All we really can depend on is the Lord as long as we know the word and use it as a sword when we are out in public. My grandson carries a 9m gun here in Tennessee it is legal. It is hidden. There are 3 people in his house and they all have guns.They know how to use them. He has taught me how to handle my gun and shoot it. I am not a helpless , unprotected old woman in my home.