Do you really carry ALL the time?

[therewolf]

All the time, just like bigwheel. Will not go into any establishment to spend my money there, if they forbid my carrying.

Vote with your wallet...

Yes, I carry all the time, of course there are the "gun free zones"

where I can't. I spend as little time and money there, as possible.

 

[Smoke]

And yes they are loaded.

Why would that even be a question.

 

[tcon]

Hardly ever on my person. I'm in and out of people's houses all day either fixing their TV's or computers.

But always in my vehicle.

 

[Targets Guy]

No, not all the time.

 

[mooosie]

Unless I am someplace it is illegal , post office , school or traveling abroad there is s pistol in my pocket

 

[flyerdoc]

Ankle carry a 442 to and from the office, all legal places its on me. I made that decision this year and have held to it. You do start to feel naked when without it.

 

[Jessie]

Ankle carry a 442 to and from the office, all legal places its on me. I made that decision this year and have held to it. You do start to feel naked when without it.

I never ankle carry, but I do share that sentiment.

 

[Aahzz]

Always and everywhere it's legal.

 

[petepeterson]

I'd say 98% of when I'm awake. Sleeping- it's under the pillow next to me.

 

[Rustyt1953]

My itinerary usually includes saloons which are a Bozo no-no for carrying.

 

[smitret]

Carry all the time?

Put my blue jeans on in the morning a t-shirt is next then I pick up my 40c in a Garrett Industries GX holster off the night stand and slip it over my belt at 5 o'clock position ..walk out into the kitchen and turn the coffee pot on ..

at about eleven at night I reverse the above only I get the coffee ready for the next morning and the go to bed ..

only time it leaves my hip is the few times I'm in a no gun zone which is usually once a week when I go and do my banking .. or I go to see the grand kids at one of their school concerts .. all 4 are in the band ..

Your bank is a no gun zone?

Unless I'm mistaken banks are not mentioned in state law.

My bank does not have any signs.

 

[shamelessinct]

I spent 39 years as an LEO and never left the house without at least one gun. Retired 2 1/2 years ago, still put a gun on with my pants every morning.

 

[307-Niner]

Unless I'm at work, I'm carrying. If they ever changed their policy, I would carry there also.

 

[RobertJ.]

I didn't used to.

This is a quiet little beach town, nothing much ever happens. I'd go out for this or that and never even think about it. I'd carry most of the time, like at the beach, or at night, or when I'm out in the woods, but not 100% of the time.

Well, two weeks ago one of our police officers was shot and killed by a guy he was serving a warrant to. It drove home the fact that while this is a peaceful little town, there are bad guys out there among us.

Now, when I get dressed, my holster automatically goes on my belt, and when I go anywhere, my gun is in it.

 

[Buford57]

Your bank is a no gun zone?

Unless I'm mistaken banks are not mentioned in state law.

My bank does not have any signs.

One local bank put up the signs soon after the CCL law went into effect. I used to pay my electric bill there. Used to.

The young lady teller grinned sheepishly when I asked her if she thought that would prevent a robbery and said it was a corporate decision. The next nearest branch had been robbed the week before. Sign didn't stop him, but it did make me find a new bank.

Other than the locations (PO, court houses, certain other gov't facilities) where I must go and can't carry I have no reason NOT to carry and that is the operative question to me, not whether I feel I need to. Armed is the default condition.

 

[SilentKnight]

I have good equipment that is comfortable. My holsters make it a non-issue to carry everywhere all day... even at home. My concept is getting into a habit is a good thing. Wearing a firearm is as habitual as wearing pants. Finding the gear that allows you to carry all day long is essential. Most folks have no clue I carry. I like it that way. Depending on clothing and circumstances I can carry a 1911, an N-frame, or a J-frame, but I do carry legally everywhere I can. Depending on your lifestyle... professional dress, casual, outdoors, formal attire, your firearm choice might have to change to fit the situation. Part of having a CCW is being able to carry in every situation. Make it a habit and never forget the places you, by law, cannot carry.

 

[pete950]

Been in Law enforcment 30 plus years its like the American express card dont leave home with out one somtimes 2!!!

 

[pittpa]

I carry IWB in appendix.. a full size gun fits right into the iliac crest and lays next to my junk.

No photos, please. I avoid the post office. We have a private post office in a nearby strip mall/office building. I pretty much got over boycotting retailers that post against carry. I go in for my convenience. I consider it mostly a perceived liability thing, (granted there are exceptions). And no crime for doing so here, so I see no need to punish the employees; its enough tthey have to work in a gun free zone. I left it in the car when I went to a local venue to hear Bill Clinton give a speech a year or so back (humoring the girl friend, it was one of a speaker series). Should not have bothered; there was no security. I wonder if most of my fellow club shooters carry much. I don't believe in picking and choosing when to carry. Carry when I can. Laughably, my sis-in-law once asked "you wouldn't carry in a restaurant, would you". Here it is legal, as well as in bars and airports.
Next thread starter should be, who has a plan for a break-in, and does it involve avoiding a confrontation? Should I start that one, or has it been done?

 

[Kid44]

There was a sign on the door of a store I went in a few days ago, it was something like this: "Guns allowed, if you have to use it please be a good shot".

 

[Motorsporting]

Unless I'm in the shower or sleeping, I'm carrying. I try to avoid "victim zones."