[Dean]

Originally Posted by SSG

I shoot three times a week +,

carrying a gun is uncomfortable, a helluva responsibility in a place with little to no violent crime, don't need to.

Guns aremt the only options for self defense..it's really a last resort, not a first resort...

No. Your last resort is unarmed self defense if you lose your gun. As we've seen in many of these posts, having a firearm quite often means that you don't have to fight.