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why aren't you wearing a vest?
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Well, then...why not a Kevlar GI helmet? Or at least a tinfoil hat?
Sorry, guess that's where I draw the line.
I wear a helmet and "body armor" twice a day...on my bike to/from work.
I carry a gun mostly because, after 23 years in CA and IL, I finally can, legally. I enjoy exercising my Constitutional rights. I handload because I enjoy that and I train weekly because I enjoy shooting.
I realize that it all may go bad one day, but I read enough to understand the odds and the stakes. If I were a police officer, I'd wear a vest daily. If I thought that my odds of shooting/getting shot as a private CHL holder were much above infintesimal, I'd put on a vest and move to Somalia (or maybe south Central LA, or DC)...where the odds actually are far better.
If you live in IL, you will walk in the door unarmed, by law. As I say, I lived there until 2004. I don't have that problem any more. And I have the patented Three Dog Alarm System.
When IL becomes The 50th State (instead of The Only State), I will consider moving back there when I retire, ten years or so from now. At least Wisconsin recently made it onto the list.