csurp34
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In FL if you have a FL or reciprocal CWL, there is no requirement to keep ammunition separate from the weapon. i.e. the gun can be loaded.
Can you carry a loaded gun in your car in FL? You might be surprised.
Decision Fatigue With First Concealed Carry
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In FL if you have a FL or reciprocal CWL, there is no requirement to keep ammunition separate from the weapon. i.e. the gun can be loaded.
Can you carry a loaded gun in your car in FL? You might be surprised.
Mike_Fontenot
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I carry a 5" N-Frame 629 .44magum revolver every day, from pajamas-off until pajamas-on. In a homemade under-the-shirt cloth vertical shoulder holster rig.
bigwheelzip
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Simple.
Carrying is the most potentially consequential thing I do every day, and I don't give myself the right to expose the public to additional risk due to alcohol consumption. Same as not drinking and driving.
Home ain't in public, so your comparison is apples/oranges.
Maybe your one of those who shoot and drive better after a few drinks.
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No because if someone broke into your home, they were the one who forced you into the situation of having to defend yourself in an uncontrollable circumstance.
However you can control whether or not you carry and drink.
Guns and alcohol do not mix well. Look at all of the stupid things people do when drinking.
WildBill29
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For me an outside the waistband holster works great in weather cool enough for a coat or jacket to be worn. In teeshirt weather, I appendix cary using a Sticky Holster tucked between my jeans and underwear with enough of the guns grip exposed to make it readily accessible. Shirt untucked, no printing. Works great if you are on your feet. For driving I remove the holster and tuck it between the seat and console where it is readily accessible and is easy enough to tuck back in place when getting back out of the vehicle.
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I'm new to this forum and don't know about stars. What I do know is that those who have taken the time to comment have given me some great advice. I'm very new at CC (had my CCL less than a month) and crossing state lines with a weapon. Thanks to this "one star" post, I've learned about and bought guns safes with cables for both cars, bought some carry clothes, and two pocket holsters. I've learned that any encounter will likely be much closer than I previously thought. I'd rather depend on advice from this forum than LGSs selling me what they have in stock. I appreciate those who have shared their knowledge and experience.
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Shootingfish
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Thanks. I contacted BIL about the carry laws in FL and he told me about the 3-step law. Thanks for this!
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One of the best wedding gifts that we still have made by the family.
Treasure it. A lot of love was sewn into it.
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Cornered Cat | If you have to fight, fight like a cornered cat.
Wholly written by a woman who has detailed her journey. It's a phenomenal resource for any woman with guns, and for anyone who has a woman in their life that wants to see it from that perspective.
That Kathy Jackson has made all of this content available for *FREE* is a blessing. This site has an almost overwhelming amount of information.
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The eternal discussion of dressing around a reasonably serious gun vs micro pocket guns . Bottom line - If you were in a situation of needing it for social purposes , is it reasonably adaquate for the purpose , and are you competent and confident in your abilities with it , performed reasonably quickly from carry location ? If not all of those , doesn't matter how effortless it is to stuff in pocket .
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As Old Cop stated, I breezed thru some of the posts so if I'm commenting on the obvious, sorry. Incidentally, I agree with him about carrying an empty handgun. Don't do it.
There tends to be a lot of information overload regarding concealed carry methods and tactics. First of all, don't necessarily overthink it. Keeping your carry method simple, as in "on body." I'm not a fan of carrying in purses, backpacks or totes because they can be snatched. Whenever the thief has the chance to go thru it later when they're no longer being chased, they now have your handgun as well as everything else. Worse, they just find your wallet, then toss the rest and a kid comes along and picks it up. I'm more included to recommend a fanny pack, and not necessarily something designed for guns because some of them look quite "tacticool" and advertise that there is a gun inside. Besides, access to a gun in a fanny pack is probably not any slower that trying to get a gun out of a purse or backpack. I also noted someone recommend lock boxes in cars. This is a great idea. They don't necessarily have to be the latest and greatest or most expensive bio-whatever safe. They just need to at least be a lock box that can be cable attached to something relatively solid in the car's interior. They're temporary at best.
I recommend first of all to start training with someone to gain confidence in what you're trying to do with what you're trying to carry. Learn the proper techniques at the range before you go out onto the street.
For beginners' carry methods, I recommend starting with a strong side hip holster. An IWB is easier to conceal than an OWB, but an OWB is generally comfortable to start with. Quality IWBs (or OWBs) that are going to wear better than something cheap made for the masses. Dress in such a manner as to be able to comfortably cover the handgun. Avoid clothing that is so overly tight so that the holster doesn't print, and wear cover garments that are long enough that the gun doesn't become exposed when you bend down or reach up - or the wind whips at your shirt tail. When you and your husband become more confident, then you may start looking at other methods. Just remember that either type of holster works most efficiently with a sturdy belt.
There tends to be a lot of information overload regarding concealed carry methods and tactics. First of all, don't necessarily overthink it. Keeping your carry method simple, as in "on body." I'm not a fan of carrying in purses, backpacks or totes because they can be snatched. Whenever the thief has the chance to go thru it later when they're no longer being chased, they now have your handgun as well as everything else. Worse, they just find your wallet, then toss the rest and a kid comes along and picks it up. I'm more included to recommend a fanny pack, and not necessarily something designed for guns because some of them look quite "tacticool" and advertise that there is a gun inside. Besides, access to a gun in a fanny pack is probably not any slower that trying to get a gun out of a purse or backpack. I also noted someone recommend lock boxes in cars. This is a great idea. They don't necessarily have to be the latest and greatest or most expensive bio-whatever safe. They just need to at least be a lock box that can be cable attached to something relatively solid in the car's interior. They're temporary at best.
I recommend first of all to start training with someone to gain confidence in what you're trying to do with what you're trying to carry. Learn the proper techniques at the range before you go out onto the street.
For beginners' carry methods, I recommend starting with a strong side hip holster. An IWB is easier to conceal than an OWB, but an OWB is generally comfortable to start with. Quality IWBs (or OWBs) that are going to wear better than something cheap made for the masses. Dress in such a manner as to be able to comfortably cover the handgun. Avoid clothing that is so overly tight so that the holster doesn't print, and wear cover garments that are long enough that the gun doesn't become exposed when you bend down or reach up - or the wind whips at your shirt tail. When you and your husband become more confident, then you may start looking at other methods. Just remember that either type of holster works most efficiently with a sturdy belt.
Kid44
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Lock Box
Is it bolted to the car floor? If not the thieves will get a lock box and a gun.
Is it bolted to the car floor? If not the thieves will get a lock box and a gun.
Lightfoot4
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I can't imagine wearing clothes I couldn't conceal in unless it was a VERY big firearm. I've carried my S&W 5906 (full size, heavy 9mm) while wearing swimtrunks and a tshirt. Just had to make sure the string was tight so my trunks didn't end up around my ankles.
My carry holster is a low riding, inside the waistband holster from High Noon. Very comfortable.As others have said, no reason to carry an unloaded firearm.
But yes, as others have also said, it will get easier. When I first started carrying I thought everyone could tell. People just don't notice. Now it's second nature, as someone else said, I actually feel weird if I'm NOT carrying. I carry from when I get up, until when I crawl into bed.
Mike_Fontenot
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Most people don't notice. But bad guys probably do, and most other CCW permit-holders probably do.
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