Strange Few Days of Carrying

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I finally got my CCW from FL and started carrying a couple days ago. I got in the car and headed off to run a bunch of errands with the Bersa strapped into a WB holster. At first it felt strange as heck having this lethal weapon attached to my side. I also felt that holster was uncomfortable until I repositioned it a little more towards my back. I then couldn't even feel it after that.

So here I am packing and off to run some errands. I arrive at my first stop and had to take off the gun and lock it up. I was at the County Court House getting my tags renewed and you cannot carry into Government bldgs.. First dang stop and I cannot carry into the building. Hilarious.

Next stop was the gas station and then on to the bank. Again I had to lock the gun up because of the " No Firearms " sign on the bank door. No worries, I complied. Then off to the grocery store and a couple other stops.........Last stop of the day was the Post Office. Yup you guessed it, took the dang thing off again and locked it up. When I got back into the car I said screw it and stuffed it next to the seat.

I got home and just had to laugh. Here I am carrying for the first time and three times I had to unholster the gun and lock it in the car because of no firearms policies.

A couple days later I had to run some more errands and by then, the gun just seemed to be an after thought. It just felt like it was no biggie to have it strapped on and I sure didn't feel any different. I spent my morning running errands and after my last stop I flopped my big butt into the car seat and felt a pinch. My first thought was that I had a spider in my britches or got stung by a bee. I reached down and pulled my shirt up and there was my Bersa staring at me. Heck I forgot I had it on. :)

I guess my experiences for my first week of carrying has led me to the belief that if I need it and I can remember I have it on, and I haven't had to lock it up in the car, it could save my life. Otherwise, it all ended up being "No Big Deal" to carry.

Chris
 
I guess my experiences for my first week of carrying has led me to the belief that if I need it and I can remember I have it on, and I haven't had to lock it up in the car, it could save my life. Otherwise, it all ended up being "No Big Deal" to carry.
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Kind of the same here. Once I got used to CCW, I subscribed to the school of thought "carry everywhere you can" so that if at all possible, the CCW will be there with you as a matter of course should you need it. Not forgetting it's there, just that it's more like your normal condition changes to having the CCW. Not having it (like US Post Office visits or other forbidden areas) is unusual and abnormal.
 
Your mistake USMC 1975 was to skip the walk through at Walmart...

It is a pre-requisite for all Highroaders that obtain concealed carry... :evil:
 
Your mistake USMC 1975 was to skip the walk through at Walmart...

It is a pre-requisite for all Highroaders that obtain concealed carry...
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I will get right on that one Sir..........LOL

Chris
 
Hah, he thinks we're kidding.
Step 1) Get CCW
Step 2) settle on gun and carry rig
Step 3) take 'em for a test spin through wal-mart while you pick up socks and a socket wrench set (and maybe Grand Theft Auto).
 
The true test is this:

1) get CCW
2) Strap on your carry rig
3) go to walmart that still sells guns and buy a rifle
4) roll your eyes at the hilarity of them walking you to the door with a boxed and unloaded rifle as you have a holstered and loaded handgun.
 
It's a joke loneviking.

There seems to be a tradition that as soon as people get their bright shiny new CCW permits the first thing they do is strap on a gun and head to walmart. :D.
 
Can we PA-LEEEZ not have another CC vs. OC thread?

Chris ya gotta do that Wal-Mart walk it's a THR tradition. I like that buying a rifle idea too.
 
Again I had to lock the gun up because of the " No Firearms " sign on the bank door.

I felt the same way during the first week or two of carrying a weapon but after wearing it EVERY day no matter where I'm at (except our county court house) it becomes second nature and I have to actually check once in a while just to make sure it's still on my belt (it always is).

About that bank with the sign...... I've switched every thing that I do to stores that DON'T have the sign. Once you do that, there are very few places that you won't be able to carry.


P.S. I send an informative letter to every store that I've stopped shopping at to let them know why I won't be returning - unless the sign is removed, i.e.
A good example of that letter is available right here on THR under the Activism Discussion and Planning section in a thread called Sample Letters :

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=279431
 
I like that buying a rifle idea too.
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I actually did that last year.

As the manager was walking me to the door with my new Rem 700ADL .243 I had to tell her, "You know this is ridiculous right? You've seen my CHP permit so you know I'm carrying, yet you're walking me out with an unloaded rifle." She said, "Yeah, I think it's stupid too, but company policy says I gotta do it."
 
"The Sign" has no legal weight in Florida. Ignore it and go about your business.

Also, not all government buildings are off limits, just court houses, police stations, jails and Federal buildings.
 
Rantinredneck---yeah, I know it's a joke and a right of passage. All of us that OC seem to do the same thing in Wal-Mart. That's the point I was making. (Funny, I never hear of a Wal-Mart being held up!) And no, I don't want to start a fight over OC vs. CC. As long as you're carrying, I'm happy!
 
Hate to admit it but after carrying for so many years open carry here in NM before the adoption of CCW, I use to just "cover it up" while going in stores and locations where there was an absence of a no firearms signs or places where you cant carry. Before CCW I never knew it was unlawful to carry in Wal Mart! This is because it is not posted ANYWHERE, or wasn't at the WM I frequented. So I would just cover up the Commnader and go about mi Bidness! Never got called on it. I have even been told to cover it up by the police for sake of others concern! I actually even OC'd in WM for a year or so before someone off site told me they had THE SIGN!
 
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Before CCW I never knew it was unlawful to carry in Wal Mart! This is because it is not posted ANYWHERE, or wasn't at the WM I frequented
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Never saw a sign here in CT at Walmart. It is not illegal here.
 
Not illegal here in Nevada. It seems as if each Wal-Mart store pretty much does it's own thing and usually they follow the law of whatever state they are located in.
 
"The Sign" has no legal weight in Florida. Ignore it and go about your business.
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Exactly. I see 'em all the time in CO. Avoid the stores where possible, but don't disarm ever.
 
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Never saw a sign here in CT at Walmart. It is not illegal here.
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True. Other than the post office, I have never seen a "no gun" type sign anywhere in CT. Have you?
 
Not illegal here in Nevada. It seems as if each Wal-Mart store pretty much does it's own thing and usually they follow the law of whatever state they are located in.
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that is actually what walmart company policy states... that they abide by the laws of the state they are in...
 
Yeah, you'll get used to it. After a while it'll be a PITA and start to wonder why you carry it every day...until you read about some robbery suspect "still on the loose".

Then you feel naked without it.
 
Aye. All those signs seem to prohibit nothing but Beretta 92's. Those are too big for most people to carry concealed, anyway.

-Sans Authoritas
 
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I reached down and pulled my shirt up and there was my Bersa staring at me.
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I read that thinking "uh oh, somehow he's pointed it at himself"...then I read the rest of it. I know in Texas the 30.06 penal code allows for....ahem...memory lapses ;), concerning bringing your weapon into a "no carry" zone.
 
I got my CWP a few weeks back. I'll be taking my stroll, carrying my PM9, through Walmart tomorrow afternoon doing some Mother's Day shopping with my boys. Oh, and I'll be picking up some range ammo while I'm at it. :)

Viva la concealed pistola!!!
 
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