Element of your Concealed Carry equipment?

[Walkingwolf]

I am surprised that no one has mentioned the second most important reason to have a cell phone...

It is to photograph the crime scene and witnesses.

After calling 911 I am not calling a lawyer. I am using my cellphone camera and video to document evidence and anyone standing nearby. Evidence can be picked up by someone and disappear before Police arrive. Likewise witnesses may not want to get involved and leave and other that were not present people can claim to be witnesses.

A person does not need a cell phone for that. There are different forms of very small camcorders that are not expensive. I would prefer that any evidence be seen by the attorney first. The police are most likely going to take your cell phone once on the scene.

 

[Muss Muggins]

A person does not need a cell phone for that. There are different forms of very small camcorders that are not expensive. I would prefer that any evidence be seen by the attorney first. The police are most likely going to take your cell phone once on the scene.

You walk around with a camcorder in the hopes that you will record an incident and it won't be seized by police?

 

[Arik]

Haha, I'm not going to be carrying pepper spray, but a stick would be great if I were hiking. A futile attempt to illustrate situations where we could possibly be not the only voice in the ear of those asking questions during an investigation. I forget that we are all accosted by crackheads whilst in suits that drop dead as yesterday's news with one shot from the mousefart carry load of the week. I'm realistic about the sequence of events.

I don't know any normal person who just up and decides to attack someone just because. There are people who commit bad acts while drunk, there are bad guys but there is no normal citizen who just up and decides to rob you on the street.

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[vortex360]

When in doubt dial 1911 instead.

 

[wialco]

Always have my cell phone.

 

[Warren Sear]

I was always taught that I must exhaust all other means before using deadly force. Az has really fair gun laws but there is a requirement that must be fulfilled. And when the cops show up, the shooter will be the first one in cuffs. Good shoot or not. Ask me how I know.

OK. How do you know?

 

[Rastoff]

It's kinda a weird question. I mean, I don't feel the need to conceal my phone.

 

[Whitwabit]

Carry my phone when going out .. have it set that when its turned on my video app comes on and with one press I am taping and videoing everything going on .. If a defensive situation does happen and shots are fired that tape may be a deciding factor in your case whether you will be charged or not ..

If my wife is with me she will video anyone there in the area that may be a witness and any cars or other identifying things and a video of the face of anyone that is there .. and especially anyone leaving .. especially if that person seems to be in a great hurry to leave the scene !! that person could well be in with the Perp you have just dealt with .. always watch your back .. another thing my wife will do .. she will be the eyes in the back of my head .. warning me of anyone approaching .. she will continue to record even after police arrive as you will want a video recording of that also .. I will be on my phone to the Emergency Operator (911)

As others have said people have lied about being at a crime scene and about where they were and what transpired and what they saw .. so a sound and video recording of what happened the area and people that are there can be very helpfully if your case has to go to a court of law ..

 

[shouldazagged]

Got kind of testy in here.

I'm almost eighty, my health is very poor and deteriorating, and I drive an old car. I have a wealth of reasons to carry my little non-smart flip phone besides self defense.

So I do. I don't walk out my door without a gun, a one-hand-opening knife (ever try to cut a seat belt when you're in it?), my rescue inhaler, and the phone. There's also a small flashlight on my key ring.

All this is on my person, not in my car. I'm not, repeat, not paranoid. But I'm old and ill and vulnerable, and have amassed some wisdom the hard way.

 

[G.T. Smith]

Well...........

I am surprised that no one has mentioned the second most important reason to have a cell phone...

It is to photograph the crime scene and witnesses.

After calling 911 I am not calling a lawyer. I am using my cellphone camera and video to document evidence and anyone standing nearby. Evidence can be picked up by someone and disappear before Police arrive. Likewise witnesses may not want to get involved and leave and other that were not present people can claim to be witnesses.

When I used to have a cell phone, it didn't take pics. No camera. It was a tracfone and would not get any reception unless you were standing right under a tower. My son has a cell phone, a smart phone and his bill is around 200 a month. I don't want to spend that much. I seem to have lived 66 years without a cell phone and for many of those years no phone at all. No land line or radio type phone. I would never shoot someone that didn't CLEARLY need it and since everyone seems to have a phone, maybe I could borrow one. I just don't want one really. I would forget it like everything else. I do remember the gun though. Even bullets sometimes. I have stuck a stun gun in my pocket a couple of times when I was at a place that was known for trouble. I know, I'm just and old guy with old fashioned ways. I should go get a cell phone tomorrow........but I ain't. Maybe like this in .45 ACP.
Peace,
Gordon

 

[Arik]

When I used to have a cell phone, it didn't take pics. No camera. It was a tracfone and would not get any reception unless you were standing right under a tower. My son has a cell phone, a smart phone and his bill is around 200 a month. I don't want to spend that much. I seem to have lived 66 years without a cell phone and for many of those years no phone at all. No land line or radio type phone. I would never shoot someone that didn't CLEARLY need it and since everyone seems to have a phone, maybe I could borrow one. I just don't want one really. I would forget it like everything else. I do remember the gun though. Even bullets sometimes. I have stuck a stun gun in my pocket a couple of times when I was at a place that was known for trouble. I know, I'm just and old guy with old fashioned ways. I should go get a cell phone tomorrow........but I ain't. Maybe like this in .45 ACP.
Peace,
Gordon

$200 [emoji15] That's just insane! But it depends on the phone and the provider. If the phone is $1000 plus the highest most expensive plan....well maybe it can get to $200 a month. I have 2 gigs of data, which is more than enough since almost every place has free WiFi and my phone is $500. Add in taxes and fees and I pay $75 a month and that actually high now. I'm stuck in my plan for the time being but at the moment you can get AT&T/Spring/T-Mobile with unlimited data for around $35 + phone.

I use mine for so much. Makes life so much easier

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[Muss Muggins]

$200 [emoji15] That's just insane! But it depends on the phone and the provider.

I thought the same, but you're correct that it depends on the carrier, and also where you're at. In some areas, your choices are pretty limited. I'm paying for four phone numbers, all with unlimited data, and along with making payments on two of the phones through the provider (national carrier), my bill is a little over $300 a month. Would be about $240 without the device payments . . .

 

[BAM-BAM]

Me the wife and two teens...... $200 isn't out of line!!!!

Crazy but ...............................

Getting old ...I remember when TV was free..... and w/o long distance calls the phone bill was less than $20

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Three phones. Unlimited everything including unlimited 4G LTE data not throttled back after a certain point like many unlimited plans these days. $160 for all. But we have an old plan with Sprint when they had little 4G LTE coverage compared to the competition so they were willing to sign up unlimited plans with their 3G network cheaper at the time. On the flip side, we used to get discounted phones every two years but that's now gone. They want to lease ya a phone. Not going to do that.

I'm always seeing want appear to fantastic deals but when you inquire the details there's charges for this and that which explode to price.

The price of smartphones is kinda like guns... pales in comparison to the ongoing costs of use. (Had to add some type of gun related comment here )

 

[dben002]

No..my cell phone is not part of CC.

In a 3 second life and death situation my cell phone is useless.

My cell phone lilke all others cell phones are 24/7 communications links with the rest of the world and come somewhat of a necessity of everyday life.

 

[Walkingwolf]

IIRC we pay around $70 a month, tax included for two phones. Both are regular flip phones. When I am out of the house I usually don't want to mess with what I call silly smart phone stuff.

If a person has there nose in the phone 24/7 they are more likely to get in a oh brown stuff situation than I am. IMO

 

[Arik]

IIRC we pay around $70 a month, tax included for two phones. Both are regular flip phones. When I am out of the house I usually don't want to mess with what I call silly smart phone stuff.

If a person has there nose in the phone 24/7 they are more likely to get in a oh brown stuff situation than I am. IMO

Lol. Like you computer, that stuff only works IF you use it. It's not like you have to use it as soon as you step foot outside of the house

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[Walkingwolf]

Lol. Like you computer, that stuff only works IF you use it. It's not like you have to use it as soon as you step foot outside of the house

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I'm kinda confused, but then I was raised by parents who grew up in the depression. Why should I pay over double more for something I am not going to use?

 

[Arik]

I grew up in a similar depression.

Not how you had it phrased.

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[ChattanoogaPhil]

I didn't grow up in depression... was a pretty happy kid. Happy older kid now with my iPhone.

 

[Walkingwolf]

I grew up in a similar depression.

Not how you had it phrased.

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You grew up in the Great Depression? How old are you?

 

[Smoke]

I think the OP's wording caused some confusion. It probably would have been clearer if he'd said is a cell phone part of your EDC?

My EDC consists of

My Phone
My Wallet/Keys
A CRKT Ignitor knife (30 bucks)
A Gerber Multi Tool (50ish bucks)
A Fenix E12 Flashlight (25 bucks)
The above are things I absolute do not leave home without.
See how far I got before listing the gun?
Glock 19
2 Magazines

 

[InsideWaist]

I didn't grow up in depression... was a pretty happy kid. Happy older kid now with my iPhone.

I do suffer from a "Great Depression" whenever I forget my iPhone.

(It's not too soon for Great Depression jokes, is it? It's been almost 90 years.)


.

 

[fatcat3]

the chance of me using my handgun (.00000something) VS the chance of someone calling me about something stupid that i didn't need or want to know ( 105% down from 155% now that texting is the way to go and I REFUSE TO PLAY) JMHO if you shoot your going to jail no matter what.

 

[Arik]

You grew up in the Great Depression? How old are you?

37

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[MJB]

I conceal carry my cell phone every day. It does not come out of my pocket unless I'm going to use it. Whether I need to call AAA or 911 I'll be glad I have it.