Genuine Daily Carry People and Their Guns

[BabaBlueJay]

Four pages into this discussion and I still think the Original Poster is right.

The majority of people in this discussion who claim that they carry every single day are carrying smaller guns.

I don't think that's unreasonable given the number of (I hate using this word) high capacity micro nines on the market today.

The gun I most frequently carry is a Glock 26 with a 12-round magazine and a 15 round reload. I'm fairly certain that's more gun than I will ever need.

The place I most frequently go to is still Planet Fatness. Somebody told me that it's against their rules to carry in the gym but number one it's not posted and number two my granddaughter is the manager and she knows I carry and she hasn't told me not to.

I almost never see any place that's posted but I don't look very hard either. I will tell you that if I'm walking into some place and I see the sign as I'm walking in I am not going to turn around and go back to my car and disarm.

That seems like an incredibly bad idea to me. Going forward I wouldn't carry a gun to that location but I'm not going to do something that broadcasts that I'm carrying a gun.

This is correct. Most of us who truly carry every single day carry a smaller gun. Not saying others don't carry 1911's or magnum L frames, but as someone who tried to carry a 686 for EDC it was a miserable experience.

The more you need to do to get the gun on you, the less likely it will be. With bigger guns comes:

1. Dressing around it, which sometimes is miserable in hot weather.

2. A custom belt/holster that you have to put on or take off perhaps a few times a day.

3. Discomfort from carrying the weight of it and in the car.

4. More likely to be discovered if you give a hug to someone, especially in a family where many are frightened or antagonistic towards guns as many in my family are, so for me this is a big one.

Pocket carry is simple, put the gun in your pocket and you are good to go. Takes less than 5 seconds, requires no belt, disappears in any clothes with pockets (including athletic shorts), and is so light I often have to remind myself to put it in the truck safe before I head in to teach.

 

[Mr. Vito]

Interesting thread. I'm not an LEO and even though I served in the Army for 24 years the only time I actually carried a weapon was during my one year in Vietnam. I got my concealed carry license as soon as it was available here in IL back in 2014, so in the last ten years I have carried virtually every day.

I don't carry a gun while in my house, and in fact the only two things in my pockets while at home are my smartphone and my clipped on pocket knife. If I am leaving the house for any reason I grab my keys, wallet and a handgun (almost always in a pocket holster, and either a 642 or a Ruger LC9s). On rare occasions I have "forgotten" to grab a pistol, and have been known to immediately return home to get one before proceeding with the rest of my day.

I don't really understand those who thought that there was enough need to buy a carry gun, and/or get licensed to carry, and then do not do so. I think that I am enough of a realist to understand that I cannot predict when and where I might need a gun to defend myself, so that justifies to me why I carry every day, everywhere.

 

[flagaman1950]

I'm 73 and have carried ever since it was legal to carry in three different states I have lived in. If I am away from the house I always have a handgun with me and do carry most of the time when I am at home as well.

Guns of choice are a Beretta tomcat when I want to minimize and a Glock 43 the rest of the time. I carry either iwb or owb, just depends on how I want to dress that day. I also have other handguns both smaller larger in size and caliber, but I shoot these two well enough that I feel comfortable with carrying either one.

I always carry a flashlight and small pepper spray as well. Always like to have a less than lethal alternative available as well.

 

[Ingramite]

Nerf Super Soaker for bathtub and swimming pool carry.

 

[heeter3]

SmithSwede Ive carried every day since December 2 of 1974 when I went on the job.It has become as routine as putting on my shoes.

 

[AlHunt]

Part of my regular routine of prep to go out; wallet, keys, billfold, knife, spare ammo and gun.

Me,too ... Mentally, "Keys, phone, firearm, hat".

 

[AlHunt]

Well, I'll play - Either a J frame in the side pocket or a Glock at 12:00, all the time. I don't carry anything I'd hate to see in an evidence locker. Never a topic of conversation, even in the company of friendlies.