I rarely carry concealed,but there have been times I thought it was the smart thing to do and I did.
How many people carry?
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I live near the border. I live in a state that has an influx of immigrants from 49 states and at least 1 foreign nation. Some are un- mannered and some are downright psychotic. Predators have a way of identifying prey. The more often I carry, the less often I find myself in threatening situations. Being armed demands responsibility, humility, and a real perspective of what is, and what isn't, important.
In short, all the time,my work requires it.
In short, all the time,my work requires it.
photoman
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Anyone that lives south of the Red River and doesn't carry is nuts! And we ain't seen nothin' yet. Just wait 'til the drug war spills further north into Texas. They'll be carrying then!
DrDyno
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Florida, a shall issue state, has a population of almost 20,000,000 and has issued just under 1,000,000 CC permits, to date. So, not counting LEOs, 5% of the population could be legally armed on the street. My guess is that even with a CCP, most people don't carry all the time (I rarely carry when I walk my dog but I do when I go down town) and some don't carry at all (the wife that took the CCP class with the husband, etc.).
My guess is about 1% of Florida's population, 200,000 CCP legal citizens, are armed all the time.
My guess is about 1% of Florida's population, 200,000 CCP legal citizens, are armed all the time.
No requirements on how to carry in my state, but I always carry concealed. It ought to be a surprise, if I were to opine. 
I don't carry all the time, though. I have a lock box cabled to the seat in the car, but don't like to leave it there. If I am going to be out and about and know I'm going some place where I can't carry or ought not to - I just leave it at home.
I don't carry all the time, though. I have a lock box cabled to the seat in the car, but don't like to leave it there. If I am going to be out and about and know I'm going some place where I can't carry or ought not to - I just leave it at home.
TexasArmed
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I carry 100 % of the time except to a destination that is not legal and I don't go there unless I am forced to go. Usually it is both a CA 44 Spl and a S&W 38 Spl airweight revolver. At home right now I have the S&W airweight stainless steel in my pocket and and the CA 44 Spl in a paddle holster. Another revolver sitting on a night stand.
My experience has been that criminals get recycled around here, the police are not always around to protect me and my family and I learned from Ft. Hood that only I can protect myself and my daughter from muslim jihadists like Major Hasaan at Ft. Hood, who is still drawing his major's salary and has not yet shaved his beard nor has he been tried.
So I carry 100 % of the time except when it is is not legal for me to carry.
My experience has been that criminals get recycled around here, the police are not always around to protect me and my family and I learned from Ft. Hood that only I can protect myself and my daughter from muslim jihadists like Major Hasaan at Ft. Hood, who is still drawing his major's salary and has not yet shaved his beard nor has he been tried.
So I carry 100 % of the time except when it is is not legal for me to carry.
Not a bad Policy! I recall a friend who told me a story about going for a walk in the park which extended into state game land. They accidently walked up on someone's homegrown garden (if you catch my drift). Luckily no bad guys were present but it is happening more and more where dealers are going Rural and protecting their Harvests!
My experience has been that criminals get recycled around here, the police are not always around to protect me and my family and I learned from Ft. Hood that only I can protect myself and my daughter from muslim jihadists like Major Hasaan at Ft. Hood, who is still drawing his major's salary and has not yet shaved his beard nor has he been tried.
So I carry 100 % of the time except when it is is not legal for me to carry.
So your not buying the official Government line that it was just an isolated case of Work place Violence??
Desertpilot
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I have a CCW and carry every day. It is impossible to know if you will ever be in the wrong place at the wrong time. A co-worker's son, I guess about 15 years ago now, stopped at a convenience store near his home and walked in to a robbery and was shot dead. How sad.
A long time ago, when I first began flying, I read an article about how we learn to survive an emergency landing only to die of exposure. Ever since, I have always packed a survival bag plus a 5 gallon jug of water. Been hauling that stuff for 30 years and never needed it. The thought of landing in rough terrain with my two little boys and watching them freeze or starve to death frightened me. I fly rescue missions and every year we would find folks lost in the desert or the mountains. They never thought it would happen to them.
My CCW is something I hope I never need, just like my survival bag in my airplane. But, it is there.
Marcus
A long time ago, when I first began flying, I read an article about how we learn to survive an emergency landing only to die of exposure. Ever since, I have always packed a survival bag plus a 5 gallon jug of water. Been hauling that stuff for 30 years and never needed it. The thought of landing in rough terrain with my two little boys and watching them freeze or starve to death frightened me. I fly rescue missions and every year we would find folks lost in the desert or the mountains. They never thought it would happen to them.
My CCW is something I hope I never need, just like my survival bag in my airplane. But, it is there.
Marcus
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I carry every day in and out of the house. I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. I carry around the house because it's easier to draw from the holster than to move to grab a gun and hope you get there in time.
myhardtop
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Carry Time and Place
I live in the PNW and have always had a conceal permit for 34 states. Carry everyday with at least one of these. A Smith and wesson M327 PC on my hip and a M360 PD in my front pocket. I live on property in the mountains and carry during hunting season to protect me from those with 2 legs. When I go face to face with a Elk or deer, we just scare the heck out of each other and run opposite directions. I walk with my dogs alot and carry for their protection as well as mine.
I live in the PNW and have always had a conceal permit for 34 states. Carry everyday with at least one of these. A Smith and wesson M327 PC on my hip and a M360 PD in my front pocket. I live on property in the mountains and carry during hunting season to protect me from those with 2 legs. When I go face to face with a Elk or deer, we just scare the heck out of each other and run opposite directions. I walk with my dogs alot and carry for their protection as well as mine.
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chaim
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I live in MD, technically "may issue" but in reality it is "no issue" except for business owners carrying large amounts of cash and a handful of others (self defense is specifically cited as not being an acceptable reason to approve the application). I do have a UT non-resident permit, and I spend about 20-40 days a year in PA, VA, and WV where I can carry. When in those states, I now carry 100% of the time when in a place I legally can carry. I also carry when traveling somewhere else where my UT permit is accepted.
Now, should MD go shall-issue (don't laugh, the way the court cases are going, the courts will probably force MD to do so in the next year or so) or should I move to VA (once I get my masters next summer, I will be actively trying to get a job in VA), I will probably only be able to carry about half the time. I am a teacher, my next job will still be in education (hopefully as an administrator). If I was caught taking a gun to work I'd be spending the next few years looking through bars and I'd never be able to own a gun again. It isn't just a matter of being fired for violating my employer's weapons policy. Depending upon state law, I might not even be able to lock the gun in my car and carry to and from work (I'm not sure how comfortable I am with that anyway as it isn't very secure). So, I would never carry to and from work, during the week that is typically more than half of my trips out of the house. On weekends and on vacation I would carry whenever and wherever it was legal to do so.
Now, should MD go shall-issue (don't laugh, the way the court cases are going, the courts will probably force MD to do so in the next year or so) or should I move to VA (once I get my masters next summer, I will be actively trying to get a job in VA), I will probably only be able to carry about half the time. I am a teacher, my next job will still be in education (hopefully as an administrator). If I was caught taking a gun to work I'd be spending the next few years looking through bars and I'd never be able to own a gun again. It isn't just a matter of being fired for violating my employer's weapons policy. Depending upon state law, I might not even be able to lock the gun in my car and carry to and from work (I'm not sure how comfortable I am with that anyway as it isn't very secure). So, I would never carry to and from work, during the week that is typically more than half of my trips out of the house. On weekends and on vacation I would carry whenever and wherever it was legal to do so.
LimaCharlie
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If I am dressed, I am carrying unless it is not legal such as in airports and court houses. My wife also carries. We have had concealed carry permits for over twenty years. We live on the edge of town. On one side there are housing developments and on the other side are wooded areas, farms, and tree farms. There are packs of coyotes around. A mountain lion killed some goats less than a mile from us recently. Black bears have been seen in the area.
In the house, I pocket carry a Sig P238 HDW .380 AP and a spare magazine. There are other guns available. If I am going to town, I usually add a full size 1911 .45 ACP and a spare magazine. If I am going for a walk with my dogs around the wooded areas, I add a Glock G20 SF 10mm and two spare magazines instead of the 1911. Some days, I add one or two .357 magnum revolvers and two speed loaders instead of the 1911 or Glock. Whatever I add stays on until I go to bed.
In the house, I pocket carry a Sig P238 HDW .380 AP and a spare magazine. There are other guns available. If I am going to town, I usually add a full size 1911 .45 ACP and a spare magazine. If I am going for a walk with my dogs around the wooded areas, I add a Glock G20 SF 10mm and two spare magazines instead of the 1911. Some days, I add one or two .357 magnum revolvers and two speed loaders instead of the 1911 or Glock. Whatever I add stays on until I go to bed.
681ismyfavorite
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theres an obscure county or two in calif where the sherrif issues ccw permits to the everyday citizen most of the time, this also depends if they stay get re-elected or not.
I asked 4 people I know that have their concealed license and none of them carry. I don't know if it's because we've only had the opportunity for about a year in this state or what.
I carry nearly always, not into a jail or post office, and not while I am working in a hospital, but when I can I am.
I carry nearly always, not into a jail or post office, and not while I am working in a hospital, but when I can I am.
Yep. Applicable to cops, too.
While I've been a LE firearms instructor for over 20 years, I've also volunteered to help teach classes for non-LE who had CCW licenses. Over the years I've encountered maybe a few hundred of them.
During my conversations with non-LE CCW licensees, very few of them have claimed to carry very often. Their decision, made for the reasons they feel are appropriate ... which is their privilege and right, after all.
As far as LE?
Well, I've heard a well-known speaker claim that he's seen statistics indicating that only up to 20% of actively employed LE carry off-duty weapons. (I haven't heard of any gathered info regarding retired LE, or retired carrying under LEOSA.) That seems a bit low (for what I'd hope/expect), but not surprising.
Earlier this year I took a day to attend a LEOKA class that was hosted in my area (Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted). At one point the lecturer asked for a show of hands of attendees who were armed, and it appeared that maybe 60% of the hands were raised. I thought that was a bit low, especially considering the topic of the class.
At another class a little later (Officer Safety & Tactics class taught by a well respected instructor retired from LASD), when the same question was put to the attendees in the auditorium, a significant majority of hands were raised. Better.
Now, even though I've been categorized as a "gun nut" more times than I can remember, I don't carry a retirement weapon "100% of the time". I didn't do so before I was retired, either.
Why?
Because there are simply some circumstances and times when I feel it's either not prudent, reasonable or necessary. I don't deny myself the opportunity to engage in any number of activities or pastimes which aren't suitable for carrying a firearm (or I don't consider it necessary).
Besides, being unarmed (no firearm) doesn't automatically mean being defenseless.
After having carried a badge for more than 30 years, and after having been a practitioner of the martial arts for over 40 years, I have some small amount of training & experience to fall back upon when it comes to making such decisions for myself.
I don't presume to make them for others (as long as their actions are within the law, of course
).Just my thoughts.
Who am I? Where do I live? What is my routine?
Yes, you can probably find all that out if you research enough, but if you spend that time doing research you would already know whether I carry or not, correct? And knowing that I would think you would pick an easier target
Who are you again? Where do you live?
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