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Originally Posted by BWillie
No offense. But if you sleep with a gun under your pillow it does not sound like you are at peace. Worrying about stuff that is out of your control isn't good for your health or your mind. IMO.
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Thanks for your insight. However, you didn't read the post very carefully. I was stationed in Berlin during the Cold War. I slept with a gun under my pillow due to my job at the time.
After I retired that part of my existence went the way of the Iron Curtain. The gun I have near my bed now, is kept in a drawer NEXT to my bed. Not under the pillow.
Additionally, I do not worry about stuff that is "out" of my control. A gun - being handy, in case of an emergency, takes the "worry" out of my mind. I am prepared for any eventuality that "may" or many not happen. I, unfortunately, had to take human life during Viet Nam. I have regretted it every day since then - that being said however, SHOULD the need ever arise - I wouldn't hesitate to do so again. I would have a problem, however, if something were to happen (God forbid) and I didn't have to means to "fight back".