That isn't what you said at all. You said I should have a weapon as a detterent, I'm saying a weapon, for me, is useless as a deterrent. And yes, if someone is determined to kill you than they will simply wait till you do not have the gun or knife on hand to do it. You have to beable to get to a weapon in order to use it. And than you have to know how to use it. Which most people do not. Carrying a weapon you don't know how to use is retarded.