I understand his attitude. I often feel a trifle naked, for lack of a firearm.

Some of that is PTSDish, and part of it is massive habit. I've spent a lot of time where the furthest a firearm was from my person was a bit more than arm's reach. There is a whole set of internal math that leads to.

I don't feel scared for lack of a firearm; when this happens, any more than I feel scared when I don't have cutlery on my hip. It's just that I feel a bit undressed.