my $.02
every person in this country who can legally own a gun and obtain a license should get their license and carry. i open my handgun, everywhere i go. i dont conceal when i go into stores, i dont conceal when go to a restaraunt and have a drink with my dinner, i dont cover when happen to run into a cop during my day, and i dont cover up so some stupid woman and her retarded kids can feel better.
personal defense is a personal responsibility. police are under no legal obligation to protect you. every time someone has any legal act at all done to them, the police have failed, and obviously they fail ALOT! police can only react once notified of a crime, which is always after the crime is either been done or is well underway, and they usually arrive just in time to draw a chalk line around you.
just remember, anyone who know what they are doing can kick your door in, shoot you in the head, and leave in under 15 seconds. anyone who knows what they are doing can pass you in an alley, turn around behind you, shoot you in the back and take your wallet in 5 seconds.
defend yourself, dont wait around for the cops.