Bwhahaha! Soooooo I just "happened" upon this thread today (thanks to the new post by Alude) - and I'm NetTech's wife.
I don't care, or mind, that he wants to carry his gun on him all the time and I'm not even against him carrying it. At the time we had this discussion it was an innocent question, I wanted to hear his logic (I'm a very LOGICAL and ANYALYTICAL person). I'm not scared of guns at all (well I have a healthy respect for them let's put it that way), but being around them does not scare me and I love to shoot my gun (which has now been traded in for a Glock 19 that I haven't been able to shoot yet!!!!!). I don't feel unsafe in public, and I don't make a habit of going into places where I feel uncomfortable, but if Shawn wants to carry his huge honkin G23C on his hip the whole time I don't care. It's his choice - oh and I did let him buy that "expensive" holster he desperately had to have! LOL
Hell - I'm going to get my CCW just so I have it in case I ever decide to carry my gun around with me. Most of the time I'm at work or at my house, I'm not carrying it to work for sure and not going to carry it under my jammies around the house either, but there may be times I'll take it with me if I'm going somewhere, I just don't plan on carrying it everywhere. If Shawn wants to - it's all good!
I was a police dispatcher for two separate police departments in my area. I know the world is unsafe and bad things happen to good people in safe places. The town we live in is very small and "nothing ever happens" but just like in every small town it only takes one tragedy to make everyone feel unsafe. Like I said, I'm a logical and analytical person so when Shawn and I were discussing his carrying his gun everywhere I just wanted to hear his logical explanation. I never told him he COULDN'T carry or that I wouldn't go anywhere with him if he did carry.
One of his best friends went shooting with us the other day - he had never shot a gun, but he thoroughly enjoyed it, his wife? Not so much....she almost freaked out about it, although she did shoot, which surprised us all. Now his friend desperately wants to get a gun but she refuses to let him. I like having my gun in the house and accessible in case I need it (I hope I never do!) and sure, having it public could become advantageous at some point in my life.
So carry away baby!