Do people you know hate when you carry?

I am known as the gun guy in my circle of friends nad although i dont tell anyone when im carrying...I carry whenever i can so i just assume they think i am all the time. I converted my fiance and alot of her friends into accepting guns as a part of life, but some still dont get it, but they do not disapprove of me doing so. Infact i have been told by many that they feel safer knowing im around whenever we might end up in a not so nice place for whatever reason. I have found speaking to them in a calm matter and presenting facts seems to at least make them not frightened of the fact i do what i do.
 
As my circle of friends are not that big, at 75, I do not go out to bars, most everywhere we go, my Wife and I, the Glock 19 sits on the belt, I am dressed, I am armed.

I never think about it, we have a visitor for a week, this Lady as a relative, my Wifes Brothers, Mother in Law, from New York City, at 73, has never seen a firearm!

Had cause to affix a sling to a folding stock, for my AK47. Then she watched as I put it all together, not concerned, just curious. I showed her how a gun worked, showed her a cartridge, and described how it worked, the names of the components.

The first thing I had to show SAFETY! Simple, bullet comes out of this part, the end of the barrel! This part, the muzzle must never be pointed at a person you do not intend to shoot! this is empty, my AK.

Quite a full run down, magazine loading the lot. She was not worried in the least, but very interested, liked the big... Very, Safe, that all the guns lived in!

Was not bothered about me carrying, had the New Yorker mentality that only the Criminals carried guns, and they came South to buy them?

When I explained the process to buy a gun! The FBI check! She said "Well how do criminals get them?" I said illegally!

I lived in Canada for 35 years, we could not carry, I now live in the Land of the FREE! I can, and do!
 
Beside my wife, nobody knows when I carry. But I have some few friends who may suspect that I'm carrying though.

I had a friend once argued with me about owning a firearm and carrying. I told him that if he and I were at place and God forbid something happened to him, I promised not to get involved but I would be a witness on his behalf. He didn't really say much after that.:D:D
 
I had a friend once argued with me about owning a firearm and carrying. I told him that if he and I were at place and God forbid something happened to him, I promised not to get involved but I would be a witness on his behalf. He didn't really say much after that.
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I love that, feel like tattooing it. Nice!
 
Anyways, any of you know about these people? How do you handle them? Is it POSSIBLE to shut them up?
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May I recommend Anne Colters' book "How to talk to a liberal---if you must"?:D

And people I know who hate guns wouldn't approve of anything I do associated with one. Don't think leaving the gun in the car or not is the real issue.
 
Most people that know me know i carry and i don't care.I had a bad situation come up at Halloween a couple of years ago with most of my family and me carrying.

We went to my Parents house with my kids for Halloween and i was told by my stepdad that i shouldn't carry while at their house or while trick-o-treating because some of the family would get offended.I compromised and left my gun in the car while inside their house but when we left the house i promplty put my gun back on and went trick-o-treating with my kids and the rest of the family.


Because my parents knew they told some others in the family and the arguements started and now we take our kids trick-o-treating ourselves and leave the family out.I refuse to drive an hour 1/2,compromise my personal choices,then get demeaned by everyone in the group because i do.


So yes if asked i gladly tell people that i carry and that i'm happy about my decision to do so.I also work with customers at the sporting goods counter and gladly talk guns,ammo,and even carry issues.It is not my job or right to argue my rights but i won't pass up an opportunity make friends.I have personally helped at least 4 woman take up shooting with their spouses or boyfriend and i know that at least 2 women that now carry.I'm always showing pics of my wife and her gun that she carries.
 
My friends all carry, mom carries, whats the problem?

Concealed means concealed, do you advertise? Hey everyone I got a gun!!? :) now who dont like it? Funny stuff here.
 
Not trying to be a wise guy but if you have a Concealed Carry Permit the operative word is "CONCEALED"
No one needs to know but you.
I am around lefties all the time and never have a problem because they never know.
If they do notice and ask, I just tell them I carry a gun because it is lighter and cheaper than carrying a cop.;)
 
My dad cant stand it, sometimes I think he feels that a gun that isn't for hunting is for killing people. Last December he, my sister and I went Christmas shopping and when we returned home he spotted my gun as I was taking my coat off. He asked me in an annoyed tone "Why do you carry that thing? You afraid that someone is going to get you?" I said "No, I carried it because we just spend the last few hours walking around with a good deal of money and expensive gifts." He then asked me if I would shoot someone just for stealing from me, and I said, "No, the gun is just in case the crook didn't want witnesses."

He just shook his head and I let it go, but I know he thought about it for a minute or so.
 
Do people you know hate when you carry?
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I read this but for the life of me cant understand what you mean so I read the posts, most are like, they dont know, or my dad gets upset when I carry etc.

As I said. Most of my friends carry. Nobody needs to even know I have a gun.

So if this is all wrong. please enlighten me on what you really meant.
 
As a pro-carry guy who took time to get there, I understand why people might not approve of concealed carry. My wife still isn't keen on it, though she's warmed to the idea on some occasions.

I don't tell anyone I carry, and I don't talk about guns without being ready to drop the conversation quickly. Too much talk has too much potential for misunderstanding. (My typical one point about carry: it's like an emergency fire ladder. I'll probably never need it, but I'd hate to want it if I did.)

I keep my friendships with anti-gun friends. I have a few faults of my own, and they put up with me.
 
markj said:
I read this but for the life of me cant understand what you mean so I read the posts, most are like, they dont know, or my dad gets upset when I carry etc.

As I said. Most of my friends carry. Nobody needs to even know I have a gun.

So if this is all wrong. please enlighten me on what you really meant.
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Clearly that's not true. Because you answered my question. Anyone, everyone, in general...Most of your friends carry? Cool same here...which is why if 4 of us do and 1 doesn't we won't hush up about gun talk cause of one guy. Just so happens he hates it... Simple, I know you just feel like complaining about nothing in particular, find another post then. But 4 pages of this thread have been people understanding and answering. We're not going to stop because you don't.

Carry on.
 
DougNew said:
As a pro-carry guy who took time to get there, I understand why people might not approve of concealed carry. My wife still isn't keen on it, though she's warmed to the idea on some occasions.

I don't tell anyone I carry, and I don't talk about guns without being ready to drop the conversation quickly. Too much talk has too much potential for misunderstanding. (My typical one point about carry: it's like an emergency fire ladder. I'll probably never need it, but I'd hate to want it if I did.)

I keep my friendships with anti-gun friends. I have a few faults of my own, and they put up with me.
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My folks and girlfriend don't mind anymore. Just a small bunch maybe 2-3 personal friends. (FRIENDS and FAMILY) that I know that don't like it. They see guns as a negative thing. Unlike us. ;)

You know we'd never tell strangers...a lot of people aren't reading the main point of this and assuming I mean strangers...thankfully you did. :D
 
Very interesting thread, I am just getting started with CCW. I had all my paper work ready to go. It was all in a pile in a vanilla envelop on our counter top in our kitchen. My mistake was I marked it hand gun rules and app. My wife did not want nothing to do with a hand gun in the house over the 30 years of marriage. I brought the subject up to her a few weeks ago and she turned around and said yes it's time now to do something. She even said she wants to learn how to shoot. With the way things are going now in our economy, there are some people who would never think about committing a crime 5 years ago, but now we have to wake up and and see the real world we live in now.

Any way my wife had her girl friends over the other night, and the four of them were in the kitchen and was in watching TV. Well one of them seen the envelop and started in what are you people crazy. I over heard this and went in and this woman was like freaking out. I picked up the paper work and put it away. I tried to refrain myself not even saying a word, sometimes your better off walking away from it. Well this woman would not stop and was getting everyone upset. My wife told her if you don't like what we believe in then you can just leave. Well she got up and walk out. To my surprise one of her other girl friends call me into the kitchen and open her pocketbook and pulled at a 38sp. She say she never leaves home with out it and she and her husband been carrying for years now. So with this thread and what happen in my home I learned real quick not to say nothing and just do what we believe in and no one else has to know.
 
Old Man, you hit the nail on the head there pops! Some accept it though, you see? The woman with the .38 in her purse? She's a person you can gun talk with and not worry about what you say around. There is always that ONE person that doesn't get it until they have a gun shoved in their face. I also love how you pointed out the economy and the crime rate rising because of it. "Good" people 5 years ago would never think of robbing someone but people are going crazy for money. The lack there of is driving people insane. Nice write up, perfect example as to what I mean. Anything so much as words alone can trigger these "anti-gun" people. Printing, topics...anything. Winers...

Oh and welcome to The Firing Line :)
 
We're not going to stop because you don't.
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I dont what??

What is your problem? I answered yer question and you dont like my reply?

No body hates when I carry. Where I live we all know guns, all own guns and all of us sure can shoot them. Where I live you will be hard put to find anyone that is against guns. The permit wait is like 6 weeks in my county due to folks applying for their permits. Takes them that long to complete the background check.

I been shooting since I was knee high in 1964. No anti gun sentimants here.
 
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