Who here is genuinely nervous when not carrying a concealed weapon

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If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere.......

I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Not once was I (nor my family, nor any close friends) the victim of a violent crime. Honestly, it's not as bad the as media portrays it to be. I now live in Charlotte, N.C. There are more shootings down here than I can remember, while in New York. 9 months here and I already had to pull out my .45 on someone. On another occassion, some drunk ass tried to use his SUV as a battering ram and run me off of the road--for no reason at all. I cocked the gun and held it up. Once he saw it, he flew down the road.

Living down here, I worry more when I don't have a pistol than while I lived in NYC.
 
There are very few times when I can legally carry a concealed weapon that I don't. Having said that, I don't feel nervous during those other times because those are what I think of as relatively low risk situations. I am well aware that things can go awry at any time but I refuse to live in a state of paranoia, I prefer to live in a state of awareness.
 
I carry all the time. From the time I walk out the front door until I get home there is a HK USP .45 on my hip. There are very few places that I actually feel safe with out a gun. One place that I feel pretty safe real or just imagined is when I'm down at my families place in Naples Fl. For some reason I just never feel I would ever need a gun when down in Naples. The other place was inside Disney World. I've been down there 3 times since 1995 and other than the first day back in 95 due to the feeling that it felt weird not having a gun on me I just felt safe. After the first day I got over my anxiety pretty quickly.
From then on I have never even thought about needing to carry one inside the park. One thing is that I always stay in side the park and I think that makes a big difference.
I think it is what you perceive the threat level around you is, real or imagined.
 
Fascinating stuff

The decision to carry a firearm wasn't resolved from solely a personal defensive reason. Whether or not I may in any given situation feel it somehow more appropriate to carry a firearm than another has little weight when it comes to recognizing the worth of doing so anyway - because Murphy never takes a vacation.

"This is a nice neighborhood," or "Something like that has never happened here!" carries damn little value for me.

I choose to carry a firearm. I carefully evaluate the necessity of my presence in any venue that would actively prohibit my doing so, and seem to find alternatives that are more than satisfactory. When in public, I'm never off 'High Yellow-Low Orange."

It's simpler that way.

And no matter what, I always have a few options in concealed weapons, even if none happens to be a firearm (a most rare event). Naked, I am not defenseless - I just happen to enjoy accessorizing!

Your premise is a fascinating concept this morning.

"Trisha, consider your mindset were you somehow required to join the sheep!"

It would be an adjustment; and I'd make every effort to see the duration of that be as brief as possible - but it would be ludicrous to permit any emotional duress or discomfiture, much less fear - that's something almost impossible not to telegraph involuntarily and it marks one in neon as a target, yes?

I would hazard to say that the naive, the overconfident, the inexperienced, the untrained, maybe even the testosterone-poisoned ("I am invincible!") could be prone to getting sloppy and in doing so be far more vulnerable than might be reasonable - I don't know.

What I do know with confidence is that it's unnecessary.

Improvise, adapt and overcome.

Trisha
 
I think you'll find that most people who carry don't carry out of feelings of fear or nervousness but just to have the option should the need arise. When I don't carry I don't even really think about it although I usually do carry when not at work (I work at a school).

brad cook
 
''Nervousness'' - No. ''Incomplete'', yes - ''uncomfortable'' - yes.

Because my carry has always been 16/7 I am certainly slightly ill at ease without - on the rare occasion that arises. Mostly I think because of the feeling that the time without could just be that dreaded situation where a gun IS needed.

It is not paranoia ... but maybe just an acknowledgment that Murphy is all around:p
 
I carry as the saying goes, 24/7.

So when I'm somewhere were I have to disarm I do feel nervous. I'm so use to carrying it feels strange when I'm not. I live in a relatively safe area but no place is 100% safe. Last year I spent a few days in Wisconsin at my son's wedding. At least I could carry a pocket knife there. I'm soon going on vacation to Mexico and I am really going to feel uncomfortable without either a knife or gun on me. I don't think I am being paranoid, just cautious.
 
Nervous, no, for I tend to avoid places that make me nervous. However I realize that without a firearm, I am at a distinct disadvantage in any potential assault. With 3 small kids in tow, I have to think of them. I need all manner of options available to me. After all, it's not just the 'bad side' of town where abductions/assaults happen. There've been a lot of attacks recently in places like Walmart parking lots & grocery store lots!
 
"Who here is genuinely nervous when not carrying a concealed weapon"

Just my $.02 and I haven't read any of the other replies but IMO, anybody who answers yes either needs to move or get some professional help.

I am all for CCW and have no problem with anybody (withing reason) carrying. I equate it to wearing a seat belt or a helmet. Basically something you will hopefully never need but when you do, you REALLY DO!

That said, and mind you this is just my opinion but, I don't think it's healthy or rational to walk around in fear simply because you are not carrying. If you live in such a bad area that you are justified in being "genuinely nervous" then I would say you need to move because apparently you are living in a cesspool.

Again, just my $.02
 
but i like the smell.... :p

i make it a point to not even put myself in any situation to start with, but i hardly ever go unarmed anymore...

i don't know about nervous but i'm always like this :scrutiny:

more than once it has become this :uhoh:
 
cgv96,
When I started this thread I was wondering how long it would take to get a response like yours...........all I can say is I agree with you.
 
I was getting very uncomfortable being unable to carry until I picked up my CPL renewal today. It has been a long 3 months, and it won't be repeated. For 2010, I'm going to renew 9 months early. :uhoh: Now that I've had a taste, I wanna carry whenever I feel the need, and that's about 70% of the time.
 
I haven't been carrying for 23 years and started 2 years ago. I haven't been the victim of a violent crime.

I also haven't been in any serious car accidents. But man, I get nervous when I take off that seat belt.
 
"cgv69
That said, and mind you this is just my opinion but, I don't think it's healthy or rational to walk around in fear simply because you are not carrying. If you live in such a bad area that you are justified in being "genuinely nervous" then I would say you need to move because apparently you are living in a cesspool."
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You haven't been paying attention if you think criminals only work "cesspools".
I could sit here for the next hour typing of the violent crimes and murders that take place in the "nice parts" of town.

Years ago (before the Texas CHL) my Wife was going to meet a friend at a shopping mall in a "nice" part of town. They were going to meet in the parking lot, go shopping and out to lunch.
I told her to take a pistol (Ya, I was nervous) but she insisted She didn't need it because it was daytime, nice shopping center, etc.

Just then on the TV they told about 2 young women that had been abducted from THAT parking lot an hour before. (they were found murdered a long time later)

My wife picked up the pistol on the way out the door.

There's a big difference between "walking around in fear" and having brains enough to protect yourself whenever possible.
 
Nah, I walk around unarmed (except for a folding knife) all the time, except those times when my 'spidey sense' spikes. It's a calculated risk, but I don't engage in 'risky behavior' and am usually somewhere between condition white and condition yellow. I live in a low crime semi rural area, but OTOH, I heard somewhere that 1 in every 25 people is a bonafide sociopath. :uhoh:
 
There's a big difference between "walking around in fear" and having brains enough to protect yourself whenever possible.
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Agreed M2 ..... this is why I always try and encourage responsible carrying folks to make it a habit, all the time they can.

At risk of very boring repetition may I spout my fave' thoughts for the day ....

"Never assume"

"Expect the Unexpected"

"You can't make appointments for emergencies"!

None of these requires paranoia, nervousness .... just honest to goodness situational awareness. How crazy it would seem to me - if - just that one time someone thinks (nah - only be out 10 minutes - and it's such a safe area ) ........ and neglects to carry - only to find themselves in the local 7/11 when it is the recipient of an armed robbery.! Not good.

Biggest problem for me is - intermittent carry not only leaves ''holes'' in one's defence potential but - how the heck when needed are you gonna know it's there - or not?? If it is there - all time - then when and if you have to reach for it, it's available. Otherwise maybe - zilch!

I'll hope (fervently) like most that I never ever have to employ mine but - sure would feel sick (or even a bit dead!) if one of the times I left it off, something went down. I don't think non-CCW's have any better precognitive powers than those who carry .... so there is no telling, anywhere, any hour of any day.
 
<blockquote>That said, and mind you this is just my opinion but, I don't think it's healthy or rational to walk around in fear simply because you are not carrying. If you live in such a bad area that you are justified in being "genuinely nervous" then I would say you need to move because apparently you are living in a cesspool.</blockquote>

I don't think you'll find a member on here that thinks they're any safer walking around a bad neighborhood if they have a pistol. Its just another option.. that's IT.

I don't carry... I don't have a permit yet (too lazy at this point, I qualify now.. plus work prohibts it) and I DO feel a bit uneasy sometimes around my office. The last 3 shootings in my city that I know of were within 2 miles of here. One was 400 meters from here. The door I walk through every morning has a BULLET HOLE in it for crying out loud.

Pistol or not.. I'm not "nervous" in such a setting. I'm just more AWARE of what's going on. I look out windows and scan the street before I exit. That kinda thing. If I won't go out there unarmed I'm not going out there even if I had an AR-15 with me.

I think "nervous" has many meaning. I don't like leaving my place unless I have a hanky, a can of chew tobacco, a knife, multi-tool, and Surefire on me. Am I paranoid that I'm going to come down with the flu, tobacco will cease to exist, I'll need to cut my way out of a net, and McGuyver my way out of some trap? No.... I just think they're useful tools. Well.. one of them is a vice, but you get the idea.
 
I also haven't been in any serious car accidents. But man, I get nervous when I take off that seat belt.
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Skunk gave an excellent analogy, of how one should feel when not using any safety device. I'lll also agree 100% with everything P95carry and m2carbine just said. My handgun, along with flashlights, watch and pocket knife is part of the things I carry every day no matter what. Im not jittery, but am very aware of the potential bad things that can happen in life.

I would actually say I tend to feel annoyed when I cant carry. I always ask myself, why is this place any different then the thousands of other places I frequent and can lawfully carry. No matter what, armed or unarmed, stay alert and go about your daily life.
 
I can say that I am nervous sometimes because I do not have a concealed firearm on my person. That being said that I would be more nervous if I did have a concealed firearm on my person, the reason being that I would be commiting a felony where I live... Oh and CCW is "not-to-be-issued" in my state.
 
Can't carry at workplace..

I carry every other place though where legal..

I do feel "naked" without the "Pocet Rocket" though..

Not paranoid or nervous..

Just "Normal" :)

Brenden
 
Once you start carrying, it's hard to stop. The feeling of security is a good feeling and when it's gone, some people really do notice... and miss it and in a way feel nervous. I always have one very close by... if not on me then in my car or at least always a knife on me.
 
Not a damn bit nervous. To carry a freakin' gun on my body everywhere I went would be an extreme nuisance.
 
A "nuisance" I will more than gladly put up with.

YodaVader- from personal experience, I can tell you that I would very much rather have the option of defending my life, rather than laying down and dying with no say in the matter.

Bad things happen all the time, and usually when you least expect them.
 
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