I understand the point you're tryin to make.
I had to deal with all types of life threatening situations blocking my path, just minding my fukkin business, bruh. but let me explain..the severity of trauma the young mind has to cope with, after witnessing the most horrible things, is damning and often pushes them through life OVERLY protective of themselves and any loved ones around them. i know why I am the way I am, but what you're saying about people who carry are tryin to play hero, I was confused and felt I needed to explain why I feel the way I do. I only hang around people that can relate to how I feel. and what I've been through. so everyone I associate with in life has experienced some type of major emotional/physical trauma. i know alot of kin of mine, and my people, that if they didn't have a pistol on them the bad situation that they were in, coulda turned fatal. my cousin for example, was rdriving through east stl after leavin Bellevillle on hwy 15. at a stop light shot in the back of the head with a shotgun. him tryin to slide when he saw the gunman and the head rest saved his life. some nikka in a hoodie ran up and shot from outside by the trunk of the car. my cousin didn't have a gun on him, got caught slippin minding his business, going to get his daughter. but I understand the point you're tryin to make. that there are weirdos and cowards out here that carry pistols for a certain look.anticipating the chance to jump up and play tough guy.
But just because you carry a pistol on you doesn't necessarily mean you're trying to be a hero. that's weirdo shyt. I'm a grown man with a family to protect, and growing up here you get reality shocked at a young age. being able to beat people up ain't good enough.
it's people with guns out here, you can get into a fist fight then the dude you whoop reaches for a gun. it's over, you through dealin. I'll never be in a situation where I'm getting shot at without shooting back. it's a humbling feeling being close to death, breh. imagine having to deal with that as a kid. it complicates every level of your existence. you feel helpless initially but then you adapt.