In response to a previous poster questioning why you would carry a gun to get your hair cut ... if you get your hair cut in Roseville (MI) then you may want to carry a gun. Here's why...
As I'm sure a lot of us do, I have been going to the same place for over 10 years to get my haircut. This shop is on Gratiot Ave near Masonic in Roseville. About 2 years ago I went there on a nice sunny Saturday to get my haircut. I had my 3 (?) month old Siberian Husky with me in her kennel in the back seat. I was taking her to meet my the shop owner, then I was going out to dinner with family. Whoda thought I needed to carry a gun to get a haircut and go to dinner in Rochester? Ha. So I didn't carry my .380 that day. Bet you know where this is going, right? (actually you'd be sorta wrong).
As I was getting out of my truck a guy in a red beater pickup pulled off Gratiot and rolled up about 2 spots away. The way he parked he couldn't be seen from the shop. I thought this was unusual since the parking lot was big, it was empty, he parked almost next to me, and he was African American. Now before you call me racist or a profiler please note that this particular strip mall had 4 businesses: Red Wing Shoes, Weight Watchers, a skateboard shop, and the hair salon. He just didn't strike me as the typical customer of any of those stores.
As I got out of my truck he gives me a stare and says "nice day huh?". I thought to myself "yeah, nice day to not have a gun". Since he was by himself I figured he was just going to rob me and not take my car because he'd be leaving his behind. In retrospect it might have been stolen so maybe my logic was flawed. Whatever. This is my story and I'm sticking to it.
I went to open the back door and get the puppy and he got out of his beater. As I got her out of her kennel and turned around, he was less than 8 feet away from me. Don't even go there. There was absolutely no room to mistake what direction he was going and it was directly at me. This is the funny (good?) part. As soon as he saw my 3 month old Husky puppy in my arms he turned around, got in his truck, and drove away without saying a word. Who needs a concealed handgun when you have a concealed puppy
From that day on I have never gone there without carrying a concealed or OC handgun. And I always watch for red beater pickup trucks, too.