fjblair
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Sorry us working joe/under 35yo like to dress comfortably not like dr phil!
Same for some of us over 35 Joe's too!
Sorry us working joe/under 35yo like to dress comfortably not like dr phil!
Not really...
I have been carrying daily since getting my permit nearly 15 years ago. I pocket carry 95% of the time when out and about in public, and have NEVER had an unintended exposure issue.
Any of you guys ccw in a store or specifically a restaurant and it just drives you crazy thinking its going to come uncovered, someone might see it and start problems, etc?
... I was carrying in a home depot one summer and lifted my arm to reach for something and it came undone and some guy kept following me around the store...
Another piece of advice (living in a SE State with long, hot summers) - I have found that wearing a "busy" summer shirt is more effective. One that has a design versus a solid color definitely causes the human eye to miss a "print" much more often. When I teach my CCH class during warm weather, I wear a shirt that has a design on it, short sleeve, cotton with a wife beater T shirt under it - I ask the students to guess where I am carrying and they usually cannot spot it, and that's a full size Kimber 1911 with a Galco Pancake Holster. So, you are right - most folks are so distracted or clueless - looking at phones, distracted etc..I just wish it wasn't when they are driving down the road in a 3,000 lb automobile at 45 mph...The truth is that nobody notices. People are so caught up in their lives, phones, or other activities that they rarely notice if you are printing a bit or if the butt is exposed because you reached for the detergent on the top shelf at the grocery store. An untucked t-shirt will cover most carry guns adequately that nobody will notice. Even a thicker white shirt will cover a gun pretty well.
To me, what gives most CCW carriers away is the constant checking and touching of their gun. Instinctively who are carrying will all too often reach back and check their cover garment, touch the butt of the gun, or pull up their pants in a manner consistent with carrying a gun. If you watch, it is an almost compulsive behavior with many carriers, like every minute or so. I can only think of one or two times over the years when I actually saw a holstered gun that was supposed to be concealed.
From a choice of gun standpoint I have settled on a smaller framed gun with a shorter butt to minimize what printing does occur, however even when I carried a full size 1911 in a DeSantis Mad Max, I never had an issue.
At 69, I do understand. But what's "Dunlop's" syndrome? Is that like "furniture" syndrome - my chest is in my drawers?You young fellers won't understand, but I'll bet the older ones do..