If you're a responsible person, I don't see why you wouldn't get a CHL. You never know when something is going to go wrong. I carry my Glock 22 EVERYWHERE. I'm never without it. I also have a Glock 27 for when I don't want to hulk around the 22. It's better to be safe than sorry... especially if you have family.
Something to think about...

Oh, and as far as the razors... maybe it's just me, but I would think that if a thief cut himself while trying to jack your stuff that he is going to become ____ed off to the point of damaging your car more... breaking a window, keying your paint, slashing your tires, slashing your seats... all of those are quick and easy to do. Gotta remember the mentality of the people who commit crimes.

 

Yes and no. . . most thieves don're realize what hit them, they just know that they've been cut, and that they have a bleeding wrist to attend to. 90% of people who steal stuff are stupid, and of that stupid mess, most won't realize that you've placed razors there. If you've ever been deeply cut by any kind of blade, you'd know how bad it is.

 

I know it is much easier to carry in Texas than the Peoples Republic of Kalifornia. I have tried once in the past and there are just to many hoops to jump through

If they did that though they would be leaving PLENTY of DNA evidence around (because of the dripping blood) that would help the police track them down.

 

actually my alarm deterred two attemped thefts on my old car(type R). probably the same punks who stole my car before this one(GSR). get a hood pin/siren with back up battery/ and good mic inside. if a theif really wants your car he'll get it, but make him think twice.

 

you know, contrary to tv science, it is actually pretty hard to get appreciable amounts of DNA from blood. red blood cells do not have nuclei, hence no DNA.. white blood cells make up less than 1% of your blood.

 

I thought PCR techniques would be able to find traces of DNA? While not as certain as RFLP, PCR is almost statistically individualizing as RFLP. It has stood up to court challanges also.

And if not, the blood would contain genetic markers that could possibly be matched by clothing or blood analysis.

 

it is not really my field, but i believe PCR is the preffered method as it is cheap and more easily available when compared to RFLP or some other types of genetic analysis.

i would think that the guy would at least have enough sense to leave the car instead of gush all over it. i am just saying from my experience, you need a fair amount of blood in order to extract enough viable DNA to PCR from it. A few wet cotton swabs would not likely give you enough of a signal over background noise, ie bacterial DNA.