archigos
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My fiancee is looking to get her concealed carry permit, and I'd like to be able to provide her with some advice in terms of what to look for in a gun, how to carry effectively, etc. I have no idea where to start - I carry, but I'm a guy, and of course have a very different body type than her and don't have the same restrictions due to clothing type. We're getting married in February, and she'll probably apply for her permit shortly thereafter.
She's about average build and typically wears averagely-tight clothing for a woman her age (23 in January). She does *not* carry a purse.
At night, she typically wears a sweatshirt (about 8 months a year), but she's forced to wear a polo or button-up for work.
I have absolutely no idea how she can conceal a weapon well without a sweatshirt because her clothes are tighter than mine.
Pocket carry is out of the question (her pockets are too small for my LCP).
Does this leave any options? Does anybody with a similar build / clothing style carry concealed?
I got her pepper spray (okay, I got it for me for the one day that I had to be in NYC, but its hers now) but I can't even figure out a practical way for her to carry that! The best I can do is have her have it in her car, which certainly eliminates most practical uses of a CCW.
Ideas? Specific guns that we should look at for her?
The other problem is that I cannot get her to go to the range. She has a shotgun that I bought her [because she badly wanted it] last Christmas, but she's not gone to the range with me even once. I shot it myself just to confirm that it works because its her HD weapon. I certainly don't want her carrying a weapon that she isn't experienced shooting. Any ideas on how I can make the idea more exciting for her? She actually really wants to carry but I want to make sure that if she does, its going to improve her safety and not act as a detriment to it.
She's about average build and typically wears averagely-tight clothing for a woman her age (23 in January). She does *not* carry a purse.
At night, she typically wears a sweatshirt (about 8 months a year), but she's forced to wear a polo or button-up for work.
I have absolutely no idea how she can conceal a weapon well without a sweatshirt because her clothes are tighter than mine.
Pocket carry is out of the question (her pockets are too small for my LCP).
Does this leave any options? Does anybody with a similar build / clothing style carry concealed?
I got her pepper spray (okay, I got it for me for the one day that I had to be in NYC, but its hers now) but I can't even figure out a practical way for her to carry that! The best I can do is have her have it in her car, which certainly eliminates most practical uses of a CCW.
Ideas? Specific guns that we should look at for her?
The other problem is that I cannot get her to go to the range. She has a shotgun that I bought her [because she badly wanted it] last Christmas, but she's not gone to the range with me even once. I shot it myself just to confirm that it works because its her HD weapon. I certainly don't want her carrying a weapon that she isn't experienced shooting. Any ideas on how I can make the idea more exciting for her? She actually really wants to carry but I want to make sure that if she does, its going to improve her safety and not act as a detriment to it.