How do you carry?

[URIT]

EDC- every day carry gun

Our Army DI would be all over this one. He'd be singing, "This is your rifle (pointing to the rifle) and this is your gun (pointing to groin). This (rifle) is for shooting and the other's for fun."

Now, in Basic, we did take both into the showers to get them clean.

 

[03Std]

I agree to the extent that you shouldn't lock a firearm in your car if in a crime-laden area or it will be unattended for extended periods of time like an airport or train station, but that aside it's a viable, practical and sometimes necessary option - been doing it for 30+ years and never had a problem. Heck, cop cars have them locked in plain view - in fact, our motorcycles had M-4s mounted and locked externally - cops aren't in the habit of brining their long guns into the donut shops. Ultimately, I want to keep my weapon on my person, that's what I have it for, but sometimes...

I am confident that at one time or another, the vast majority of members on this site have locked firearms in their vehicles without incident, especially long guns.

I remember the days when everyone and their mama had gun racks on the rear window of their pickups and left the vehicles unlocked with all sorts of rifles and shotguns unattended. That was down south, though.

 

[03Std]

I don't often carry, but when I do it's usually an OWB crossdraw holster for my 1911 or shoulder holster for my 380. Now that I have the 15-2 I'll go OWB for that, as well. Most of the time the OWB holsters are concealed under a jacket, or such, but not always. I've never had a problem going anywhere with them. I don't bring them to work, though. I do unarmed security for a DoD contractor and firearms aren't allowed on the property - buildings or parking lots.

 

[white cloud]

I work in a decent sized office building located in a rough part of town. It has occurred to me that the place is a very soft target and people get terminated routinely. Company policy states that firearms in the building are grounds for immediate termination.

So if I were young I would be wondering how well my wife and kids would fare if I were killed and if I was terminated for a firearms issue, how that would affect my career and future earning power. I would think the career effects would be significant and long lasting. If I were in that situation I think that I would lock the gun in the car while in office. As pointed out by Moxie, the firearm will be fine in the heat. I might rotate my ammo out a bit more often.

However, I am not young, I demoted myself and my retirement is "in the bag". So I have much easier questions to deal with.