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2nd Amendment: 5 Reasons to Carry a Gun

2nd Amendment: 5 Reasons to Carry a Gun

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There are many, many reasons to carry a firearm. It seems like everyone has their own reasons for carrying, and no two are quite the same.

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Maybe you do it for self defense, to protect those around you, to defend your home, or just to exercise your God-given second amendment right.

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At the end of the day, it doesn't matter: there is no wrong reason to carry a gun.

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Our friend Joshua Gillem over at Gun Carrier has listed his personal reasons for carrying a gun every day. Read an excerpt below, and be sure to check out the full article here.

5 Reasons to Carry a Gun by Survival Life at https://survivallife.com/2015/05/29/why-carry-a-gun/
Carrying a gun is about protecting yourself, your family and other people. Via patheos.com

1. As I said above, people are nuts. And it seems to be getting worse. Especially when you watch the news and see all these riots taking place. What’s funny, though, is that when you see the guys with the AR-15 slung around their shoulder guarding their business, nobody is attacking them. Wonder why? Maybe it’s because guns act as deterrents.

2. I’m convinced that the zombie apocalypse is already upon us. I mean, I literally look around and see the brain dead all over the place, feeding off the innocent and trying to turn them into zombies, too. Many people believe that, at some point, it will escalate to an uncontrollable problem forcing us who aren’t yet zombies to defend ourselves against the horde. When/if that time comes, it is better to be ready for it.

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Why do YOU carry a gun? Let us know in the comments!

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