Anchorage, right? Or the Lower 48?

Why do you assume that having the means to protect yourself is somehow a mental illness (which is what a fetish is, btw)? I think expecting cops to show up exactly when you need them is magical thinking. It's been proven over and over again that police don't stop mass shootings, but armed citizens who violated the "no guns allowed" signs do. Trolley Town Square, Clackamas Mall, New Hope Church, and a host of other mass shootings were stopped by armed citizens. Cops waited outside of the gay bar for hours and let the body count increase exponentially. The only one who will protect you is you ... or maybe another citizen who chose to go forth armed that day.

You have no idea the number of people you rub elbows every day in this state who are concealed carry, who have never drawn their guns because they haven't needed to, but are ready if circumstances require it. It's one reason why Alaska has so few mass shootings. We've had one - Bethel School.