+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13

Thread: Why Carry?

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Posts
    1,741

    Default Why Carry?

    A well written article with good reasons to carry.

    Why I intend to carry a handgun - St. Petersburg Times





  2. Concealed Carry Giveaway
  3. #2
    Glockster20's Avatar
    Glockster20 is offline Clinging to God and guns
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    The Heart of Dixie
    Posts
    1,225

    Default

    Good Read! Excellent choice by that young lady!!

  4. #3
    gdcleanfun is offline Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Nevada
    Posts
    1,322

    Default

    I like her last few words...

    Robbyn Mitchell said, "...Maybe I'll carry every day. You can't know. And that's the point."

    Yup, that's the point!

  5. #4
    Glockster20's Avatar
    Glockster20 is offline Clinging to God and guns
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    The Heart of Dixie
    Posts
    1,225

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by gdcleanfun View Post
    I like her last few words...

    Robbyn Mitchell said, "...Maybe I'll carry every day. You can't know. And that's the point."

    Yup, that's the point!
    Exactly!! And that is why I am always armed! Being a reserve LEO has it's advantages too, as I can carry in places where most people cannot; i.e courthouses, banks, post offices, airports, bars, etc. These types of places are off limits to even law abiding CCW holders. For the exception of these places, I would encourage everyone who can legally carry, to do so anywhere they are allowed. And at all times.

  6. #5
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    Fort Worth
    Posts
    7,853

    Default

    Exactly. I have said many times unless you have some way of seeing the future you need to carry always. Thanks for posting this. We need to keep reminding each other.
    By faith Noah,being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear,prepared an ark to the saving of his house;by the which he condemned the world,and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith Heb.11:7

  7. #6
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    47201
    Posts
    92

    Default

    Her family will get used to her carrying. Once they see she does it with no ill effects for a while they'll get more accustomed to it, and eventually should come to accept it as normal and acceptable.
    Taurus PT92
    17+1 9mm

  8. #7
    sambo42xa's Avatar
    sambo42xa is offline USA Carry Supporter
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Southern New Hampshire
    Posts
    510

    Default

    +1 here on a Great article. I too am the only one in My Family and close cirlce of Friends to have a CCW. Actually, one of my Friends said I looked ridiculous when he first saw me with a firearm attached to the wasteband of my pants. I told him, you never know in this day and age. He just shook his head at me like I was a "nut".
    I'm baaaaaaaaaaack....................
    (All the above are MY opinions/suggestions ONLY....AND, I like to bust ball's, it's called having a sense of humor. In other words, no intent to offend anyone, so get over it)

  9. #8
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    80

    Default

    I would love to carry everyday but here in North Carolina the CCW law makes it hard to carry. Almost everywhere is off limits, like banks, state offices, school property including ballfields etc, bars,any place that serves alcohol. Plus if you stop for dinner and have a drink guess what you cannot carry... if you have any trace of alcohol in your blood you get charged.. Your blood alcohol must be 0.0000000 when carring. No trace period... so I guess all the bad guys have to look for are anyone out for dinner with the family and he or she has a glass of wine, guess what.. he can be sure they are not carring and if they are and something happens like they pull the gun on him they get charged with carring a gun while drinking... Plus where I live almost every establishment has a no guns sign and again if it is posted as such you better not be carring...

  10. #9
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    Fort Worth
    Posts
    7,853

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Doc and his Glock View Post
    I would love to carry everyday but here in North Carolina the CCW law makes it hard to carry. Almost everywhere is off limits, like banks, state offices, school property including ballfields etc, bars,any place that serves alcohol. Plus if you stop for dinner and have a drink guess what you cannot carry... if you have any trace of alcohol in your blood you get charged.. Your blood alcohol must be 0.0000000 when carring. No trace period... so I guess all the bad guys have to look for are anyone out for dinner with the family and he or she has a glass of wine, guess what.. he can be sure they are not carring and if they are and something happens like they pull the gun on him they get charged with carring a gun while drinking... Plus where I live almost every establishment has a no guns sign and again if it is posted as such you better not be carring...

    Some states are a lot harder than others on 2nd Amendment rights. After I left the Sheriff's Dept. I still carried most of the time before Texas passed their CHL. There are still some places here that are off limits that do not make any sense. For that matter most off limiit places make no sense. Drinking and carrying here is pretty much the same but I do not drink so not a problem. Guess a person would have to deside if drinking was important enough to leave you gun home or not. After all is said and done I still believe that it is Better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6.
    By faith Noah,being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear,prepared an ark to the saving of his house;by the which he condemned the world,and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith Heb.11:7

  11. #10
    gdcleanfun is offline Banned
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Nevada
    Posts
    1,322

    Default

    Some over-the-counter medications have traces of alcohol, some cough syrups for example if I remember correctly. We must to be aware that those items might affect our blood alcohol level. Even if they don't contain alcohol, they might contain some form of narcotic or medication that might impair judgment. (Some cold/flu medications put me to sleep, just as if I'd thrown back a few.) Not only can they affect our judgment for ccw, but also for driving. There have been news articles about taking sleeping medications and then driving to work in the am while still under their influence. Life can be risky, for sure!

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  Gun Holsters
Rifle Scopes
Flashlights