Quote Originally Posted by Times Roman View Post
that makes sense. the people I know who carry are comfortable with it. And they are comfortable with it as they have the training to back it up. There are other people not comfortable with it mentioned above, and that's cool. they don't have to carry. not everyone does. But we need enough people trained and carrying so that the bad guy won't know who is and who is not carrying. And if they are unsure, then maybe they will not commit the crime.

I think a good number (something I pulled out of my hat) would be in the 5 to 10 percent range who carry. In a crowd, that is a significant number, enough to take out a small handful of guys with bad manners and ill intentions, harming others.

You know, in fact, I DON'T want everyone to carry. If someone is afraid of the weapon, then they should not carry.

Funny thing. I don't know if it's true today, but it was true when I was in the military 30 years ago. In Switzerland, the government actually issues weapons to ALL citizens, and you are expected to train and defend your country. it is a militia based society, and with all the guns, at least when I traveled there, was a very peaceful society.
there has to be a better solution to the problem the 5-10% of the population being armed to protect us from each other. That is a sad society.