Carry 24/7 percentage ?

How often do you carry ? Please pick the closest match to you.

  • 24/7 - Usually when "out and about."

    Votes: 75 82.4%

  • Occasionally OR usually but it tends to stay in my vehicle/briefcase/etc.

    Votes: 13 14.3%

  • Rarely

    Votes: 3 3.3%
  • Total voters
    91
  • Poll closed .
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JasonG

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How many of you carry pretty much all the time? When legal of course etc.
Not talking in shower etc. We've been down that road before. (Flashback of "Wildalaska" in his shorts and sidearm, shivveerrr)
About 10% of the USA is permitted. What percent of them carry regularly?
I'm sure this board full of "gun nuts" will have higher than average %.
Any idea what the national avg is?
 
If I have my pants on I have at least a Kel-tec .380 in my pocket. I go out I have a S&W J-frame or a Glock 19:eek::)Had to break down and get a Glock was starting to fell outgunned?
 
The only time i don't have a gun on is when i'm at work but even then i keep it in the car and when i leave the parking lot for lunch i put it between the seat and console in a cheap holster.
 
I work on an Army installation, so I do not carry to/at work. But my CCW goes on with my street clothes when I get home.
 
i cant cary at work, so theres months at a time i cant cary.
at my house theres a gun always within reach so even if theres not one on my person its available.
 
troy_mclure i cant cary at work, so theres months at a time i cant cary.
at my house theres a gun always within reach so even if theres not one on my person its available.
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OK, now thats definitely an option 2.
I'm trying to get a feel for "whenever I go out" VS. "eh, its around but its not convenient to have it on me"
I mean one can get fairly comfortable, but you still have a weight to carry around poking at your body. Lets not sidetrack on carry comfort, lets just say we accept the trade offs.
I mean really dedicate to carrying and as PAX says " it's my default setting".
We've all discussed this before, but never put a number to it.
 
I carry most of the time, but not always. I guess that makes me option 2. I do seem to be increasing the frequency these days, now that I have better gear.
 
24/7 wherever it is legal. There are some gun nuts here, but BTW we also have quite a few anti gun members, or at least they always seem to show up on these threads to tell us how paranoid we are about "carrying" & keeping extra mags handy and for having multiple guns in our homes. Sometimes even some staff members lean that way, but for me I am a "gun nut".
 
what good is it too carry 50% of the time? i am a 99.9% person, and the only time i wont is too avoid breaking the law.
 
I have to carry openly because I don't have a CCP. Therefore, I only carry when I have to go out late at night when the streets are totally deserted. OCing everywhere you go in broad daylight is just too mall ninja-like, and it makes people think you're weird, even here in Arizona.
 
I feel naked without it
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So I'm not the only one. Always feel like I've got a "I'm unarmed" sign on my back after church.
Not many are weighing in on this poll. Do many of us enjoy guns and shooting, but when it comes down to it, do we get lazy?
How many have a CC permit to make puchasing easier or for "well when I go to an iffy area" ?
 
Well i felt i had to speak up with me being on the minority side of things. There is a caveat though, i'm pretty new to carrying and havn't adjusted to the "it's legal" aspect yet to carry very often. Even when i do though and i'm out i have a wife and kid with me, the wife doesn't quite see the need to be armed everywhere.

As for work, i dont think i'll ever carry there. I dont want to leave it in my desk drawer and i dont want to be labled "postal" if it's noticed on me. I also feel having a gun at work is pretty unecessary for the average person.

Living where i do i don't feel a need to protect myself that often. At home though i like to have it on me so i can feel proud in me being given the privaledge to carry if i want. So i voted option 3 Rarely since even when im used to it i will probably opt to not carry for most day to day excursions.
 
JasonG said:
So I'm not the only one. Always feel like I've got a "I'm unarmed" sign on my back after church.
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Out of curiousity, what state do you live in? I'm thankful that in TN it's legal to carry in places of worship. Now...if we can just get the law changed to allow us to carry into restaurants that serve alcohol. (TN residents write your state senator in support of SB0084)

nogoer said:
Even when i do though and i'm out i have a wife and kid with me, the wife doesn't quite see the need to be armed everywhere.
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A wife and child are among the best reasons to carry. My wife wasn't too crazy about me carrying all the time, but after a couple of break-ins at church and a murder outside a local bowling alley that we've been to many times (but probably won't go to again) she's starting to come around. Just be persistent and explain to her that you're not being paranoid...just prepared and that it's your duty to protect your family.
 
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