Would You Carry At A Funeral?

I absolutely would, where it's legal. Many Catholic churches (to take one example) share property with a grade or high school, so toting in those churches is verboten. As to my emotional state, I can't imagine any level of bereavement that would impair my ability to use a weapon in defense of self or others.

As to carrying in houses of worship, heck, even our state AG issued a formal opinion saying doing so was perfectly fine. I wear a suit or jacket and tie to any funeral, so no one is going to know I'm armed. I've also perfected the "CCW hug," to get my right arm in low, first, forcing the other person to wrap my upper arm, rather than the butt of my pistol. :p
 
The OP referenced a shooting at a church in Georgia where it is illegal to carry in a church. Again, I realize many are not concerned about the legal prohibition, but for whatever it is worth it would be illegal in GA.
 
The OP referenced a shooting at a church in Georgia where it is illegal to carry in a church. Again, I realize many are not concerned about the legal prohibition, but for whatever it is worth it would be illegal in GA.
Actually I referenced the church in Georgia. But as always check with the laws in your state. In Oklahoma it is not illegal to carry in a church. So in my case I would carry if I was going to a funeral. But any state that has it illegal needs to review and revise the law to make it legal. Because as we all know here that when you restrict law abiding people from carrying you make them targets for criminals.
 
I've done it in the past and I'll do it again. However, my roots are in the middle east so I have a genetic predisposition to carry firearms to funerals, weddings, ground breaking ceremonies, children's birthday parties....

:)
 
"Parish said people at the funeral shot back and killed the man, but WSB reported that police were still looking for the shooter and had detained three other people."

Forgot to add, anyone else notice this? They shot and killed the guy but the police are still looking for him? I guess the news was out before the official statement.
 
However, my roots are in the middle east so I have a genetic predisposition to carry firearms to funerals, weddings, ground breaking ceremonies, children's birthday parties...

That made me smile, Shadi.

Seriously, I'm having difficulty seeing a funeral as any different than anywhere else one might go in their daily lives. If it's legal to carry, carry. If you're discrete about it, no one will know anyway.

If the funeral is for someone who was a shooter, you are honoring their memory in exercising your rights to carry.
 
Yes. I have and will in the future. Concealed means concealed. The only person who knew I was armed at the funeral was my wife.
 
Only place I know for sure I ever was made, . . . a relative's funeral in Ky.

My niece eased up beside me and put her arm behind my back to give her ugly old uncle a hug, . . . she whispered "Is that what I think it is?"

She just shrugged and the conversation was over, . . . no problem.

I look for and respect the proprietor's wishes, . . . but if he ain't posted, . . . I'm carrying. If he is posted, . . . I think twice about ever coming back again.

Also my veteran's group that does military funeral honors, . . . I think that most of us are armed at the cemetary, . . . at least 3 of us always are. There are some nasty people who don't like US Military, . . . and try to interrupt or disrupt US Military funerals.

May God bless,
Dwight
 
I do carry at funerals, as well as at church and weddings. It's been a part of my every day routine for so long that I just don't go anywhere without one of my pistols.
By the way, I've never been "found out", don't show & tell nor do I carry in a fashion (no pun intended) where the handgun would print.
 
I don't see any reason why not. Open carry might display a lack of class depending on the circumstances. But, as far as concealed carry goes, if it's not prohibited, I feel that what's in my pants is nobody's business but my own.
 
I'll be packing about a pint of seagrams most likely..............


as to the firearm........maybe yes and maybe no......time may tell. But it's not concealed if you tell everyone you are packing....then they know anyway..............
 
That's a question I don't generally recognize as valid. It seems to be the favorite of anti's----"why do you need a gun to go to.....".

They ask the same question no matter where you're going.

Since I don't know where I'll need a gun, I don't know where I won't need one---and no one else knows, either.

Since I'm armed as a life style, and I go places, a better question would be "why would I disarm myself" to go to any particular place where it's legal to carry?

Therefore, why should I disarm myself to go to a funeral?

NOTE: Considering that in some social environments, a funeral is a place to pay your respect to someone murdered by your enemies, who now have you concentrated in one place making it easier to kill you all. I don't live in such an environment, but, if I did, a funeral is a place where I'd especially be narmed. Armed security, self provided if necessary, would be a must.:cool:
 
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I have, I will, and I even plan to carry at my funeral (it will be a wake, I want a big party!).


I put the Fun in Funeral!


yes I'm totally serious.
 
Leaving the house with my carry gun is like leaving the house with my wallet. I don't give either one another thought when I do it, I just do it.
 
I carry everywhere I can. This means I leave the house w/o a pistol in the AMs and return in the evening without. My employer has serious heartburn with even the thought of a gun in your vehicle in his lot. Not much parking available outside of the employers lots.
Having said all of that if I go home before I go out I go armed, I go to church armed I work in the yard and on the farm armed. To me, the issue is not where I'm going or what I'm doing (with the exception of the statuatorily prohibitted places) it is the fact that there are bad people out there who don't care that you are coming or going to a funeral or church. The last time I called 911 for an emergency help was only 15 minutes away. Mighty long time to hold a bad guy off with a 3" pocket knife, and a cane. Guns are a wonderful deterent, speaking from experience.
 
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