Ted, with any luck at all, and the grace of God, there won't ever be a time when I have to use it. I DON'T want to be in that position - ever. But I don't want to need a weapon and not have one either.
If I can retreat, I'll retreat. If I can, I'll call the cops. But if I end up in a situation like I have been in twice within the last 2 weeks and there's no other assistance available, I want to have options.
And maybe, just maybe, if the people responsible know I am prepared they'll think twice about pursuing the particular avenues of attack they've been on the last couple months.