Yeah all the scum bags in Utah...:shrug: In Phoenix we have open carry policy. If it's on your belt in plain sight, it's good to go. Just like the wild west.
Yes, all of the scum bags in Utah. As shocking as it might seem, Salt Lake City doesn't have the Andy Griffith Show theme song piped through the streets on loop, while people skip along with perma-grins. I know it might seem that way to some, considering the reputation people generally give Utah. :laugh:
I personally have come very close to getting killed. 1/3 of the people I considered friends while growing up are now dead and I'm only 27.
*The most recent one, my friend Favy was killed at her hair salon while some POS tried to rob her a few months ago.
*About a month ago, I was remodeling a house where the home owner murdered his wife and then killed himself
while I was in their home! "Luckily for me", I only had to hear the whole thing happen and listen to his wife bellow like an animal until he was able to kill her, and then himself.
*I also had my knee FUBAR'd because a truck tried to hit me while I was getting out of my CSVT, but my door got smashed shut around my leg instead and threw me back into my car. 2 knee surgeries and about $25K later, I've still got a knee that isn't a 100% just yet.
*Some guys tried to carjack me for my Eclipse GSX at a stop light, I paniced and dumped the clutch at redline and got away with no glass in my car and somewhat unscaved.
*Like Scot pointed out, the Trolley Square shootings. Trolley Square is an upscale indoor/outdoor mall in a trendy part of Salt Lake near the University of Utah. Some messed up 17 y.o kid went in with a 12 GA, a 9mm and a backpack of ammo and started to randomly killing and wounding people. He was taken out by an off-duty police officer, but not soon enough.
I've got lots of other examples of crappy situations like that, but many of those are due to poor decision making skills I atribute to being a teenager.
My whole point is that the world is not a warm fuzzy place. There are a lot of messed up people (Yes, loosers) that aren't above killing you or hurting you if you get in their way of what they're after. Wether it be them trying to get their freedom after robbing a 7-11 for $20 and a snickers bar, or them car jacking you for s***s and giggles..... there are people that simply have nothing to loose. But, *I*, have lots to loose and I won't let any of it to be taken away, if I can do anything about it. :shrug: