You grow up AH...there is a huge difference between being scared and being prepared!  We know that there are bad people out there who would not hesitate to do us harm to accomplish their wants.  Many of the innocents don't have the physical capability to resist...I constantly worry about the safety of my wife and daughters and granddaughters.  They have taken steps to arm themselves for any eventuality, but also realizing that there are those out there who are capable of doing harm to any of us.  Are you relying on the cops to prevent any harm to you???  Very little of their time can be used in actually preventing a crime...they simply can't be everywhere all the time.  As other commenters have noted, and I am of the same belief, we anticipate that there will be more bad people on the street as a result of 91.  I'm reminded of the female Washington driver who was asked by a policeman "what are you afraid of" upon informing him that she had several guns in her car... "not a damn thing".