Do people you know hate when you carry?

Are you sure that this is someone you want to date or be married to?

Just sayin'.

Please don't flame me, but I actually put that I was a gun carrier in my eHarmony profile so they knew up front.
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LOL I like you already...That's hilarious. Welcome to The Firing Line ;)
 
I guess I don't get why anybody would know if you are carrying or not. My wife is the only one that knows, and she only knows if she has tried to grab my junk and instead found a gun (smartcarry). Otherwise, nobody knows.
 
The only people that know I carry are my wife and my old man (both carry them selves).


well that and the Police officer that pulled me over a month ago.
 
Fat chance of that happening in...

as another poster noted, it's almost impossible to get a ccw in Maryland, which, ironically, is nicknamed the Free State.
If I could, I would, with concealed being the operative word. Why? Because most of my friends/acquaintances/neighbors are slightly left of our president when it comes to political and social issues, and I, frankly, don't want to turn every gathering into a referendum on the 2nd Amend. However, I will note that, after having experienced both arguments, it's interesting how vehemently both sides argue, convinced their position is the right one. There seems to be plenty of disdain and hostility on both sides.
Since I'm not allowed to carry, I can only speculate as to what I'd do in many of the situations that were discussed, so I won't. Speculation tends to bear little resemblance to what actually happens.
Interesting thread.
 
I was not aware that my dad carried untill he told me. I think that is the whole point, to keep it concealed. When he did tell me he carries I was surprised but not shocked. He actually packs quite a bit with him than I would have expected. A full size 1911 and a 3" 1911 in his boot.
 
My wife, son & brother also carry. My daughter doesn't but likes it when we do. Besides my police & gun friends, nobody really ever knows that I carry. I always have one pistol on me (or, when I'm in the shower, on the hamper under a towel :D) and nobody ever says anything because I doubt they even know.
 
Good question and thread. My wife doesn't like it when I carry - not a distrust and lack of confidence in my judgement or ability, just is not comfortable around guns. And yes, I've been trying to get her to learn to shoot for years now - my concerns are the same as everyone else's, I'm sure - how could you defend yourself in the house if you won't learn to shoot?

She gets annoyed when we go to a restaurant, and I have to return to the car to stow the gun because I want to order a beer, and forget to stow it when we first arrived.
 
She gets annoyed when we go to a restaurant, and I have to return to the car to stow the gun because I want to order a beer, and forget to stow it when we first arrived.
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That's been an annoying caveat to the ccw law in Ohio too (no carrying in restaurants that serve alcohol). One branch of the Ohio legislature has recently passed a bill permitting restaurant patrons to carry a concealed handgun, even in those establishments that serve liquor, so long as they themselves don't drink. Hopefully, the bill will pass the state congress and new Republican governor John Kasich will sign it. If he doesn't, there will be hell to pay from those of us who supported his candidacy against pro-gun Democratic governor Strickling (I know, a pro-gun Democrat sounds like an oxymoron).
 
It usually doesn't come up unless I know the person really really well. There have been 2 instances where someone asked why and I said "in case I need to shoot somebody" that usually ends it.
 
Nobody seems to detect the 2" smith .357 snubbie in my pocket.

Conceals very well.

I used to carry a G26 on my hip IWB, and when bumped into, I got a few sighs from wife etc.
 
My mom's side of the family, my grandmother in particular, aren't particularly wild about it (though my mom does seem to somewhat understand). I usually can't carry while I'm visiting them because most of my family lives in IL (no carry at all unless you're LEO). When they come to visit me, I simply carry discreetly and don't mention it. The only exception to this is when I visit at my aunt's house (she also lives in IN), in that case I simply leave the gun in my car.
 
Yes but I've found if someone feels that way (especially a potential romance) we eventually have to part ways. I've converted a few. But unless someone like that experiences the real world of violence some people are willing to do to their fellow man you can't change them. I've seen enough and been saved enough because I was armed their is no way in hell anyone is going to talk me out of going armed. Andwell armed at that!
 
no one knows i carry. thats the point. i dont tell or talk about it, i have it just in case. the less now the better. thats how i feel about it. i dont talk about guns when im carrying mine, not one word. your not suppose to advertise it.
 
Hope all is well
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I wish, may have to stay late here and fix this old network. Gun show in town too and I gots cash :(

I once lived in South Omaha by the "Projects" on friday nights the gang bangers would rip off some rounds in the air. I was sittin on the patio having a cool one and bullets rain down. I goes into my house, pick up my 30-06 and fire off 5 towards them. All went silent, no more gun fire that night. Lived in town 4 years, was hell on earth.
 
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