If you change a few specifics you just described a whole bunch of people who participate in this forum
Yup. When I was in the dating world, I never told any dates about it. It's called concealed for a reasonLikely does not even need to be a discussion subject in initial stages.
In the age of Match and similar…first dates are usually just a coffee.
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I carry my car keys, pocket knife, and Sig 365 in my pockets
I still carry a pocket comb too, even though every day there's getting to be less of a chance I'll "need" it.They are tools that I might need.
I don't pick clothing to conceal my firearm, I go where I want and if the law prohibits carry there, I don't carry there. I don't travel very much, but that's got nothing to do with carrying--I just don't like traveling.We pick clothing to conceal our firearms, do not go places the law prohibits or commercial businesses who request CWL holders stay out, travel to (or not) where our licenses allow us to carry...
Oddly enough, I think there would be more people carrying. I think a lot of people don't carry for reasons that have nothing to do with rational decision making. They worry about what people will think if they find out, they feel like carrying is some kind of a burden, they don't want to "live their life that way", whatever that means, etc. I see people actually getting emotionally exercised about the idea of carrying--in the same way I had someone get very angry at me when I suggested that they might want to close their rear-entry garage door for security purposes. It was as if they felt that by ignoring the issue, they were safer and they became emotional when I brought it up. In reality, it was really very easy for them to simply close the door when there was no reason to have it open.If this (rational) process was applied, I'd bet that there would be a lot less carrying. But in the end, carrying, in most cases, is not a rational decision. It has to do with emotions or "feels," often on very deep levels.
What? I'm just curious how that conversation begins...…………………..I never carry with friends who oppose “guns” unless I inform them and ask their approval.
What? No. Being situationally aware has nothing to do with wanting to get into a gun fight and everything to do with being aware of what is going on around you. Know where the exits are, identify possible issues, and don't knowingly put yourself in a position of disadvantage. That's just good situational awareness. Doesn't matter if I'm at my kids school or a massive public gathering. I always make sure to know what is going on around me, armed or not.Why do you have to be situationally aware at all times? Are you looking to get in a gun fight?
That is your choice. But I'm not letting another person's feeling dictate my safety.I never carry with friends who oppose “guns” unless I inform them and ask their approval.
Agree. I had a 12 year career in the woods. Had to watch out for weather, animals, tripping hazards, road obstacles, dead trees falling unexpectedly (nearly killed twice), rednecks, tourists wearing flip flops needing help, roaming dogs, dear and elk in the rut...………………..What? No. Being situationally aware has nothing to do with wanting to get into a gun fight and everything to do with being aware of what is going on around you. Know where the exits are, identify possible issues, and don't knowingly put yourself in a position of disadvantage. That's just good situational awareness. Doesn't matter if I'm at my kids school or a massive public gathering. I always make sure to know what is going on around me, armed or not.
Yup. If they consider me so irresponsible and incapable of carrying a gun safely, then they don't actually know or care about me, and aren't people I need to be around.That is your choice. But I'm not letting another person's feeling dictate my safety.
Wearing boots vs shoes does not involve training, mindset, knowledge of law, being prohibited from going places that think you should not be allowed to protect yourself, additional responsibility, etc... it's hard to compare carrying other objects with carrying a gun.I don’t see it as a life style. Some people wear wedding rings, some do not. You could go on and on with any number of objects people carry.
Is wearing boots vs shoes two different “lifestyles” or just a choice of footwear?
My first wedding ring shrunk so badly I had to quit wearing it. Once I finally got it off my finger, I bought a larger one that still fits. So I guess my first wedding ring was symbolic of my rather sedentary and gluttonous "lifestyle."I don’t see it as a life style. Some people wear wedding rings, some do not. You could go on and on with any number of objects people carry.
Is wearing boots vs shoes two different “lifestyles” or just a choice of footwear?