wtf kind of screwed up place do you live in
i can't imagine leaving my house without conceal carrying my glock (feel naked without it), wife does not leave the house without hers either. Not that we need to carry, crime rate in my area is pretty much zero , but the freedom to do so is just engrained in our conscience i guess.
and for people in my area that don't conceal carry like myself , plenty of them open carry and pack heat on their side (pretty common to go to a local grocery store and regular citizens are carrying guns)