I can't tell you how much my life has changed in the past almost 3 months now, but they say that which does not kill us makes us stronger. When someone close to you leaves you quite unexpectedly, a lot of things come up that you honestly just never had to worry about before.
I am spending a lot more time watching over immediate relations who are almost universally:
- single and often alone
- female
- physically handicapped to some degree
- sometimes oblivious
I tell you, this makes it a lot harder. This policing other people stuff makes you question everything you do.
I've stopped carrying anything less than a full sized gun in their company. I've changed my carry method to slightly faster OWB holsters much of the time. I carry extra reloads. I've stopped caring if I print just a little bit. I'm a more attentive, meaner bastard to panhandlers and street people who come near my charges.
I didn't even realize it until yesterday, when it occured to me how much weight I was carrying in my pockets, and then I realized I've gradually been stepping it up for weeks now.
I think my whole mindset is evolving. What wasn't a consideration before suddenly is now.
I am spending a lot more time watching over immediate relations who are almost universally:
- single and often alone
- female
- physically handicapped to some degree
- sometimes oblivious
I tell you, this makes it a lot harder. This policing other people stuff makes you question everything you do.
I've stopped carrying anything less than a full sized gun in their company. I've changed my carry method to slightly faster OWB holsters much of the time. I carry extra reloads. I've stopped caring if I print just a little bit. I'm a more attentive, meaner bastard to panhandlers and street people who come near my charges.
I didn't even realize it until yesterday, when it occured to me how much weight I was carrying in my pockets, and then I realized I've gradually been stepping it up for weeks now.
I think my whole mindset is evolving. What wasn't a consideration before suddenly is now.