SwampWolf
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Now that's a heck of a good idea!
So I CCW'd for my first time today....
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Now that's a heck of a good idea!
BHP FAN
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''All you need to do is put your wallet in the front pocket ..''
That's where mine has rode ever since I first went overseas.We were in some pretty rough ports [very nearly got rolled in Barcellona ,of all places] and ever since,the wallet rides ''up front''.
That's where mine has rode ever since I first went overseas.We were in some pretty rough ports [very nearly got rolled in Barcellona ,of all places] and ever since,the wallet rides ''up front''.
michiganfan
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I think for the most part we could all walk around with three quarters of our carry gun exposed and only one in a hundred people would notice.
Jason M
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Concealed meand concealed, rehashed.
People keep saying "concealed means concealed", but to set the point in stone, here is a hypothetical that exemplifies that statement:
If you are carrying, it is imperative that no one but YOU knows it for the very reason that standers by will react differently if they know you have a weapon—even good friends! Being the carrier of the weapon, the decision to draw is solely yours with no exceptions. If 20 minutes after you told your friend you were concealing and the disgruntled felon co-worker comes in WITHOUT a gun and begins to argue lividly with the manager, what is then to stop your friend from saying,
“Don’t start nothing, so-and-so is packing!”
Or, suppose it is more fine-lined than a verbal argument. Suppose the employe hits the manager, but only once or twice then stops. With no immediate threat to his life, your legal responses with the weapon become much ambiguous with regards to the legality of your actions if the manager is no longer being beaten. Your friend, as long as you’ve known him, may make the brash decision to egg you on to draw. “Shoot him, shoot him,” may be the first words out of his mouth and now you have created a potentially exaggerated situation because a gun is now “known the be involved” by all the persons present when before it was only an irate employee and his fists.
Firearms take a situation to a level NO ONE wants to be in. For this reason, the firearm is the LAST AND FINAL RESORT to extinguishing even an outwardly violent situation. And unfortunately, to standers by who are afraid of the situation occurring, even if it is not life-threatening, may make the firearm YOU are wearing the first resort to dissolve the situation if they know you are carrying one. Brandishing a firearm is NEVER acceptable to dissolve a situation.
The only reason you should draw your weapon is to shoot it, simple as that. Concealed means concealed and the last resort is exactly that.
You’ll do fine and good luck with it all.
Jason
People keep saying "concealed means concealed", but to set the point in stone, here is a hypothetical that exemplifies that statement:
If you are carrying, it is imperative that no one but YOU knows it for the very reason that standers by will react differently if they know you have a weapon—even good friends! Being the carrier of the weapon, the decision to draw is solely yours with no exceptions. If 20 minutes after you told your friend you were concealing and the disgruntled felon co-worker comes in WITHOUT a gun and begins to argue lividly with the manager, what is then to stop your friend from saying,
“Don’t start nothing, so-and-so is packing!”
Or, suppose it is more fine-lined than a verbal argument. Suppose the employe hits the manager, but only once or twice then stops. With no immediate threat to his life, your legal responses with the weapon become much ambiguous with regards to the legality of your actions if the manager is no longer being beaten. Your friend, as long as you’ve known him, may make the brash decision to egg you on to draw. “Shoot him, shoot him,” may be the first words out of his mouth and now you have created a potentially exaggerated situation because a gun is now “known the be involved” by all the persons present when before it was only an irate employee and his fists.
Firearms take a situation to a level NO ONE wants to be in. For this reason, the firearm is the LAST AND FINAL RESORT to extinguishing even an outwardly violent situation. And unfortunately, to standers by who are afraid of the situation occurring, even if it is not life-threatening, may make the firearm YOU are wearing the first resort to dissolve the situation if they know you are carrying one. Brandishing a firearm is NEVER acceptable to dissolve a situation.
The only reason you should draw your weapon is to shoot it, simple as that. Concealed means concealed and the last resort is exactly that.
You’ll do fine and good luck with it all.
Jason
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It may not be the norm, but I didn't look at it as being a big deal when I started carrying. It was just another thing to grab like my keys when I left the house.
Also, I don't make a habit out of telling people that I carry. I know some folks that carry that are also aware that I carry, but I have actually told several people that I am not carrying when I am. I figure it's none of their business.
Also, I don't make a habit out of telling people that I carry. I know some folks that carry that are also aware that I carry, but I have actually told several people that I am not carrying when I am. I figure it's none of their business.
Jason M
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That is a completely valid response. When I walk out the door, I think, "wallet, keys, phone, Kahr CW9, ok, let's go." I don't make a big fuss about putting on a gun. It is everyday attire for me now.
But telling people you are carrying is just not a good idea and most seem to agree with that.
CoRoMo
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Congrats! It only gets easier, and more comforting, so try and make it a daily habit to carry.
Once I began carrying everywhere/everyday, I eventually got to the point that leaving home without it wasn't comfortable anymore. That level is where you might like to be, maybe not, but for me, I just don't feel safe unless I have that means of protecting myself, right there with me, everyday/everywhere.
Once I began carrying everywhere/everyday, I eventually got to the point that leaving home without it wasn't comfortable anymore. That level is where you might like to be, maybe not, but for me, I just don't feel safe unless I have that means of protecting myself, right there with me, everyday/everywhere.
Brian41
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wow... i remember being poor and in college... a Kimber didn't fit the bill, in any way shape or form... well done...
If only i can convince someone to give me a gun because i can only afford a holster.... that would be a sweet deal
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