You are MUCH more likely to be hit in the head by falling materials/tools than getting into a situation where defending yourself becomes necessary. I have worn hard hats and safety boots as well as other safety equipment on jobs or while visiting job sites where such precautions are highly advisable.

I have also read/watched articles/news stories where people were killed by their own guns. You did say something that was right on when you said, "They all say you might think you know what you will do when your life or those you care abouts life is threatened but until it’s Actually happened to you what you think means squat". You also don't know that you will brandish and fire your weapon without them taking it from you and using it on you as well. ANY weapon you can brandish, can also be taken away from you and may be used against you as well.

When I say that I have never NEEDED a weapon to defend myself, that is only to say that I never wielded a weapon to protect myself. I too have been in my own fair share of fights, I just never brandished a weapon even when I have known full well I was carrying one. Of course we are ALWAYS carrying weapons on us. EVERYTHING is a weapon if you know how to use it. But for the sake of the "I just never brandished a weapon even when I have known full well I was carrying one.", I was actually referring to ACTUAL weapons, I just never felt the need to brandish/use them. There have also been times when I WISHED I was carrying a weapon on me when I wasn't, you want to know how those stories ended? I am still alive. Had I been carrying a gun and failed to brandish/use it without having it taken away and used on me, I likely wouldn't be.

Showing your own ignorance again I see. I can not say that I have ever actually spoken to anyone that has ever been in ANY situation that might call for NEEDING a gun or any weapon for that matter and having one can tend to lead to an escalation of the situation. I have walked the "mean streets" of Chicago's South side and South Central L.A. fully unarmed and never had an issue. When I lived out in California, I lived in Oxnard, a place where you hear gunshots nightly and fairly frequently during the day as well. I never felt the need to carry any weapons there either. Perhaps it was your "victim mentality" that presented the need for you to be armed, if as you say, "I have dip stick", ever really happened at all. Criminals tend to be able to "sense" easy prey, prey that is scared to be where they are. Those that give the presence that they BELONG there, they typically get left alone.

Word to the wise... IF you feel the need to be armed at all times, perhaps you should avoid "high risk" areas. Those that aren't so paranoid, they aren't typically taken advantage of so readily, even in those very same "high risk" areas.

Yes, it is my "ignorance" is quite obvious by the fact that I have NEVER needed a weapon to defend myself while visiting some of the most dangerous areas in our country. I have also not said that I sit idly by when situations have arisen either, just haven't ever needed a weapon to defend myself. IF I choose to act, I take it upon myself whatever consequences that may arise, thus far it hasn't amounted to anything really. The chances that things will escalate increases exponentially when weapons come out, only a moron would say otherwise.

Its just as much dumb luck you haven't needed a weapon. Most people will never need one but carrying one is a good idea if you know how to use it. Thinking you don't need one because you never have is an amateur mistake. I don't think everyone should have one because not everyone is prepared to use one if needed. There can be no maybes. And if you don't train then you're hurting yourself. There are many ways to train without weapons and without being combative. Its hard to find instructors that really know what they're doing. Carrying a knife can be much more dangerous than carrying a gun.

If you had really chosen to ever help someone you wouldn't ignorantly pontificate to another about doing so when you weren't there.

Things can escalate very quickly when someone doesn't know how to handle a situation - weapon or not. There are many examples which I won't go into here.