This is the exactly what popped in my mind when I first read and posted to this thread the other day.
Kathy, I'm glad you posted the link to that piece you wrote on just the other day. When I saw that, it confirmed even more as to why I carry on body, at home, even with an alarm.
That shows, once again, when seconds count, help is minutes away. ( problem is, how many minutes and what will you, and possibly your family, have to endure before help arrives.
My son was 8yrs old, he is almost 14 now, he saw me being attacked and beaten (by someone we knew), he slipped off, hid under my desk and called 911. (This was before I started carrying, obviously). The physical injuries were much easier to heal than the psychological aspect of feeling so helpless and unable to protect yourself and your child. The impact it had on him as well. To this day, he is very protective of me, doesn't want me anywhere alone, or out after dark, regardless of the fact I am armed.