I'd think maybe you were targeted or that such cases are very common in AZ and they anticipated needing to defeat it. IMHO I don't know why people feel the need to carry guns...I've never felt the need and I've been in some pretty shitty neighborhoods on foot. I've been a civil process server in Honolulu and I confess, I kept a boot knife in my glove compartment. I've got some martial arts training and feel that in just about any situation where it would be more advisable to defend myself than to simply comply and decide my property isn't worth my life; I would find a way and a gun would only escalate the situation. But again, let's be clear - knives/bats/machetes/non-lethal weapons and firearms are entirely different category of weapons. Similarly, I've bought pepper spray for female friends to carry. I think having a gun on you is likely to bring greater adverse consequences than other weapons. I think if you want to carry you need to realize that you ought to be held to a very high level of responsibility. I would bet your gun has now found its way to the black market. 
I think you also need to understand why many people think guns and alcohol don't mix. You ever seen a bar fight? 
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