It's probably because my search for the perfect tote isn't your traditional one. I'm a gun-toting woman. And I will be a gun-toting mama. Let's get real: if I carry a gun every single day when I'm by myself, why would I not have one with me with my precious little girl in tow? I know there's controversy surrounding this, and to some it may seem absolutely absurd. But to me and my family, it's a safety precaution. And it always will be. After all, how many times do we leave the house and run into someone my LEO has encountered at work? And how many times do those encounters have a pleasant ending? Exactly. People are crazy.
I began carrying once I married my LEO hubby. Before him, I was afraid of guns, terrified, even. But that's because I wasn't familiar with them. I didn't know how they really work and I certainly couldn't take one apart and put it back together. Sure, my dad has several, but they stayed in his closet when I was growing up, and we never had a reason to use them (thankfully). But in today's world, the crazies multiply faster than spaghetti on your dinner plate. They are just necessary.
So, I began my Google search by typing "Concealed Carry Diaper Bags" which led me to a forum. A forum where a mama-to-be was asking where she could find such bags. The first response to her question read something like this, "Is this for real? Where do you live that you need to carry a gun with you at all? If it's that dangerous, maybe you shouldn't raise kids there."
EARTH. We live on Earth. Read the newspaper, turn on a television set, open your eyes. It's 2014.
I wouldn't carry one if I didn't know how to use it. I've been trained properly, I practice at the shooting range, I can tell you what each piece does and where it goes if you break it down. Most importantly, I feel comfortable with carrying one.
Let me justify my need for a concealed carry bag by saying this: If an armed gunman walks into the store you're in, would you want me standing next to you in the checkout line or someone who doesn't own a gun and thinks they're stupid? Good luck to you and your kid. Me and mine will walk out of that store just fine.
