Of all the participatory journalism I've done over my two-decade career, I've got to say carrying a loaded pistol into Subway and then eating lunch next to a cop was probably the weirdest.
And by weird, I mostly mean "uncomfortable."
As part of a story that ran this week on the explosion in concealed carry permits in Buncombe County, the region and the entire country, I decided to get my own permit, and then carry some. So for the past two months or so, I've been packin' heat — at Walmart, Ingles, sub shops, downtown sidewalks, even an art gallery once.
Now that my story and this column have run, I think I'm good on carrying a loaded firearm every day. More on that later.
More @ Citizen-Times
Wow.. I'm sorry I spent the brain cells reading this shit...
ReplyDelete"a release for your doctor to fill out a form vouching for your ability to carry a firearm"
- Yeah - sounds like soem local board members need firing is this is county law. Fuck my doctor. He has no say in topics unrelated to medical issues.
"Even concealed carry guns, which are smaller than standard-sized handguns" "and certainly feel bulky in a pocket."
- Pocket, really? What are you stuck in the 70s when everyone carried in their front pants pocket? I know plenty of people who carry G17s concealed. Smaller than 'standard' guns? Are you kidding me?
"Consider a gun with a safety if you're not comfortable carrying a loaded weapon or really worried about an accidental discharge. It happens."
Accidental... there is it. The keyword to indicate this guy's a fucking tool and has no real clue what he's being paid to write about...the word is NEGLIGENT. Dumb ass. And yeah, it does happen. When carriers are being DUMB ASSES...
And to sum it up - he doesn't like to carry - it makes him feel itchy and uncomfy.
"t just seems like it would lead to way more problems than it would solve."
Wow... I'll pass this around to some national people I know - see if they want to rip this idiot's tripe apart...
"a release for your doctor to fill out a form vouching for your ability to carry a firearm"
DeleteI hadn't heard of that before.
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Pocket
Works well with a pocket holster and something like a LCR .357.
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Consider a gun with a safety if you're not comfortable carrying a loaded weapon or really worried about an accidental discharge
Novel thought, I know, but what about keeping your trigger off the trigger until you're ready to fire? :)
Fagdad news paper article written by Lilly livered yuppie scum.
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DeleteWhat a bunch of squatpissing sissy tripe. The author must have to sit down to pee.
ReplyDeleteA firearm is as much a part of my daily dress as a wristwatch or a belt. The full-sized Springfield XD45 goes into a Crossbreed Supertuck holster behind my right hip, and I can wear any shirt with it, and no jacket. Just tuck in the shirt and blouse it slightly all around and nobody knows I have 14 rounds of .45 ACP ready.
nobody knows I have 14 rounds of .45 ACP ready.
DeleteAs well, they shouldn't.
I used to open carry all the time, but somewhere along the line, I figured I'd rather it be a surprise, should things get sporty.
DeleteNever had to draw on someone, but have had some folks decide they should be somewhere else when I didn't react to their threats the way they thought I should react.
A shit-eating grin in face of violent threats can get you far. It tells your adversary that you know something they don't know.
I figured I'd rather it be a surprise, should things get sporty.
DeleteAbsolutely. If you're in a place that gets cased out and they decide to rob it, the first thing they will do is shoot you in the back of the head. CCW here.