Reply #31: I decided to go with pepper spray [View All]

[jafap]

For one thing concealed weapons are not legal in this state. For another thing I could visualize bad scenarios involving guns. I walk alot, which is why I want protection. I constantly have cars full of teenage thugs (not to pick on teenagers. I am so old that even 25 year old thugs look like teenagers to me.) yelling things at me, and I worry that things could get uglier than just a little yelling.
I feel pretty safe in my car since it is a deadlier weapon than a gun. Cars kill more people than guns in this country, without even trying. At home there are things like hammers and golf clubs that you can use for defense. The best defense may be a cell phone, even though I hate them, that way you can call for help and your phone lines cannot be cut.
Of course I am paranoid as well since a paranoid is two "noids" and I am twice as nerdy as most people.