ORIGINAL: quiksilver
In my line of work, I get a front-row seat for a lot of this stuff. All I can tell you guys is that concealed weapons have caused WAYYYYYYYY more problems than they've ever solved.
As far as bowhunting goes - if you live in the northeast - and you think you need a pistol to "protect yourself"while you're bumbling around in the woods-the King says you either need to grow a pair, or take up a more girly sport - like Ceramics.
Typically I consider bow hunters to be best suited to handle a defensive weapon because of their level of maturity, there are exceptions.