This morning I decided that....

I was wrong about the second amendment.

I decided that I will stop carrying a pistol, and carry a cell phone instead and call the police should I ever be attacked. I will then try to bargain for my life with my attacker for the five to twenty minute wait until help arrives. It's the only responsible way to live in an advanced society.

I have decided to sell the SAR-1 at a police gun buy back, to get it off of the streets. Keeping it next to the bed at night only puts me in danger, as someone trying to rob us at midnight could easily dodge 30 rounds of 7.62x39 and rip it out of my hands and then kill me with it, only to roam the streets with a high capacity assault rifle that only the military and police would possibly ever need.

I have decided to walk the "well lit" safe zone street from the convenience store to my office (or as much of it as I can before it ends) after hours, in order to be safe. I have memorized all of the "blue phone" locations on campus and have practiced screaming real loud to scare off criminals.

I have decided to call my State Rep and let him know that I want him to work to revoke CCW permits in Tennessee. I would feel safer if only the Police are Criminals are armed, and that I am OK with the Police refusing to provide me security, because with all of the practice, I can scream loud enough now to scare even myself. I am confident in my ability to scream, call the police and bargain with criminals, and have practiced doing all three simultaneously to the point I no longer feel the need provide for my own defense.

Read about how I came to these conclusions here.