I guess I am not that (?sp)adventurous--it would seems an unnecessary and imprudent risk to go into unstable areas or areas of civil unrest-- seems illogical to me.

If you are comfortable with those risks-great!!I would agree your wits are more important than any firearm you can carry.But there may come a time when no matter how sharp you are you may have no option except violence. It happens--

As for me,if I can't have a signifigant degree of security in some fashion--no, I won't go there and use my "wits" to survive. Why take the risk? For what purpose? A big white guy like me in Africa stands out like a sore thumb and attracts way to much attention.Guess I always want a legal trump card!!