Hi all,
I am in charge of hiring and firing decisions in my workplace so occasionally pissing people off is an inherent part of my job. Most people we have to let go accept it without much (outward) fuss. However, maybe I have watched too much crime TV, but I always worry someone with a personal vendetta will come after me.
We have security in our building, but my worry is that someone could find out where I live and attack me, for example, as I come out of my house for work. I do conceal carry, but I figure that an attacker has the element of surprise and therefore a massive advantage. If he has a gun, he might very well be drawn before I even spot him. Carrying by myself does not seem to offer the full protection I would like.
It has occurred to me that to achieve the protection I would like and satisfy this gnawing fear, I would need someone else carrying with me. In particular, it would be optimal if during all my daily routines (walk from house to car, walk from work to car, etc.) that I would be carrying with at least one other person.
Now, I feel embarrassed to float this idea by any real life friends at the moment, so I am reaching out on the internet :lol:. Am I simply being paranoid in desiring this level of security for my level of risk? Would I seem ridiculous and unreasonable to perhaps propose the idea to a friend from a gun club to be essentially "carry partners"? And lastly, are there any ready made solutions to this problem that others have already thought of? Like (affordable) neighborhoods where there would always be either law enforcement, armed guard, or armed citizen within a quick responsive distance (less than a minute) that would dissuade an attack like this?
Sorry if I seem way over paranoid. I worry that I am going down a path where I'll never be satisfied by anything but physical invulnerability, but I just have this gnawing fear of being an easy target.
I am in charge of hiring and firing decisions in my workplace so occasionally pissing people off is an inherent part of my job. Most people we have to let go accept it without much (outward) fuss. However, maybe I have watched too much crime TV, but I always worry someone with a personal vendetta will come after me.
We have security in our building, but my worry is that someone could find out where I live and attack me, for example, as I come out of my house for work. I do conceal carry, but I figure that an attacker has the element of surprise and therefore a massive advantage. If he has a gun, he might very well be drawn before I even spot him. Carrying by myself does not seem to offer the full protection I would like.
It has occurred to me that to achieve the protection I would like and satisfy this gnawing fear, I would need someone else carrying with me. In particular, it would be optimal if during all my daily routines (walk from house to car, walk from work to car, etc.) that I would be carrying with at least one other person.
Now, I feel embarrassed to float this idea by any real life friends at the moment, so I am reaching out on the internet :lol:. Am I simply being paranoid in desiring this level of security for my level of risk? Would I seem ridiculous and unreasonable to perhaps propose the idea to a friend from a gun club to be essentially "carry partners"? And lastly, are there any ready made solutions to this problem that others have already thought of? Like (affordable) neighborhoods where there would always be either law enforcement, armed guard, or armed citizen within a quick responsive distance (less than a minute) that would dissuade an attack like this?
Sorry if I seem way over paranoid. I worry that I am going down a path where I'll never be satisfied by anything but physical invulnerability, but I just have this gnawing fear of being an easy target.