Bullshit. You carry it every day in hopes that you will find a chance to use it. A sneeze guard is actually used regularly.
Sneeze guards are wiped regularly throughout the day. That still has nothing to do with a coward who wants to have a gun 24/7[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure that even the most ardent and paranoid CC or open carry individuals don't carry 24/7. It's largely situation dependent for most of us. When living up in the mountains of CA I carried when I went jogging, biking out on the trails; as you may have heard in the early 2000's a couple of joggers were killed by large cats on the very same trails that I used. I carried a .40 in that rural remote setting as it was a good compromise of stopping power & weight in a small package. I actually had a coyote chase me on my bike for about 60 yards a little past dusk (never heard of such a thing) probably thinking I was wounded deer or something cus I was flat out spent from a hill climb, lol. Screaming at it likely saved me from it taking a chunk out of my calf. In AK, I didn't have a permit to do so but, I had a .44mag strapped when in the back country (which is only slightly more efficacious than throwing a rock at a charging Grizzle bear), lol.
In my purse or when wearing more revealing outfits a tiny polymer .38 when in social situations where there are large groups of people (especially if it's a gun free zone). I try to carry a slim single stack 9mm for everyday type wear when I'm traveling in unfamiliar places especially or when I'm out past dusk in populated areas. In New England I don't carry nearly to the extent that I did out west as there just isn't even an iota of the crime up here. The big thing in NE is home burglaries by strung out druggies desperate to find the means for their next fix. Home defense is more the issue.
I am always chastening myself for not being more diligent with always, at the very least, having a firearm in the car I am driving. U never know what perils can arise on the highways and byways where virtually anyone from our 'continental chunk of rock aka N & S America' could be the car passing you. Actually I've already had a number of instances of putting down mangled deer on the roadway (x 2 that I hit & a third that I came upon) that had no chance of 'walking it off' (VT only though, 25' off the side of the road, know your local stipulations) don't try that in CA!!!
I guess the point I'm trying to make is that
it's really just a cost benefit situation that is unique to each individual & their circumstances. The cost is inconvenience, and the benefit is ease of mind and a bit of self sacrifice on the part of the one carrying, as they likely also have the best interests of society at large factored into their choice to carry.
Without going into details, I was granted a CC permit without any issue due to personal circumstances, in the States I resided out west, not sure how hard it is now in places like CA but it can't be a walk in the park these days; it's the reason why I asked about others experiences. Just my musings, hope that helps explain a bit of gun culture to those to whom the notion is startling and unnerving...[/QUOTE]
There are, and will always be reasonable times and places to carry a gun. Before retirement, I often had to travel to some pretty bad places, and I was armed when necessary. I'm talking about the idiots that think they need to be armed 24/7 just to face everyday life. What kind of idiot thinks he needs to strap on a gun for their 6 year old daughter's dance recital?