How many friendships have you had to end

[tortoise1956]

67. I don't think that's the only answer...

but at my current age (61), I no longer have the physical ability to defend myself if someone were to try to assault me. I have had someone come up to my car and threaten to harm me for what they perceived as a personal insult, which was pretty damn unsettling. (BTW, it was another driver who actually was the perpetrator - I had nothing to do with it) Because of that incident, I applied for and received a CCW permit so that I could legally have a weapon in my car when a) I know I'm going to be spending time in certain high-risk areas in my home town (Las Vegas), or b) be driving long-distance in the high desert.

Do I think my life is always in danger? No, of course not. I also know that the chances of this happening again are low. But I will NEVER again allow myself to be once again placed in a position where I am threatened by someone bigger and younger than me, without the means to protect myself.

If that is gun nuttery, then so be it.