Why do you carry?
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Zach S
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No. Oddly enough, my company prohibits CC, so work is the only place I go on a regular basis that I dont carry.
My lawyer advised us to create a weapons policy for employees due to liability. His colleague's client's restaurant is being sued because his employee used a collapseable baton on a customer.
We had an employee keep pepper spray under the counter. But our employees have the temper that may lead to unneccessary spraying.
We had an employee keep pepper spray under the counter. But our employees have the temper that may lead to unneccessary spraying.
SharpsDressedMan
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I worked in a convenience store on the midnight shift while I returned to college. The store chain had a policy against clerks having weapons, but provided no security for us. I put my pistol in a brown paper bag under the counter, so that you could not see it if you looked underneath; all you would see were stacks of paper bags. I figured I'd just quit if I had to defend myself, their minimum wage job be damned!
searcher451
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I used to carry because of my job; I was threatened often enough to make it a necessity. And although I no longer work in that profession (thank god), I still carry a gun daily. Why wouldn't ya?
jad0110
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Yep. DoD doesn't mind having thousands of tons of high explosives on base, but won't allow me to carry my 38 caliber pop gun :banghead: .
mustang 22
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My job includes the disciplinary process for incarcerated persons in my states prison system. I generally do not make many friends in this line of work and these people do get out. Twice over the last 20 years I have run into an individual who has unpleasant memories of me. None of these meetings have gone past dirty looks and a mumbled remark, but you never know.
~z
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I dont live in the 100 yr flood plain but I have flood insurance. I dont expect to be in an auto accident but I keep auto insurance. I dont anticipate a fire but I am insured for that also. I dont expect to be carjacked, robbed, or any other such threat but I carry insurance for that also.
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altitude_19
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lol...Hard NOT to carry as a military man!
Cpt. America
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LEO so I carry on and Off duty.
Bailey Boat
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I've carried for so long (40+ years) that I can't imagine NOT carrying a gun.... Hopefully my luck holds out and I never have to use it......
I know a local woman that was followed by 2 Mt lions while out walking her dogs. She fired a couple shots at them, but they seemed utterly unimpressed. She wasn't a very good shot. They came within 30 feet of her.
Grizzlies have caused a fair bit of mischief. Several have been trapped and relocated within 3 miles of my house, and have run off some seismic crews a mile from where I walk daily. The recent past has shown that several people a year are jumped/mauled in this general area.
Wolves frequent the neighborhood, but we all know wolves do no harm. Other than the occasional dog they eat, sometimes while the owner is standing close by. And the livestock they kill now and then. And the lady that one stalked on a ranch, and only left when her son and a friend heard her screaming at it, and fired several shots near it. It reluctantly left. But we know they don't bother people. Ever. In North America. Mostly. Except for the exceptions. Like that jogger in Canada.
It would be tough to shoot the several rattlesnakes I kill every year without one. A sixgun is easier to carry than a shovel.
I like them. A good sixgun or rifle is a thing of beauty. I do really miss my nickel Colt's SAA. Rugers are functional, but a distant second in aesthetics to Colts.
It would seem imprudent not to carry, tho some do. Crime isn't the issue, I don't carry concealed.
Grizzlies have caused a fair bit of mischief. Several have been trapped and relocated within 3 miles of my house, and have run off some seismic crews a mile from where I walk daily. The recent past has shown that several people a year are jumped/mauled in this general area.
Wolves frequent the neighborhood, but we all know wolves do no harm. Other than the occasional dog they eat, sometimes while the owner is standing close by. And the livestock they kill now and then. And the lady that one stalked on a ranch, and only left when her son and a friend heard her screaming at it, and fired several shots near it. It reluctantly left. But we know they don't bother people. Ever. In North America. Mostly. Except for the exceptions. Like that jogger in Canada.
It would be tough to shoot the several rattlesnakes I kill every year without one. A sixgun is easier to carry than a shovel.
I like them. A good sixgun or rifle is a thing of beauty. I do really miss my nickel Colt's SAA. Rugers are functional, but a distant second in aesthetics to Colts.
It would seem imprudent not to carry, tho some do. Crime isn't the issue, I don't carry concealed.
bikerdoc
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I am retired and disabled. I carry because I will not be a victem
Carne Frio
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I carried for many years, at work. My job was in medical
imaging. No one ever new that I carried. Am retired now
and still carry everywhere that is legal. I carry because I can.
imaging. No one ever new that I carried. Am retired now
and still carry everywhere that is legal. I carry because I can.
FullEffect1911
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It isn't just about personal defense; though that is a big part of it, it's about exercising my right to do so. Concealed carry is a symbol of our freedom. Those that it is illegal for, a symbol of their oppression.
CoRoMo
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Nope. My occupation doesn't require nor necessitate being armed.
But living a secure life does.
But living a secure life does.
Cannonball888
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Jerome Ersland
texas bulldog
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no. i cannot carry at work, which is what prevents me from carrying for a large portion of my waking life, unfortunately.
LWYM425
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CannonBall,
I looked up his video and the background on the case... can you elaborate on what that means to you? If you aren't interested... I'm not in your parts much anyway
I looked up his video and the background on the case... can you elaborate on what that means to you? If you aren't interested... I'm not in your parts much anyway
Five-O
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~z, good reply. I guess in the final analysis, you mean to say, as I say, better to have and not need it than need it and not have it.
~z, good reply. I guess in the final analysis, you mean to say, as I say, better to have and not need it than need it and not have it.
Erik M
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My thoughts exactly.
archigos
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Yes and no. I'd carry anyway. But the fact that I'm often carrying thousands of dollars of computer equipment around urban areas is additional incentive.
Working Man
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Personal responsibility.
I am therefore I carry.... so I can remain as I am.
I am therefore I carry.... so I can remain as I am.
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