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[Edward429451]

I went to visit my friends and upon entering their place their kid did one of those running up fling their arms around me hugs and ran right into my CCW with his forehead. Small bump on noggin. I felt pretty bad about it then but its kind of funny now.

 

[Seminole]

"Remember -------, concealed means concealed - no exceptions." A word to the wise.

My brother-in-law got "made" in a movie theater in Birmingham, AL. When he stood up after the movie to put on his jacket, his shirt rode up over his CCL. Someone behind him obviously spotted it, because he was approached in the parking lot on his way to his car by a couple of members of the local PD. They simply asked if he had a permit, then reminded him that he needed to do a better job of keeping his weapon concealed.

One of the nice things about Tennessee's permit is that it is a handgun permit--NOT a "concealed carry" permit. Since open carry is technically legal, there is no need to worry about such accidentally uncovering.

One of the bad things about Tennessee's permit is that it is a handgun permit--not a "concealed weapon" permit. When I lived in Florida I could legally carry anything that I could conceal--from a machete to an MP5. Here you can't even carry a baton unless you can prove you've gotten "training" from a state-approved instructor. I suppose I can be trusted with a pistol, but not a stick! Never mind my years of weapons training in traditional Okinwan kobudo--that was out of state and therefore doesn't count.

 

[HeadCleaver]

Well this didn't happen to me, but it was an oops. A friend of mine was working at a local hospital as a therapist. During work he had a siezure. He wasn't aware he was susceptible to siezures at the time. They immediately transported him to the ER. One of his co-workers went through his fanny pack. Fanny packs are pretty common in healthcare for carrying scissors, tape, meds, etc. Thats when they found his Walther PPK. He was fired before he awoke.

 

[Chris Rhines]

Only one major error, hopefully I learned from it.

One time I wandered out of the house with my carry pistol empty. I had been dryfiring my carry gun, loaded magazines stowed in the safety tupperware, and I forgot to recharge the gun before leaving. Serious oops, I could have smacked myself when I realized it some hours later. Thankfully, I keep a box of ammo and a spare magazine or two locked in my car.

Now the last thing I do before stepping out the door is to check my gun.

- Chris

 

[Carbon_15]

In South Carolina it is illegal to carry into anywere that serves alcohol for consumtion on the premises.

But on the subject of thread-jackers...
If you don't have something to say related to the topic/question, why post? Why do you guys feel the need to condim my compliance with the law of the land? Heck, why did you get a permit in the first place if you are so confident in your covert abilities? If you are going to disreguard the carry laws, just throw your permit in the trash and pack anyway. I for one am getting tired of the permit holders who break the law and get cought...adding more laws and bad press to the fire.

Jason

 

[MitchSchaft]

One of the bad things about Tennessee's permit is that it is a handgun permit--not a "concealed weapon" permit.

Seminole, stay tuned on that one. We have plans to introduce legislation to get that fixed . You should join us at a TFA meeting one day.

 

[TheFrontRange]

Now the last thing I do before stepping out the door is to check my gun.

Me, too...or, in my case, to just check FOR my gun! A couple of days ago I had a day-off from work. I'd run an errand earlier in the morning and had carried my .45 under a vest. Upon getting home, I'd taken off the vest, the gun, and the spare mags and put them all away, but left my gunleather on. Puttered around the house until lunchtime, then headed back out after slipping on the vest. I'd been away from home for thirty minutes or so before I realized something didn't feel right...yep, left ye olde Kimber and her spare ammo at the homestead! Thankfully while picking up lunch I didn't encounter any outlaw-alien-renegade cyborg-warriors hahahaha!...

When I carried a revolver I pulled the same trick a couple of times, only with my spare speedloaders...at least the gun came with me those times!

 

[spacemanspiff]

I don't understand you guys that take your CCW off when you 'go to the game', or 'stop at a pizza joint because they may serve some alcohol', or 'go to a school', or 'go to work' ect. I carry mine EVERYWHERE. Absolutely, because last I heard, Murphy's Law was still in effect.

my only problem is concerning going on school property while armed. i dont know about any other states, but mine has laws on state and federal level that prohibit anyone from carrying openly or concealed on school property, PERIOD.

my only 'oops' was before i had the CHP. my state laws say that 'a firearm is considered concealed if it is loaded, and on your person'. "unconcealed" is defined as 'unloaded and in a case designed to carry a firearm'. so by simple definition, those hard cases that hold a handgun and a magazine suffice. i kept that in my backpack everywhere i went. then i took my nephews/neices to the school playground one day and realized while we were there just where i was. after that i found other playgrounds not on school property to take them to.

and now that i have the CHP, i wont set foot on school property, or a bar, a post office, etc, if i am carrying.

 

[SteyrAUG]

A couple winters ago (when you actually get jacket weather in Florida) I was wearing a HK MP5-PDW in a shoulder rig under my jacket. Several of us were just getting seated in the pizza joint as I non chalantly started to remove my jacket. I got it about halfway down when I remembered.

Funny part is nobody I was with noticed but every single person in the rest of the place did. Quite a few looks. Fortunately I had my super secret agent high and tight haircut back then and most people assumed I was some kind of secret service dude.

The rest of the night you could overhear ongoing speculation about who at our table was the government official with the private security detail in tow.

 

[Smoke]

The only time I have been "made" was in Toys "r" Us at Christmas last year.

A woman asked me to get something off the top shelf for her. (I'm 6'5"...people always ask me to do that) I obliged her and my coat opened enough to reveal my weapon.

The woman thought it was funny. She pointed out the fact that she saw my gun in its IWB holster. Then she asked whether I was "Store Security" or "LEO". I just side stepped the question and went on my way. I was afraid if she new I was just an average citizen with a gun she might panic.

 

[Edward429451]

Should've told her that you're with Homeland Security!

 

[Carbon_15]

SteyrAUG,
any pics of that rig? What states allow non-handguns for CCW's? South Carolina specificly allow only handguns under 12 inchs in length.

 

[WonderNine]

Someone behind him obviously spotted it, because he was approached in the parking lot on his way to his car by a couple of members of the local PD. They simply asked if he had a permit, then reminded him that he needed to do a better job of keeping his weapon concealed.

He frightened a sheep!

 

[WonderNine]

But on the subject of thread-jackers...
If you don't have something to say related to the topic/question, why post? Why do you guys feel the need to condim my compliance with the law of the land? Heck, why did you get a permit in the first place if you are so confident in your covert abilities? If you are going to disreguard the carry laws, just throw your permit in the trash and pack anyway. I for one am getting tired of the permit holders who break the law and get cought...adding more laws and bad press to the fire.

I believe your lie down and crawl or you might get hurt mentality is what REALLY ads fuel to the fire. Ever heard of civil disobedience? When somebody starts shooting up the pizza joint you're in and you left your CCW piece in your glovebox because they served somebody a beer, your mentality will change. If you survive that is.

"Carry laws" he says, that's a good one.

 

[XLMiguel]

Just after I got my CWP I was pretty pleased with myself. One evening shortly after, we were going out to a movie with some friends we hadn't seen in a while and in the course of the eveniong's conversation I told them about my permit and that I was packing.

When we got to the theater, we had to wait in line for the next show. There was a pair of hip-hop types (high school age) about 10-15 places ahead of us, and while we waited, a couple of their 'homies' sauntered up and wanted to join them in line (which was getting kind of long). It was cool with one guy, but the other apparently didn't like one of the other guys and told them to find their own place in line. This resulted in a bit of a 'discussion' and horseplay, which my friends very 'suburban' wife took for the start of a fight.

She decided she was scared and whined loadly, "You've got a gun, do something!". Needless to say, that got the attention of everyone around us and startled the kids who were horsing around. I couldn't think of anything to say except, "Chris, they're just kids fooling around, and it's not a shooting offense!"

Seemed to work, though I got a few looks, no one called the cops and the kids did calm down.

Lesson learned: No one needs to know your business.

 

[Seminole]

Mitch Shaft wrote:

Seminole, stay tuned on that one. We have plans to introduce legislation to get that fixed . You should join us at a TFA meeting one day.

Glad to hear there are plans in the works. Even higher on the list of priorities (IMHO) ought to be the ability to CCW in restaurants where alcohol is served. Hhmmmmm . . . . Maybe you're right and I DO need to show up at a TFA meeting. Could you PM me dates and times, please?

Thanks!

 

[Russ]

Good thing you didn't shoot something important off while trying to get your peice in place in a tight space!

 

[Meowhead]

Only happened to me once. Gary, Indiana: I was just leaving a Walgreens when a gust of wind blew open my coat and shirt, exposing a Hi-Power strapped to my hip. A woman walking in, offspring in hand, stopped for a moment..I just smiled and nodded, and walked out to my car. She smiled and nodded, walked into the store.

 

[PUMC_TomG]

Well... for some reason while posting my reply at a Purdue PC lab... THR was blocked... interesting....

Anywho, I haven't really had anything really major.

Eating at hooters with all my buds and we knew the waitress pretty well since she'd come to our house after work to party and stuff. She came around to take our orders... then just to talk. She rests her hand where my right hip should be, and sets it right on top of my Smith Auto. Her Hand jumped back real quick, her eyes went big... and then she was all cool again... Never mentioned it again.

Once while Chris Rhines and I were returning from the range I tried to conceal the same weapon in a Fobus paddle under an untucked TFL long-sleeve t-shirt. I was printing like crazy, and got some VERY weird looks from the staff of the Subway, and some kids in the parking lot.

AND TONIGHT, the craziest yet.

It is SUPER cold outside... and I'm concealing my carry weapon in a Fobus paddle underneath a Mont-Bell fleece. I took off my shell and sat on it in the booth next to all my buddies at the Mexican joint. I stand up to use the head and my shell catches on the weapons outline of my fleece... So my jacket is hanging off of the fleece... saying "HOLY COW THIS GUY HAS SOMETHING UNDER HIS FLEECE!!!" All my buddies start laughing hysterically as my eyes get huge and throw the jacket off....

And the weapon doesn't even print with the fleece on... just a freak occurence.

:banghead:

 

[DadOfThree]

I posted this on TFL but I'll copy over to here. Still makes me chuckle when I think about it.

I stopped by Walmart to pick up a few things this afternoon. As always I was carrying my Walther P99 in a paddle holster on my right hip under a baggy shirt. I had my 4 yr old son with me. As 4 yr old boys generally do, he had plenty of energy and was running back and forth while I was shopping. I got about 15 feet ahead of him and was getting ready to leave and told him to follow me. Of course he comes barrelling up behind me at 100 mph and runs into me. Well, at 4 yrs old his head is just about belt level and he smacks his forehead into the side of my pistol. The first thing I hear in his loudest voice is "Daaaad, I hit my head on your gun!!" I was almost to the checkout counter so there were quite a few people standing around. I mostly got smiles and some laughter from a few guys, a couple of frowns from a few women but nothing bad. I was really red faced though. After we got outside I tried to explain to my son that everyone doesn't need to know that I am carrying a gun. Of course he doesn't really understand. I carry all of the time and he is so used to it he doesn't think of it as any different than wearing my belt or my cowboy boots. I don't want him to start thinking of a gun as something bad that you need to hide or that you need to be ashamed of. I guess I will just have to wait for him to grow up a little to understand. Until then I'll just try to keep him from running into me Although I will say that him running into my gun is better than the headbutt to the crotch I usually get when he is running and not watching.

 

[MLH]

Carbon_15

Here in Kentucky if you can concel it you can carry it. It's a permit to carry conceled deadly weapons so it doesn't matter what you carry as long as it stays conceled. If you can get a tank under your coat go for it.