The Israeli mafia. I publicly became a whistleblower over in Israel against the mafia when I found out they were involved in a company I took over management of.
Before I spoke up they sent one of their guys to "talk" to me where I was physically assaulted and told they would kill me and my family if I went public. I immediately went public that day and fled the country. I continue to work with authorities remotely.
Once I got home I reported to the FBI and border security. They told me flat out they probably couldnt protect me and if they did anything id be dead long before they would respond... They urged me to arm myself and even used their power as the FBI to rush my conceal carry permit.
So in short, I bought the guns for very real self protection.
@Romaq i wouldnt be comfortable carrying a gun if i didnt train often enough that i woukd be confortable knowing where the bullet will wind up.when i pull the trigger.
While mandatory training has some nuance that might need discussing as a general principle i agree, if you carry a gun it is irresponsible if you arent going to a range regularly.
I also agree that a gun used as a toy or for cool points is a very stupid way to treat a device that requires a great deal of respect.
For example i spent a lot of tine picking what sort of gun i was going to carry and much of that decision came down to safety concerns of the various models as well as the holster it might pair with.