Originally Posted by pallen

To me a gun is more likely to cause more trouble than it can alleviate. I know of a guy in prison right now (a friend of some friends - don't know him personally) who was getting beat, pulled out his gun and killed a guy. Without the gun, he would have had some stitches, maybe a black eye or broken rib. A zealous prosecutor spun and the jury bought it. Now self-defense is 15yrs in prison for him. I'm all for having the right to do so, but that's something to think about before you decide to carry. Its complicated.