Definition of "Heavily Armed"

I think it depends on the situation. When I was deployed, I never left with wire with less than 1 mag in the M4, and 7 full spare, 1 mag in M9, and 2 full spare, plus a few 200rd drums for the SAW. I considered that bare minimum, not heavily armed. If I walked out my front door now with my basic load (minus the SAW), I'd be considered more than heavily armed.
I'd say given my current situation, if I left my house with more than my loaded Glock 26 and a spare mag on my person, I'd be heavily armed. If I can't get it done in 21 rounds of 9mm, I should give up.

California Answer:
Heavily Armed is having a shoulder thing that goes up.

Rural MidWest Answer:
Heavily armed is a shotgun with TWO barrels.

Chicago Answer:
Heavily armed is having your gang at your back with all sorts of 'banned' weapons.

Chuck Norris Answer:
Heavily armed is NOT having his hands and legs tied up.

Philosophical Answer:
Heavily Armed is a mindset not a toolset.

It depends on whether you've strapped on your face colander or not.

Well I live in Midwest in rural area and the last shoot I was on , 6 men with about 55 weapons (long and short) and over 5k rounds and did not feel particularly over doing it


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Heavily armed is somebody who's packing more heat than I am.

Seeing as how members here bicker over how much ammunition (or loading components) is a reasonable amount, at what point we become uncomfortable with not having enough and stop making trips to the range, and how much becomes excessive and hoarding . . . I suspect you'll not find a whole lot of agreement on this topic either.

There will be extreme ends on both side of the spectrum.

Some will think a revolver or a 7 round 1911 is too little. Others will think even one spare magazine is too much. There will probably be widespread agreement somewhere in the middle that will settle around the standard capacity of the popular model handgun. But if one lived in a place like Detroit, or along the regions bordering Mexico you'll find the definition of "enough" will progress with the perceived threat level.

I don't know what I would consider heavily armed but I don't see the average person who carries concealed to be "heavily armed"

I think it probably depends on the situation.

I would say that sniper on Magpul's Art of the Precision Rifle DVD special features who was carrying so much weight (with little water) that he could barely run without falling over was "heavily armed."

That, or Bruce Lee with one hand tied behind his back.

There was this ol' lady who ran a burger joint in the town where I grew up. She cooked some of the best, greasiest cheeseburgers I've ever had.

There's a joke in here somewhere about big gals like her.

With the recent invention of the "AR-15 style shotgun", I would say possessing one is heavily armed, 2 is invincible.

"heavily Armed" is carrying more weapons and ammunition than you anticipated needing, but doing so anyway.

In my daily travels I'm ''lightly armed. {11+1, 40S&W} Headed into the city, 16+1 40S&W plus 7+1 9mm, xtra mag for each. {moderately armed}
Heavily armed? AR +2 spare mags added to the above handguns.

I think it depends on the situation. Post 2 nailed it IMO. If I was to go war I'd like a full auto rifle like a m4 or ak with A LOT of full mags grenades body armor etc. If I was going to dinner with my family, a nice concealable hand gun would do just fine.
If I'm going to the range with friends it's not uncommon to have at least a few thousand rounds and a lot of guns.

If her arms are as big as Conan the Barbarian's.....

I may be prepared at times, but never heavily armed.

"Heavily armed" means whatever the anti-gun gang wants it to mean. Example:

Cop: "I know he was only six years old, chief, but I had to shoot him 27 times because he was heavily armed with a pop tart that he chewed into the shape of a gun."

Chief: "No problem, officer. Mayor Bloomberg will pay us the reward."

Jim

"Heavily armed" is a meme that only an antigunner would use. And from the point of view of the antigunner, who presumably has no gun at all, having even one gun would qualify a person as "heavily armed." This is what comes from an irrational fear of weapons. Knowledgeable gun people should probably avoid using this terminology.

Heavily armed IMO is crew served weapons, capable of high rate of sustained fire for anti-personal and anti-vehicle use. A team of men who know how to use it, swap barrels, feed it, set headspace and timing, etc. Also, explosive weapons such as MK19, RPG's etc.

If I had a rifle, and went up against the above, they would be heavily armed and would require precise planning in how to deal with them with only rifles.

Heavily armed ? Hmmm maybe a tactical wheelbarrow loaded full properly armed is simpler; Long gun, sidearm, pocket pistol.

"Heavily armed" is anyone better armed than me in a gun fight.

As far as the media portrays things, it seems to be that "heavily armed" in a public environment means a person has a long arm of some kind, or there are multiple people in a group with at least sidearms. EG: more firepower than that of a single sidearm.

Heavily armed = more guns on me than I have hands.
Any less just means I'm prepared.

A few days after I got my carry permit, I decided to go "heavily armed" because (A) I could, and (B) I knew I'd want to do it sooner or later, might as well be sooner.

So I carried four guns and a Bowie Knife (hunting knife) secreted around my person. .380 ACP, .45 ACP, Colt Detective Special, and a Ruger .357.

Only trouble was, with all that iron on me, I kept turning North.

Terry

Heavily armed = more than armed

Armed = have a weapon

Heavily armed = have multiple, lethal weapons

That's my view, anyway.