Leaving your gun behind?

[AbbysDad]

Enjoy!

My wife and I have - did 5 in one year; over 15 total, but none after Covid

 

[GRIZ22]

Leave it home. I've been carrying for over 50 years and eligible to carry under LEOSA. I've done a lot of traveling outside the US. Spent 3.months last winter in Spain without a gun.

 

[halfmoonclip]

Have one of those Kimber pyrotechnic two shot pepper guns. There's nothing pressurized, to be an issue in an aircraft, and I'm skeptical that there's enough metal to trip a detector.
I haven't tried actually smuggling it anywhere, but it is my alternative when I can't actually have a gun.
Moon

 

[The Night Rider]

Leave the gun at home. Take OC spray. Throw the OC away before you get on the boat.

 

[halfmoonclip]

Even worse, have a “Turks and Caicos” incident with a loose handgun round or two landing me or my family in a foreign pokey for Lord knows how long.

It was a fellow Westsylvanian who got jammed up over that. Yeah, most gunnies live in a world of spent brass; my bride keeps finding empties in the laundry.

Beyond the OP's question, an every day issue for many of us, what do you do with your gun, if you're going somewhere (say, a sporting event) where guns aren't allowed, but the neighborhood is sketchy. Leave it in the car, and there's always the chance of a break-in.
Moon

 

[Riomouse911]

It was a fellow Westsylvanian who got jammed up over that. Yeah, most gunnies live in a world of spent brass; my bride keeps finding empties in the laundry.

Beyond the OP's question, an every day issue for many of us, what do you do with your gun, if you're going somewhere (say, a sporting event) where guns aren't allowed, but the neighborhood is sketchy. Leave it in the car, and there's always the chance of a break-in.
Moon

One doofus who I worked with years ago had his ccw on him when a big group of us went to a hockey game in downtown LA. I got there a bit early and was inside with others, but I heard he saw the metal detectors at each entry door, turned around and walked off. He came back a few minutes later and went inside the arena.

I found out years later that instead of going back to his car to lock it up, he had stashed the gun and holster under a hedge by a parking lot about a block away. I guess it was still there when he returned later.

And he wondered why he got canned a few years later for doing other stupid stuff.

Ccw is an issue folks sometimes blank out on. Just look at the numbers of airport gun seizures being reported by TSA in just three months.

TSA intercepted more than 1,500 firearms at airport checkpoints nationwide during the first quarter of 2024 | Transportation Security Administration

WASHINGTON —Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted 1,503 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the fir

www.tsa.gov

Stay safe.

 

[CajunBass]

The closest I've ever been to this situation is when I have to go north of the Potomac River for work. Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York...you get the idea.

I just leave the guns at home.

 

[Archie]

I leave my sidearm to enter buildings 'protected' by law only. Those are the places I must go to do something. (Renew the automobile license, business at the bank, court house, schools - rarely and so on.)

Other places which deny admission while armed just do not get my business. When making reservations for motels and such I find out prior to committing.

 

[Berserker]

. Like many other things in life, you take a calculated risk.

I look at like more have it better my chances, but doesn't mean I have it all the time. Just by having it X% of time, I am ahead.

Same thing with drinking, it would be an enhancer if pulled over. Never been pulled over drinking, but more likely that than having to shoot someone.

So I figure just by increase the time I carry, I have increased my odds. Not linearly though.

 

[Berserker]

I leave my sidearm to enter buildings 'protected' by law only. Those are the places I must go to do something. (Renew the automobile license, business at the bank, court house, schools - rarely and so on.)

Other places which deny admission while armed just do not get my business. When making reservations for motels and such I find out prior to committing.

You never drink in public? Or states that do not allow guns in restaurants that serve alcohol? To be honest I really don't care if you carry. I do think the property owner rights do trump mine though. I would not carry at your private residence, if you forbade it.

I am not going to be surprised if you gave me some strict answer how you refuse to eat out or the cost.

 

[Old_Grouch]

You might be able to find a gun shop to hang on to it for you. Hell, put it on consignment for twice the going price and just "change your mind" when you get back into town.

That would work fine if you're in your home state or if it's a long gun. If it's a handgun and the dealer isn't in your state of residence it can't be transferred to you. Once the dealer logs it in the same laws apply as if you were buying a gun.

 

[Archie]

You never drink in public? Or states that do not allow guns in restaurants that serve alcohol? To be honest I really don't care if you carry. I do think the property owner rights do trump mine though. I would not carry at your private residence, if you forbade it.

I am not going to be surprised if you gave me some strict answer how you refuse to eat out or the cost.

No. I don't drink - at all - when I have to drive. Which is normal. I don't drink much at all; when do, it is usually a night cap at home. The question has never arisen regarding cabs or Uber.
I will also leave my pistol in the car to enter homes requesting such. Of course, I do not advertise or casually reveal I'm armed.
In this state, restaurants are not legally prohibited - in the same way bars and taverns are. There is one such owner posted restaurant in a nearby town. Which I do not patronize.