Aside from the obvious, what made you carry full-time?

I live in Wisconsin, so the decision on firearms has been made for me.

However, I am a big "tool" guy. I like objects so I am not at the mercy of anyone else. We get snow here, I drive an F-150.

Long before I went professional, I bought an Edge Pro. I carry a SureFire flashlight. I made sure I had a service on my cell phone similar to 'On-Star.' I bought my own compressor and tank for checking my tires. I cast and reload.

With that type of thinking it just seems as natural to have a defense pistol within arm's reach at home as it does to have a Craftsman 1/2 and 9/16 box-end wrench when I go riding.

I've seen people, with keys in hand, frantically striding to their cars as they leave the mall. I know folks who won't go to a grocery store after dark. And truth be told, I like to run errands during the day if I can.

But I do find it comforting to have inflated tires, a flashlight, tools in my pocket, a good EDC and an ASP in my possession. No macho crap intended, I just think it's a good idea.
 
I became concerned when I realized that there were concerted and somewhat successful attempts to nullify the second amendment in the United States. Husband had bought a gun, I took the CCW class with him for information, and decided that I needed to carry as well.
 
The only time I handled a weapon as a kid was my grandfather M1 Garand during hunting season. I never felt like I needed to carry a gun to feel safe in America.

After my first trip to Iraq I bought a pistol, a Glock 19, and have carried it everyday since (when I was stateside anyway). I don't feel right unless I'm armed.

Now I'm married and have a couple kids and it seems to make even more sense.

DOL
 
the more reading you do about carrying a concealed handgun, the more aware you become

This statement is one of the truest I have seen. Over the last cpl years, I listened to all the folks in Illinois tell me about how many so called "gun control" laws were passed, removing their right to self protect. I spent enough time in Chicago installing satellite dishes, seeing spent ammo in the rain gutters, seeing the obvious signs of not so respectable people carrying a gun in their belt or showing it off to their fellow gang member as they went about their day. I started researching the subject of gun ownership and concealed carry on line. I actually had to pull out ot the Chicago area because my Techs were afraid to go into some of those neighborhoods. I had Customers who were retired police officers actually tell me that I was a fool if I didn't carry a handgun in the Chicago area...even though it was illegal for me to do so. All the news items I heard inc the DC/Supreme Court hearings about their gun ownership restrictions....all this got me VERY interested in gun ownership. Back here in Michigan, I did an install in Saginaw for a guy that was holding a pistol in his lap while I was working!!! That was the fastest install I ever did. All this has got me into a gun ownership frame of mind.
 
I wonder how many would agree since most of us here are "GUN PEOPLE" That god forbid anything happen we would feel llike complete idiots if we didnt have a GUN at that time. Anti's will say it's paranoia but its not. Its the same feeling you get when you should have locked the doors or not put metal in the microwave. I also like the fact that I can have the means to protect myself or at least give substantial resistance to any dangerous aggressor. I beleive it is a human right not a privlage. Carrying a cell phone only and to think you can always call for help is assnine of a plan. How many times has you cell dropped call, mine plenty. My ruger revolver has never failed to fire. ever.
 
Hearing about a number of these over time. Seeing tracks around. Livestock being killed. Talking to people that have been stalked, and jumped. No cell coverage. can be an hour or so (or a lot more, depending on where you are) response time if you did have a cell signal.


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Jedburgh said:
After my first trip to Iraq I bought a pistol, a Glock 19, and have carried it everyday since (when I was stateside anyway). I don't feel right unless I'm armed.
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You know, a lot of liberals would say that you're suffering from PTSD and you just need therapy. I, on the other hand, believe that Iraq woke you up to the realities of this world and put you in the frame of mind that God truly intended when he created you.... to be your own protector.

Thanks for your service.
 
I wonder how many would agree since most of us here are "GUN PEOPLE" That god forbid anything happen we would feel llike complete idiots if we didnt have a GUN at that time.
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I certainly would agree with you, Pezo. We had a shooting here 2 days ago at a truck rental place where 5 people were shot by a disgruntled former employee. Of the 5, 1 died at the scene, 1 died right after getting to the hospital and 1 died yesterday. Of the other 2, one remains in critical condition and the other is listed as stable even though he was shot in the face.

There were several people there and not a single one was armed except the BG.
 
carrying full time

I got my ccw in 1999 and carried mostly full time. The incident that got me
to carrying full time was when i was assaulted in a bar parking lot, by a young
man that had threatened me with extreme bodily harm. Long story short, after he hit me once, i pulled my beretta .32 tomcat and shot him once. The police were called, and i was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a firearm in place where alcoholic beverages were sold. Both charges were eventually dropped, because my lawyer showed that i was acting in self defense. The carrying where alcoholic beverages are sold charge was bogus, anyway. The parking lot is NOT part of the premises in
Texas ccw law. Apparently, the officers who arrested me were unaware of
that little fact! Anyway, ever since then, ive carried 24-7, and moved up to
carrying my Para .45 Warthog. That Beretta did the job, but a little light for
that kind of work. My two cents, for what its worth.
 
Carry Full time

1) Not really a bad area but lately around here daytime crime is as bad as nighttime crime.

2) Like most, after I started carrying full time it's just a habit. Now I feel strange without carrying.

Like my neighbor that is retired LEO. He says if you see him outside his house then he is carrying.
 
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About 25 years or so ago, when I started riding a lot of long distance trips solo on my bike, a good friend of mine insisted that I take along his .32 auto with me on a ride. About half way through the trip, a couple of yahoo's in a pick-up started harassing me on the road. I got far enough ahead of them and I pulled under an overpass to allow them to pass and go on ahead, but this was the farthest thing from thier minds. They pulled over behind me and produced a baseball bat. I pulled the little .32 from my boot, and needless to say, they beat feet getting back in the truck and backed down the shoulder. I was glad I had that .32, and I've been carrying ever since. Not laways legaly, but always prepared.:D
 
In 1986 my buddy and I were taking a stroll and heard a commotion which was two old folks being mauled by three dogs. We went to the "rescue" along with another good Samaritan and wound up getting bitten up pretty good ourselves. The venue was a city park that had just been cleaned and there was no weapon of any kind available, not even a pine cone. Our best effort resulted in the three of us taking most of the subsequent dog bites until the two owners, a scummy man and woman ran up, grabbed the dogs, stuffed them into a car and left. The authorities were unable to locate the owners and we had to undergo rabies shots, me for the third time, my first and second being at the age of six when I was bitten on the face by a rabid dog. The next year the Florida legislature and governor passed a "shall issue" statute, one of the first in the nation. My and my buddie's permits were among the first five hundred issued. Recently I was walking with my wife and was menaced by a couple of dogs who were trying to jerk their owner's arm out of the socket to get to us. I told him "you better hold on tight because if I get a hold of those dogs you are going to get them back in pieces." I meant it too. My SOP is to pop them once then make sure they are dead by cutting off the head. If you have a bad dog you are well advised to keep him away from me.
 
Several items contributed to my desire to exercise my right of self protection. The first was reading about the founders and those who advocated for liberty. A free man is only free inasmuch as he can protect that freedom.

Then my sister was robbed at gunpoint and that sealed the deal. An interest became a desire and then a passion.
 
By who, RETG?

BTW, I was in Moab between Christmas and New Year this year. *Gorgeous* place, and the food at that brew pub is *yummy*. ;-)
 
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