Why carry a .32 auto CCW?

[jon lynn]

I don't have a C&C yet, and was in a nasty part of town (lost) and a gentleman started reaching in his coat to inform me that he did not appreciate my species in his area.

Was he reaching for a weapon? I don't know or care, but I wish I had a pistol/revolver, even a .32 on my person at the time.

In my current state, it is allowable to have a loaded hand gun in the glove compartment, no special permissions needed. But being a government employee, I can have nothing in my POV on government land. I drove to said town straight from work (silly me).