You Were Near a Gun Today!
My dear fellow shoppers…
You were near a gun today.
And yet you remained safe. And none the wiser.
Because I am a concealed firearm carrier going about my merry business.
I was the woman who helped you get the cart loose from the stack at the grocery store.
I was the one wearing Christmas earrings, who smiled and let you go ahead of me in line.
I was the shopper who dropped a bill in the kettle on my way out of the store.
I was the gal in the cute jacket pumping gas next to you at the convenience store.
All of these happened with a pistol on my hip.
You weren’t afraid were you? Because you didn’t know.
Are you scared now that you do know? If you are, why?
Was I unkind? Was I threatening? Was I scary looking?
I don’t think I was any of those things, because you smiled back at me. You thanked me, and wished me a Merry Christmas.
Why should you be afraid of me (or insult me or denigrate me) because of an object I legally carry with me for my own (and possibly your) defense?
If your child had a seizure in the coffee aisle, I would be there to help you – because I’ve had training.
If your car battery were dead in the parking lot, I would be able to help you with that as well – because I have tools like jumper cables.
And if, God Forbid, we were both barricaded in a mall bathroom to escape a maniac, I would hopefully be able to give us both options for survival – because I have a tool and the training to use it.
Think about that. Don’t judge from ignorance.
Merry Christmas from the lady in the holly berry earrings.
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Sue G.
December 25, 2015 at 12:12 amWonderfully written. I hope more read it than other concealed carriers, because it is true.
If I had written a post like yours, I would comment on the fact I will be 70 in a few months. And I carry concealed.
Rob the Electrician
December 25, 2015 at 11:20 amGLAD to KNOW YOU, Girl in the Cute Jacket! 😀
The world needs more like YOU!
Sue G.
December 27, 2015 at 10:48 pmYour post is so well written, I am referring directly in my blog Create Me 365.
Unknown
December 28, 2015 at 7:50 pmYou go, girl. We're starting a little campaign in my Constitution Study Group (in southern Oregon) to get as many folks as possible carrying.