It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback, but your truck has door locks doesn't it, and it's a pretty potent weapon in itself...just playing devil's advocate here
. I've sometimes thought "what if I'd had had my .45" after certain situations, and then have always come to the conclusion that I've made it 48 years just fine without carrying...different strokes. I've also known a few folks that have been shot (or shot someone)...tempers, alcohol, bad judgement, and then BANG...lives changed forever. You mentioned in other threads that you once had an alcohol problem...did you carry then? I still maintain my brain is a MUCH better tool than a .45 in every situation I've ever been in. YMMV...