Eddie Southgate
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Mine is in the local Post office at least once a week, never had an issue and it is not posted .
What are your most important scenarios for carrying a firearm
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Mine is in the local Post office at least once a week, never had an issue and it is not posted .
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It's a Federal law so not recommended to challenge it, even if there are no signs. My most commonly used PO has the warning right near the service line.
That video has naught to do with your claim that concealed carriers are " grand standers ".
Connect the dots for me.
Concealed means concealed. I've never been searched in any Post Office in my life.
All it takes is crossing paths with one jacked up nitwit, one total narcissist, one sociopath or a out of control roid at the wrong time. Unfortunately there are way more than one of all those varieties roaming the streets. While the odds of running into one or more varies some with your location and your life style, the odds of it occurring are never gonna be at zero.
The odds of me winning the lottery are about 300 million to one, yet I still occasionally buy a ticket when there is a big jackpot.
My life and that of those around me is my ultimate jackpot.
And here is an excellent example I just found in the lounge
Sickening shooting case near my house
The odds of me winning the lottery are about 300 million to one, yet I still occasionally buy a ticket when there is a big jackpot.
My life and that of those around me is my ultimate jackpot.
And here is an excellent example I just found in the lounge
Sickening shooting case near my house
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I leave the house daily.
Good catch, as should have said where ever legal. I do keep the pistol in the truck while briefly in the post office. I also do not carry in the health clinic/hospital or municipal office, both of which are posted.
max503
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I fish the Mississippi River not that far from a big city (St. Louis).
Bad people come up from there. I'm old and alone. I want protection with me.
I had an actual incident which my 380 got me out of safely. I didn't have to draw it, but having my hand on it in my pocket got me out of there. The bad guy and his gf did not push it far enough to find out if I really had a gun in my pocket which I did.
Had a very similar incident on the gulf coast, too.
A person alone can be vulnerable but I'm not going to stop doing the things I love.
Bad people come up from there. I'm old and alone. I want protection with me.
I had an actual incident which my 380 got me out of safely. I didn't have to draw it, but having my hand on it in my pocket got me out of there. The bad guy and his gf did not push it far enough to find out if I really had a gun in my pocket which I did.
Had a very similar incident on the gulf coast, too.
A person alone can be vulnerable but I'm not going to stop doing the things I love.
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No scenarios. I get dressed the gun goes from my nightstand into my waistband. There is already one in my pocket. I go to bed the gun in the waistband goes on the nightstand. I refuse to be a victim Or at least I will try damn hard not to be.
I rarely carry but always have a 9mm in my truck.
If I’m going to the store after dark or meeting someone to sell something, I will slip an LCP or 642 in my pocket.
I live in a relatively safe area and don’t frequent questionable areas.
Yeh I know, anything can happen anywhere but odds are against it.
I did have a situation about 15 years ago while visiting a tourist town.
4 couples were walking back from the tourist area about 11:00 at night.
We were crossing a park where a couple was robbed & shot 2 years earlier, headed back to our VRBO.
Two guys in hoodies were headed straight for us. I very deliberately and blatantly put my hand in my jacket pocket where I had a 642 with a CT laser grip.
They were 20 yards from us and did a 90 degree turn.
If I’m going to the store after dark or meeting someone to sell something, I will slip an LCP or 642 in my pocket.
I live in a relatively safe area and don’t frequent questionable areas.
Yeh I know, anything can happen anywhere but odds are against it.
I did have a situation about 15 years ago while visiting a tourist town.
4 couples were walking back from the tourist area about 11:00 at night.
We were crossing a park where a couple was robbed & shot 2 years earlier, headed back to our VRBO.
Two guys in hoodies were headed straight for us. I very deliberately and blatantly put my hand in my jacket pocket where I had a 642 with a CT laser grip.
They were 20 yards from us and did a 90 degree turn.
ColbyBruce
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otis24
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Both of my jobs involve working at a school. So having a firearm at work is verboten! Outside of that, I carry at church. The church shooting in White Settlement, Texas awakened me for some reason. After that incident, I started the conversation with church leadership regarding our policy. In the end, we decided that having a policy gave others something to scrutinize in the event of a self defense incident. So our policy is “we have no policy “. If you want to carry, then carry. We are a Constitutional Carry state so no permit needed.
Otherwise, I carry when I travel out of state and more so lately, when I go to town (Sioux Falls).
Otherwise, I carry when I travel out of state and more so lately, when I go to town (Sioux Falls).
Trooper224
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Anywhere and anytime it is legally permitted, and some times and places it isn't.
RobertJ.
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I live in a quiet little town. But about ten years ago we had a police officer killed by someone he was serving a warrant on, right in the middle of town. That's when it struck me that bad guys are everywhere. Until then, I carried sporadically, usually more often than not, but not always. Since then, when I put my pants on there's a holster on my belt, and when I leave the house there's a gun in it.
I don't need a scenario. Of course, anyone who carries should consider all the "what ifs", but I don't dwell on them.
I don't need a scenario. Of course, anyone who carries should consider all the "what ifs", but I don't dwell on them.
I don't think about scenarios, I carry because anything can/may happen at any time at any place. I doubt any scenario would happen just as I imagine.
I carry every day ,everywhere ,all the time.
They took the NO GUN signs down at our POST OFFICES 4 years ago.
If I'm awake I'm packin.......
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Always, all day, every day. Sole exception is going where w firearm is prohibited (Post office, courthouse, etc.). Then it’s placed in a locked box in the console and returned to my person when I get back in the vehicle. I live in a rural area and occasionally deal with feral critters, sick (rabid) wildlife, and occasionally have to run off goblins who think “no trespassing” signs do not apply to them. On three occasions in my life I’ve been placed in a bad situation when physical harm appeared imminent. In all three cases I was able to defuse the situation without the need to point a firearm at anyone. I do not go to places I feel to be dangerous to myself or my family,and I’ll go as far as I can to avoid an attack or assault. That said, in the last resort I will always have a firearm handy. Same reason there’s a spare tire on the truck. Don’t have any plans to use either one, but if you need one, you need it badly, and nothing else will do
Seriously?
If you think about it, you are most vulnerable in your lavatory and your bed. So why not keep a gun hidden in your bathroom and one nearby when you're in bed?
Seems sensible to me.............so I do!
I'll return to this subject for clarification purposes.
Courthouses generally have metal detectors but post offices do not. Post offices are "federal facilities" as defined by the US Code and firearms are prohibited therein.
But there is a valid reason to not post signs at post offices or otherwise focus on it. It's stupid, nobody cares, and everyone is safer if the public is armed and someone goes "postal".
Not a joke.............
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