I carry a gun because...
So what kind of car do you drive?
Because I am not well endowed and I feel the need to compensate for my self perceived lack of manhood by strapping a hand cannon to my hip to prove once and for all that I am worthy of the title MAN. That and the fact that I watch too many action movies and this has caused me to want to be a hero like on tv because I live in fantasy land.... or so I'm told . . . must be a soldier thing huh ihateiraq??
I carry a gun:
because when seconds count, the police are only seconds away.<--not my original quote
I carry a gun because it makes me look like a really tough guy.
And it certainly does make you look tough.
Glad to see you wrote that in purple, too. Apparently you're such a tough guy that you can write in any girly color you want.
Also because I can't morally ask any other human to put themselves into a life-threatening situation in order to get me out.
Although I think you know that there just might be somebody right beside you who would do exactly that. If only she would practice her draw...
Because, given the vastness of Earth and the fullness of time, I can't logically expect there to be someone around to help me in the few seconds it takes to get mugged, beaten, or killed. And finally because there really are evil people on this world and I won't leave the lives of my family and loved ones up to someone else's mood.