Do you carry when taking a roadtrip with the family?

Yes to the first question. No to the second.

Yes, I carry.

I move one of the guns from my ride to hers. And the few times she has taken a trip with the kids without me, I give her one to take with her as well. Most of the time you get in the car and make the 3-4 hour drive and you're there. Sometimes not even stopping for gas, food, or the restroom. Especially if the kids fall asleep in the back. No need to risk waking one or both of them up. But it is that outside shot of having a flat tire on a dark stretch of highway at night, or running into a deer, or any other little thing that can leave you on the side of a dark road and vulnerable. I always clip my tac light on the rail and it is in the console in a padded zippered case with the back unzipped so I can reach down and pull it out.

Never had to use it, and hope to keep it that way.

Yes, had to pull it once to ward off a persistent bum looking for a handout. My son was young and the bum was freaking him out, so I let the bum get a good view of the inside of my barrel... He left fairly quick

yes. Had one scare locally once where I pulled out my piece, but didn't have to shoot.

Yes. Not yet, hopefully never will.

bought from a guy on the street 25 years ago who said he bought it from a drug dealer.

But, sshhhhh, don't tell anybody.

It's a felony to have a gun with scratched out numbers. Get rid of that shite.

Yes and No

I carry all the time, so yes.