Help! I'm really trying to understand this. It is not meant as an attack on your convictions, Margarita. But could you be more specific about why you feel you need to be prepared and exactly what you are prepared for, what you would do in such a situation?

I find it very disconcerting that one would compare the use of any type of weapon with that of an umbrella. But, I really want to understand. If it's not fear that is the motivator, then what is?

Thanks for broadening my insight. (This is not meant ironically in any way, I'm very serious.)