What was with the bottom answer 'Yes, for self defense only"?

Duh.

Are they trying to make a distinction between that and carrying during a rally or some such?

93% yes when I voted a bit ago.

Geno

The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)

member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?