i am a small biz owner, primarily cash. i am a woman, here by myself. i open before daylight & i close after dark. This type biz is robbed about once a week this time of year. i used my silent alarm once & it took the cops 7 minutes to get here. SEVEN MINUTES!!! i'm a dead woman if i have to wait 7minutes for someone to protect & serve. So yes, i carry a gun. Will i shoot somebody to protect a few hundred bucks. Hell no. It's money, big deal. But when someone has a gun pointed in my face, you better believe i will defend myself.

Why do i carry a gun? 'Cause i cant carry a cop. And when seconds count, cops show up in minutes.