Frequency of concealed carry (civilian, not LE)
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Glenn E. Meyer
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A guy I know from the TX CHL trainers association said an informal survey indicated that about 80% of folks with CHLs don't carry. They like to have a 'car' gun - like that is worth crap in most scenarios.
scorpion_tyr
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And people in TX don't need a CHL to keep a firearm in their car. If it's a handgun it just has to be concealed. I will agree that the car gun won't do you any good while you sit inside McDonalds and a crack head starts threatening people with a weapon.
Glenn E. Meyer:
Wow I would have never guessed that many don't actually carry. And I agree; if you are in your car you have a weapon, safety barrier, get-a-way tool in your hands already.
Anyways, thankfully WA is a shall issue/stand your ground state even though it's quite liberal. I carry whenever I can. Unfortunately the damn law prevents me from carrying on campus and I am a college student so there is a few hours a day that I am not armed.
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Scorpion if that Texas law is like the Oregon law then it's the opposite. You can have your firearm in your vehicle without a permit only if it is NOT concealed. It has to be something like 75% visible; on the dash, seat, etc.
Wow I would have never guessed that many don't actually carry. And I agree; if you are in your car you have a weapon, safety barrier, get-a-way tool in your hands already.
Anyways, thankfully WA is a shall issue/stand your ground state even though it's quite liberal. I carry whenever I can. Unfortunately the damn law prevents me from carrying on campus and I am a college student so there is a few hours a day that I am not armed.
EDIT:
Scorpion if that Texas law is like the Oregon law then it's the opposite. You can have your firearm in your vehicle without a permit only if it is NOT concealed. It has to be something like 75% visible; on the dash, seat, etc.
That sounds about right. Most of my buddies that have their CCW do not actually carry a gun that often. I kind of started out the same way. I took the class shortly after I bought my first handgun. I mainly took it so I would be up to snuff on my state handgun laws and for the safety portion. I also wanted to have it "just in case"...
I had my license to carry for about 3 weeks before I actually used it. I finally figured that it was just a waste of money if I wasn't using it. After being "enlightened" by my fellow TFL members, I now carry it whenever possible.
Brian Pfleuger
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I can tell you that I know at least 4 cc permit holders persoanlly (it's not a big thing around here), just off the top of my head, and NONE of them carry on a regular basis. One of them carries about 50% of the time, maybe, the rest- never.
Playboypenguin
Moderator
I almost always carry but Inever have a BUG...unless you count the one in the safe inside my truck. 
Cousin Pat
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Poll results so far
My conclusion so far is that only about 25% of people who routinely carry also routinely carry a BUG.
I also conclude that forum members are unusually active in concealed carry. I found a 2008 book (by Chris Bird) that has this data for 32 states with right-to-carry:
Total population: 197 million
# licenses to carry: 3.5 million (2%)
The highest percentage states are --
Pennsylvania - 5.4%
Indiana - 4.3%
Washington - 3.7%
Connecticut - 3.6%
South Dakota - 3.5%
The largest absolute numbers of licenses are in --
Pennsylvania - 668,000
Florida - 399,000
Texas - 276,000
Indiana - 274,000
Washington - 237,000
It appears this data is as of 2007.
My conclusion so far is that only about 25% of people who routinely carry also routinely carry a BUG.
I also conclude that forum members are unusually active in concealed carry. I found a 2008 book (by Chris Bird) that has this data for 32 states with right-to-carry:
Total population: 197 million
# licenses to carry: 3.5 million (2%)
The highest percentage states are --
Pennsylvania - 5.4%
Indiana - 4.3%
Washington - 3.7%
Connecticut - 3.6%
South Dakota - 3.5%
The largest absolute numbers of licenses are in --
Pennsylvania - 668,000
Florida - 399,000
Texas - 276,000
Indiana - 274,000
Washington - 237,000
It appears this data is as of 2007.
Also no comment on the pants on statement! In fact I am sat at the Laptop now, in a big thick dressing gown, two deep pockets! Right hand one has my Glock 19 right now. Worked till 4AM, same Glock on belt, to bedside table, to pocket (someone called and woke me up!) now back to Mr. Pillow, Mr. Glock back to bedside table. Plus G17 Magazine and a Surefire G2.
Freedom, Florida style!
Freedom, Florida style!
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Crankylove
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I carry every day, every where it is legal to do so. Never carried a back up gun, never wanted to. Don't carry a flashlight or pepper spray, about half the time I have one spare mag with me, rest of the time its just my springer with a full mag and a round chambered.