Recreation and Carry

[SsevenN]

I was wondering if there are any activities you guys engage in that you don't carry during, even if it's legal. (Okay no dirty jokes either. )

I've found the only time I leave the sidearm in the car/home is when I'm playing at a local pool hall. I just don't want to expose my sidearm while playing, as it seems highly likely with some of the positions required for pool(and uncomfortable).

Now that Spring/Summer is here, I've started playing golf again. I was worried that CC would interfere with my swing, but I'm happy to report I don't notice it at all.

So how 'bout it?

When do you leave it, and when do you take it, and what affects your choice?

 

[mljdeckard]

I play music, and when I'm onstage I don't carry. Both jobs require full concentration.

 

[Leanwolf]

Water sports. Swimming, water skiing, surfing, SCUBA, etc. If I'm just boating, I am armed.

L.W.

 

[SpecialKalltheway]

I don't carry when I am skiing/snowboarding. I have had to many yard sales that have laid gear and items I would think would never have come out no matter how bad the fall strewed across the mountain. I don't need my side arm to be one of those items.

 

[Lewis130]

I usually have a gun when I'm out hunting or shooting.

 

[Bobarino]

golf course, indoor rock climbing place, snowboarding, swimming and at the gym. that's about it.

Bobby

 

[PTK]

Heading to the hot springs in a bit, I'm not going to be carrying. It's just not practical to do so.

 

[wyocarp]

ptk, which hot springs?

 

[parrothead2581]

Watersports and exercise.

 

[Cannonball888]

If I'm swimming. Even though Sam Gerard says Glocks will shoot underwater I won't wear one. I do carry a Cold Steel zytel knife however.

 

[geronimo509]

i carry to the golf course, but i leave it in the car. the same goes for softball. I used to leave it in my car when i bowled or shot pool but i bought an mk9 to keep in my pocket.

 

[Karl Hungus]

I don'y carry when I windsurf or mountainbike or ski, although I always thought Biathalon was really rad.

 

[CoRoMo]

Roller Derby.


Just kidding. When I say I carry everywhere/everyday, that is what I do (legally). I do not carry in government building. That is the only exception.

 

[TRGRHPY]

i carry to the golf course, but i leave it in the car. the same goes for softball.

Dude, you carry a softball as a backup weapon? You must have a wicked arm...

Besides any legal issues with alcohol (if it is served there), why not carry a pocket pistol while shooting pool? I used to shoot pool a LOT and almost always had a .380 in my pocket. You're right, carrying one on your side is very uncomfortable and it will get noticed in a pool hall. But, pool halls, no matter how nice, are great places to run in to trouble.

 

[Duke of Doubt]

Water parks and beaches are two recreational spots I don't like to carry -- assuming it's summer on the beach and I plan to swim. I also don't wear a gun into strip clubs -- up here LOTS of body contact is allowed. I generally don't carry at the pool halls because every pool hall around here sells beer, and when I shoot pool I generally want at least one ... besides, if there's REAL trouble, the kind from which you don't have to retreat, I can see my car from the hall, the hall has many exits, and the gun is in the car (mag out, no round in chamber). Let's see, what else -- oh, Mazola parties.