OK,
That was an interesting read.
I live in California and have a CCW. I have had it for years now and it is in jeopardy due to the Democrat super majority here in the state assembly and senate and governor.
I also carry different depending on day and temperature outside. Here in California we have to disclose 3 weapons and can only carry those. It cost 10 bucks to change it.
I have 3 1911's one an original Colt and one tricked out for speed Springfield Armory TRP. And my Carry one is a Remington R1 Enhanced. I carry that one due to it's smooth outer surfaces and slides in and out of my holster easy.
Yea it is heavy so I purchased some Tactical Tupperware also. I have a Springfield Armory XD in .40
I also have a RUGER in 9mm but do not like the trigger having a long pull on the first round and easy on the rest.
I have many others but those are my carry.
As far as the home defense issue I still have a hand gun near my bed upstairs and another under my desk downstairs. I have 3 shotguns but the amount of damage to drywall and furnishings is too much. I also have a M1A upstairs for the event that S*#T gets serious.
I believe in being prepared. I lived in Oklahoma for 10 years and twice had issues where having some food around was good. We had a severe ice storm that knocked out power for 3 days. After the first day the local grocery stores were empty. Then we had a tornado blow through that took out the grocery store. Ever since I have been someone who keeps stuff around. I have food for a month and water also. lots of ammo ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.
I have tried a lot of holsters but I have really come to love the "belly band" it is movable and I got one with the trigger guard. I carry appendix so it is good to be able to move it around for sitting.
Medical kit? Yes you should have one, you never know when you could be the difference between life and death of someone you love.
Training? YES as much as you can afford both in time and money. Saving money on education is like stepping over dollars to pick up dimes.
As far as reaction go to those simulators, they are awesome.
Good topic
Thanks for playing
Now back to our regular scheduled program.
Ditto