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Old March 26th, 2008, 11:08 PM   #31
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Greetings to you all.

For years I've been thinking about a pistol for home defense. A few friends tried to dissuade me (some reservations about my occupation and how it just wouldn't be seemly) and others encouraged me.

The final straw came a few weeks ago when we got the news that the young son of some old friends of ours was found murdered in his own home. At that point I finally made the decision: I'm going to get a pistol.
I'm going to take a wild guess...another preacher on the forum?

Welcome from FL's Space Coast.

Check out the thread about Christians and another about preachers.
See if that makes you still feel 'unseemly.'
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Welcome from Alabama. Know that you are not alone in your vocation as a concealed carrier. There are quite a few of us.
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Old March 27th, 2008, 03:55 PM   #35
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