FranklyTodd
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- Nov 27, 2007
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I used to read and post a lot, but I haven't been on in a couple months, just wanted to share 2 stories as I am halfway through my second year of everyday CCW:
1) Started a new job in September - nothing posted about CCW on premises - SWEET! Oops, in the employee manual, bringing a gun on work property or even work business (which could be while traveling) is grounds for dismissal (better than a felony, but still not good). Some will say quit - long story, but not an option. :banghead:
So, since I can't carry a gun, I started carrying my Ruger LCP instead...
About a month in, for the first time ever, riding public transportation home from work after a late night (say 10pm or so), there were some unsavories on the bus that made me feel seriously undergunned. That along with the alarming amount of pocket lint gathering at the hammer making me doubt the LCP reliability (which has been stellar so far, but always clean), and I went back to my j-frame.
I have to wear dress pants, and while the j-frame in a Nemesis doesn't print at all while standing, it prints a fair bit when sitting, and unfortunately I do a lot of that - around others. So my recent compromise is to carry to and from work, and lock it up in a gunbox in my desk during work hours.
We have decent security (must have a keycard to get in), and while a co-worker could always flip out, the comfort of sitting in a meeting not worrying about being made and then fired, and the subsequent starvation of my family, is worth it as a trade off to me. At least I feel adequately armed when walking downtown and riding the bus.
2) Story 2 sucks. While carrying the LCP in a Nemesis pocket holster in that first month, I went to my kid's soccer game after work one day. At halftime, I kind of poked my thumb in my pocket to make sure it was oriented right - the holster was there but the GUN WAS GONE!!!
I thought I would puke - 25-30 kids around, twice that number of parents, and here I sit with an empty pocket holster. I frantically but as discretely as possible search the area, no luck. So, I chance it and run back to my car - there it is, sitting on the drivers seat right out in the open, folks walking all around my car, thankfully not noticing. It happened two more times over the next week - no biggie because I was ready for it, but LCP + Nemesis + Loose Dress Pants + Driving was a disaster for me!! I went back to an Uncle Mike's, as it fits tighter, and I didn't have the problem any more. With a 7oz. gun, or whatever the LCP is, you really can hardly notice that it's in your pocket - which is great for comfort, but... Anyway, problem solved as I carry my j-frame now - very light scandium 357, but still twice as heavy as an LCP! My Beretta PX4SC (which I love) gets some weekend carry, but that's about it.
If you read this far, thanks.
1) Started a new job in September - nothing posted about CCW on premises - SWEET! Oops, in the employee manual, bringing a gun on work property or even work business (which could be while traveling) is grounds for dismissal (better than a felony, but still not good). Some will say quit - long story, but not an option. :banghead:
So, since I can't carry a gun, I started carrying my Ruger LCP instead...
About a month in, for the first time ever, riding public transportation home from work after a late night (say 10pm or so), there were some unsavories on the bus that made me feel seriously undergunned. That along with the alarming amount of pocket lint gathering at the hammer making me doubt the LCP reliability (which has been stellar so far, but always clean), and I went back to my j-frame.I have to wear dress pants, and while the j-frame in a Nemesis doesn't print at all while standing, it prints a fair bit when sitting, and unfortunately I do a lot of that - around others. So my recent compromise is to carry to and from work, and lock it up in a gunbox in my desk during work hours.
We have decent security (must have a keycard to get in), and while a co-worker could always flip out, the comfort of sitting in a meeting not worrying about being made and then fired, and the subsequent starvation of my family, is worth it as a trade off to me. At least I feel adequately armed when walking downtown and riding the bus.
2) Story 2 sucks. While carrying the LCP in a Nemesis pocket holster in that first month, I went to my kid's soccer game after work one day. At halftime, I kind of poked my thumb in my pocket to make sure it was oriented right - the holster was there but the GUN WAS GONE!!!
I thought I would puke - 25-30 kids around, twice that number of parents, and here I sit with an empty pocket holster. I frantically but as discretely as possible search the area, no luck. So, I chance it and run back to my car - there it is, sitting on the drivers seat right out in the open, folks walking all around my car, thankfully not noticing. It happened two more times over the next week - no biggie because I was ready for it, but LCP + Nemesis + Loose Dress Pants + Driving was a disaster for me!! I went back to an Uncle Mike's, as it fits tighter, and I didn't have the problem any more. With a 7oz. gun, or whatever the LCP is, you really can hardly notice that it's in your pocket - which is great for comfort, but... Anyway, problem solved as I carry my j-frame now - very light scandium 357, but still twice as heavy as an LCP! My Beretta PX4SC (which I love) gets some weekend carry, but that's about it.
If you read this far, thanks.
