your bananas.