I was unarmed and a bit freaked out

Last night hanging out with friends, I'm not one to drink and play with guns so I left my CCW on the table inside while we had a fire outside. We're in a safe place and I didn't figure I'd need it anyway.Mid conversation and we stop talking after we hear someone walking through the woods behind us. The dogs ears go straight up and he's silent too (hey I mean at least he's trained to attack on command).I wanted to reach for my weapon but, I knew it wasn't there. Thankfully my sober brother pulled his. We waited silently for a few minutes until the sound started coming closer. Here's the fun part, 2 kittens traveling side by side mimicking the sounds of footsteps came out of the woods.Guys, I don't drink often because I just don't find it as much fun as I used to but holy shit I felt naked without my CCW and a potential incoming threat. I was not a fan of that feeling and I will be making sure I have my weapon as much a possible and that I'm in a proper condition to use it as much as possible.Just thought I'd share my story because even though it didn't end up being a threat, it made me know what it would feel like to be threatened without a weapon.On that note, we're going to head out to do some mid morning dot torture soon! via /r/CCW https://ift.tt/2J1qjmM