</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by EClayton08:
<strong>Might I ask as not a gun owner or the age of legally owning a gun, what is the point of carrying it around? I mean, its not like you go around shooting things, is it just for protection or looks or what? Seems to be a little more extra weight to carry around.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">for me, it mainly for looks. when checking out the babes, nothing gets them interested in by flashing some heat...

JUST KIDDING!!!!!

there are 2 kinds of people (besides law enforcement) that carry concealed: criminals and those lucky enough to get the CCW license before the leftist, liberal government stopped it.

lemme add, in kalifornia, only politicians and celebrities can get them. not the regular joe...

as for weight, about a pound, pound and half if you carry 2 spare mags.

as for shooting in self defense, this is the LAST RESORT. in fact, in kalifornia, the states say, you cannot shoot someone who has stole for your house and is running away from you.

make sure you get the laws in your state, and in your city/county, on when to shoot or not. even if you think you might be shooting in self defense, you might be getting into hot water...

for example, in a gun forum, i read where the dude was actually in a shoot-or-be-killed situation. he killed the bad guy, but because it was a white vs minority case, and the local politician was a minority, the DA wasnt even going to bring up charges.

but the the politician forced the DA to charge the guy. even though he was found not guilty, lawyer fees came to around $18 grand...