Who on TFL is a CHL holder?

Are you a CHL holder?

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Where we live in a rural area, the glove compartment of the vehicle usually but not always contains a handgun. Travelling in such locales as Fort Worth, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston and the like, it's carried on the body almost always.

On a recent trip to Columbus, GA and Fort Benning, passing through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and into Georgia on I-20 it stayed in the glove compartment except bedside in motels. Folks seemed very friendly and accomodating along the way, just like home folks, did not enter areas we personally consider "no man's land". Easy to recognize in any state or locale.
 
Indeed I love living in an open carry state. I open carried on and off for years before getting my CHP. I still open carry when in my vehicle most of the time.
 
Yep...

I've had one since 1996. And I carry every day, everywhere I go,
except legally prohibited places.
Truth be known, and since the "statute of limitations" has run out,
I have had a handgun "handy", one way or another, since I left Viet Nam
in 1970. Seems like I just got in the habit of having one available all
the time over there, and it was a habit I never got over, even after I
got back to "The World".

Walter
 
Of course, along with an autoknife, pepperspray, cell phone, luck and a little bit of common sense. I carry it as much as I wear my seatbelt, I hope i never need it but if I do I have it. Buckle up for safety.
 
When I am in South Africa, I carry concealed whenever I am out. I do it most places.
When I was in full time employment in South Africa, I carried concealed in my night duty job at the hospital, on various helicopter flights (police, medical, and military as a civilian) and also on public transport and at my local bank. But I guess there it is a different situation. At the bank there is a security guard outside with a Garrett wand. Before he even uses the wand I show him my license and he lets me in with no further hassle.
The only time I had to remove my firearm before entry was:

1) Once on a helicopter flight during the World Summit for Sustainable Development, where a friend of mine offered me a spin on the heli as they did the traffic report.
2) Once at a bar. Had to leave either the gun or the ammo in a safe, can't remember which.
3) This one was weird: I went to get spare parts for my old Ford and the scrap yard was in a really bad part of town. There was a thick reinforced glass window at the front and the guy asked if I was carrying any weapons. I said yes, I have a pistol. He passed me two keys and made me go through a security gate (which locked behind me) and then open a wall-mounted safe with both keys. I had to put everything in there, the gun, the ammo, the lot and then lock it. He took one key and I took one. It was heavy security, only once the safe was locked did he buzz me in the other gate.

There was a shooting incident once, near where I lived and I was a few blocks away, quite oblivious to the goings on. I was riding on my bicycle and at that time all I had was my Baby Browning. A cop car pulled up and they jumped out and interviewed me. This was a no-frills interview, they were quite serious about finding out who I was, where I was going, and where I had been in the last hour. They told me there had been an attempted robbery. They had a witness in the back of the car, a distraught woman, and I reckoned this woman might have erroneously identified me as another witness or maybe even a suspect. So I told the cops early in the interview about the Baby Browning and they had a look at it and my license. Then they let me go. However when I reholstered it, my shirt got caught on the grip and the cop in the passenger seat could see it. He shouted on the bullhorn "cover the firearm!"
I appreciated the tip, but not the advertisement :rolleyes:
 
When you're done with this one it would be interesting to see how many people who have a CHL actually carry REGULARLY.
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I carry daily. I always at least have my Seecamp LWS380 in my rear pocket holster. We can carry into bars so I even carry wehn we go out.

I even just bought one of those fanny packs with the built in holster for the gym.

The only place I never carry is into one of my friends house. He has two young sons (ages 6 and 8) that are huge wrestling fans like myself. I am never in there for more than a few minutes before being physically assualted. Since I am pretty sure that lil' 210lb me can fend off two small children I feel safe leaving it in the car. Seriously though, with them rough housing with me the way they do I would never have a gun on me. it would not be safe.
 
I have a permit, but seldom carry

My personal situation seldom makes it a concern. I live in the country and never (almost) go anywhere. However I do have my CPL, both to support our RKBA, and for me the benefit of bypassing my state's waiting period. With a CPL, just the NICS phone call for purchase. Without, a five day wait.
 
Don't need one. My job status gives me a free carry anywhere pass.
My Alaska residency gives me a free carry almost everywhere pass. (Got to get that school thing changed)

Don't ever plan on going down to the lower 48 so a CHL would be of no advantage to me.
 
I guess I do seeing as I commited to the name and all. I carry as the law permits. I can't have a firearm in my car at work. Basically if I am out of the house not headed to work I am armed.
 
Pointer asked:

?????

What laws?

How do the laws negate the "need" for concealed carry?
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My answer was to the question, "Do I have a CHP", not if I carry concealed.

I am currently an LEO so the current LEOSA federal statue allows me to carry without a CCW. But, given the way .gov operates, I have no more confidence in that particular law staying in effect than I have that they won't re-enact the AWB. So, I pad my options and am keeping my CCW. Once I retire and relocate to another state, I'll look into getting a CCW there. It's all about keeping options open.
 
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