Originally Posted by CDSmith

I had a girlfriend from the SF bay area, she used to work at a large hospital in the city years ago. She was up here visiting me and told me she carried a gun in her purse when going to work.

Honestly, it's not something that's ever come up with any local women I've ever dated, but I can understand someone living in pretty much any big US city wanting to carry. And frankly when it's someone you care about you want them to be able to protect themselves. As long as they know how to use the thing that is.

Up here in Canada things like mace, bear spray, tasers, etc, are illegal, only cops can use them.