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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1361635" data-attributes="member: 14668">I am 47 years old, somewhat overweight, with back problems and a bad Achilles tendon.I&#039;m big enough (and nice enough)&nbsp; that people don&#039;t usually mess with me, but the grim reality is that against an assailant or multiple assailants who are younger and more physically fit my chances of successfully running away from a fight, much less winning one, aren&#039;t the best.Plus, I have a wife who is blind in one eye and unable to run or fight at all so when I am with her then I have to protect her and standing my ground is the only option.I will tolerate verbal abuse and insults, retreat if necessary, and do everything humanly possible to defuse and de-escalate a situation but when push comes to shove and none of that works then carrying a concealed weapon simply gives me one final option other than begging for my or my wife&#039;s life.Self-defense is, quite simply, a fundamental human right... no different from the right to love who you want, the right to choose a religious faith of your choice, or the right to the free expression of your beliefs.I have always been amazed at the fact that the supposedly &quot;liberal&quot; politicians who advocate for religious freedom, feminism, gay rights and reproductive freedom for women are almost always the ones who say that the government should control who is allowed to own guns.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1361635, member: 14668"] I am 47 years old, somewhat overweight, with back problems and a bad Achilles tendon. I'm big enough (and nice enough) that people don't usually mess with me, but the grim reality is that against an assailant or multiple assailants who are younger and more physically fit my chances of successfully running away from a fight, much less winning one, aren't the best. Plus, I have a wife who is blind in one eye and unable to run or fight at all so when I am with her then I have to protect her and standing my ground is the [B]only[/B] option. I will tolerate verbal abuse and insults, retreat if necessary, and do everything humanly possible to defuse and de-escalate a situation but when push comes to shove and none of that works then carrying a concealed weapon simply gives me one final option other than begging for my or my wife's life. Self-defense is, quite simply,[B] a fundamental human right... [/B]no different from the right to love who you want, the right to choose a religious faith of your choice, or the right to the free expression of your beliefs. I have always been amazed at the fact that the supposedly "liberal" politicians who advocate for religious freedom, feminism, gay rights and reproductive freedom for women are almost always the ones who say that the government should control who is allowed to own guns. [/QUOTE]

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