My internet friend (and one of the bloggers I’ve actually met in the meat world), Earl, put up a post the other day that perfectly frames the reason that I:

A) Carry a first aid kit, toolbox, jumper cables, tow strap and assorted other emergency equipment in my vehicles 

and

B) Carry a firearm.

They are inextricably tied to one another and have nothing to do with my relative penis size or wild west fantasies.

Here’s an excerpt, but RTWT.

Recently I have begun to carry a weapon for the belief that I should as a responsible adult. I should love my fellow man, should help render aid to the hurt and unfortunate, that I should support good government, that I should smile and be polite. Yes, as a responsible adult I should be a good citizen and I should be prepared to do what I can to help in all emergency situations and to promote good citizenship in our youth and make the world a better place to live and love.