[P95Carry]

Well for me anyways. It means, ON MY PERSON.

OK, this is pedantic but, just been reading one or two threads where carry involved as a subject and, noticed how many guys mention that their piece is ''on the table'', ''by the puter'' etc ......

Gotta say, for me ''carry is carry'', until I crash! Then and only then is the piece off my person ..... it then rests on the floor (hardly visible to an observer, unlike on a night stand) where a dropped arm outa the bed can pluck it up in one sweep ..... it even points in the right direction!

Paranoia? Nope. Just a case of consistency and familiarity. if it was by the puter and I go to make a coffee ... would i remember to take it? Probably not, every time. So is it then available when the front door gets knocked down? Nope?

I have to say .... IMO if it is always in the rig, at all times, then if (unlikely I know) it is needed, it will always be there. Is that so bad? Anyone else see the logic here?

[Gerald McDonald]

If it works for you thats great, me I cant carry all the time and wouldnt even if I could. Dont see a reason for myself, but everyone has different circumstances and I dont consider it any of my business to address other peoples carry habits. Dont take that as a slam as it wasnt meant that way, its just that everyone has a different comfort level in their surroundings. I personally carry when I will be out of my area of comfort, whether that be overnight or day travel.

[Carlos]

It's a 24/7 thing for me and yes, I see the logic.

What good is a piece locked in the safe?

Hope everybody gets a 100 on that one. :)

[cool45auto]

24/7 here, too. Now I understand if you don't want to/can't carry your gun all the time. That's cool. A friend of mine got his permit and finally got the gun he'd been talking about forever, a SigPro, and leaves it at home all the time. I've only seen this gun once. He's shot a couple of mags thru it at home but that's it. He says he doesn't want to bring it with him because he doesn't want to leave it in his car when he gets out. That's what the permits for!:rolleyes:

[firestar]

I carry a 12 ga strapped to my back when I am at home and a Uzi in a shoulder hoster. You never know when they will come for you.:what:

You don't carry when you sleep? When I sleep I carry! That is when you are the MOST vunerable! I have Desert Eagal .50 cal in a cross draw belt holster so I can grab it no matter what position I am sleeping in. I also have a .357 mag snubbie in an ankle holster for bed time back-up. It is pretty comfortable once you get used to it.

I feel sorry for all you people that unarmed when they are sleeping. :uhoh: Having a gun close to the bed is not nearly good enough, it MUST be on your person.

[WonderNine]

LoL firestar :cool:

[LiquidTension]

I usually have it on me until I go to bed, then it's on the shelf of my nightstand. I don't feel comfortable leaving it somewhere while I'm elsewhere in the house because I'm not entirely trusting of one of my roommates or his friends. There is also the problem of not having it if someone were to bust in to the house while I was downstairs. It's too much trouble to lock it up every time I get home, and then get it out of the safe before I leave again, so I just leave it in its holster on my belt until I go to bed. I sleep with the door locked, so it is highly unlikely that I wouldn't wake up if someone got into my room while I was sleeping. The creaky stairs usually wake me up anyway :cuss:

[Marko Kloos]

When I am awake and dressed, I have a gun on me. When I sleep, I have a gun next to me on the nightstand. I carry all the time for the same reason I wear a seatbelt all the time: you never know when you'll need it. I don't put my seatbelt on "just prior to an accident", and I don't strap a gun on "just prior to a robbery or home invasion".

It's like social underwear.

[WebHobbit]

I don't see any point to "carrying" when I'm in my own house. The gun is locked in my safe (loaded) and can be brought out very quickly when needed. My house is tiny (750 square feet) and so I can get to that closet from anywhere in the house pretty fast.

Also I keep my doors locked and have a dog to let me know when people get in my yard.

Carrying is what I do when I LEAVE my home.

:)

[10-Ring]

Carrying legally in CA is only for the chosen few :(

[TarpleyG]

firestar,

Sleep? What's that. I need to get me some of that....


I do not "carry" when I am at home. I feel secure enough there to outweigh the inconvenience and hassle. Out the door, yes. Besides, the wife unit already thinks I am a basket case as it is.

GT

[Serpico]

"Paranoia? Nope. Just a case of consistency and familiarity. if it was by the puter and I go to make a coffee ... would i remember to take it? Probably not, every time. So is it then available when the front door gets knocked down? Nope?"

That is pretty much a defintition of paranoia...now if you said "if" the front door gets knocked down....


;)

[MacPelto]

It's like social underwear.

Well said. That's exactly how I treat it...in fact, I don't carry a gun - I wear a gun.

I often see threads where people say 'my friend/mom/work/etc. is anti-gun, should I ask before I carry there?' My answer to them is:

I wear a gun, just like I wear underwear, if you don't want me to wear underwear at your house, you have to tell me before hand, and I'll weigh that in when I decide if I'm going there...same goes for the gun. I don't feel in the least way obligated to tell anyone whether or not I have underwear on, and ask how they feel about it. Why should I treat anything else that I wear any differently?

[firestar]

I don't often carry when I am in my home but I always have a gun loaded and ready. My home defense gun is always loaded and unlocked, if someone breaks in, I can run to the bedroom and grab it. I hope I have at least a second or two between the time they are trying to get in and when they really get in. My dogs tend to know if anyone pulls up the drive anyway. There is a limit to what you can do and it is different for everyone depending on where you live and what your risk factor is. I feel pretty safe in my home because I live in a really nice neighborhood and I don't have any enemies that I know of. It could happen but so could a lot of other things.

I am more afraid of carbon monoxide posening than a home invasion. I do have a carbon monoxide detector and it has gone off when the gas oven wasn't working properly. Just a heads up, if you have a gas stove and you put aluminum foil on the bottom to catch grease and drippings, make sure that the foil is not covering the vents on the bottom. It interfears with the buring of the gas and it will put out deadly carbon monoxide gas. :what: If you have gas heat or gas stove, dryer, etc, get a detector, it is probably more important than a fire detector.

[AK103K]

I think MacPelto pretty much summed it up. I feel the same way and do the same thing. My pistol is on from the time I get up until I go to bed, and then its right there by the bed. I dont ask if your wearing a gun when you come to my house, I automatically assume you are, at least all my friends do. Wearing a gun all the time is no different than having a pocket knife or a leatherman, etc. Its there if and when I should need it. I dont have to "run" somewhere to get it and it doesnt come out if I dont need it. If thats "paranoia" then I'm paranoid.
I dont leave loaded weapons laying around, locked or not, I think its a dangerous and negligent thing to do. If your worried enough to load it in the first place, then it needs to be in your possession and under your control. If its not, its an accident waiting to happen. This is one thing I am really paranoid about.

[blades67]

Who cares?:rolleyes:

[P95Carry]

I dont leave loaded weapons laying around, locked or not, I think its a dangerous and negligent thing to do. If your worried enough to load it in the first place, then it needs to be in your possession and under your control. If its not, its an accident waiting to happen. This is one thing I am really paranoid about. AK ....... I agree on that totally ......... not the prime reason I carry all time but a very good reason to add the the main one. If I were to leave one ''at the ready'' I would wish to have it well concealed from view.

Blades ''Who cares'' .... well obviously some of us do''!:rolleyes:

[Logistar]

I do not carry while at home. HOWEVER.... several times lately I "pretended" that stray outdoor noises were breakins, etc.

The BAD news is that in MOST cases I found myself either NOT NEAR a loaded gun OR I had temporarily forgotten where I put it!:what:

Had it been a breakin (etc.) I might have met the BG unarmed. I NEED to look at my situation again. I need to insure that I have immediate access to a loaded firearm wherever I am in my home.

Logistar

[TechBrute]

I don't think any "carry all the time" post will beat skunkape's "how to carry when naked" post.

[dairycreek]

Developing good habits has a lot to do with being an effective, responsible concealed weapons carrier. For me that means making sure my weapon is clean and functional, that I can shoot it effectively (practice) and, above all, that I have it should I need it. That means I carry it all the time when I am up and about! Good shooting;)

[PressCheck]

My Pistol is always within "arms reach".