Yes I have been prone to carry a firearm and other weaponry in my youth.
I have not made that purchase since I have relocated out West.
But I have every intention of purchasing two legally here in the state of Arizona.
Aka The Wild West
Reason being for the protection of my family and our home.
Home Invasion is a common ocurrence more so in these parts than when I lived on the East Coast.
When I was a youth I was involved in a different lifestyle than say the mature life I lead now.
Being in that mindframe I did carry weapons, not to be a gangster, a thug, a hardrock or any of the sort.
But because in the places and dwellings I roamed the element of surprize was always a variable.
You know knew knew how what when or where you can run into a bad occurence, regardless of how tough I acted
or projected. I would not consider myself a gangster, I just worked for them.
I am in tune with my demons and am trying to cleanse them.
But carrying a firearm or being a big guy with a questionable past does not warrant a thug or a gangster.