Frequency of concealed carry (civilian, not LE)

Cousin Pat · March 5, 2009, 09:47 PM

For those in legal concealed carry states, how active are you in actually doing so?

Brian Pfleuger · March 5, 2009, 09:56 PM

You missed one:

I carry every time I leave the house but don't own or have any desire for a back-up gun.

treg · March 5, 2009, 09:56 PM

Every day.

gmoney · March 5, 2009, 09:59 PM

I live in the dreaded, criminal state of Illinois where our governors make our license plates and nothing is allowed .........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chemgirlie · March 5, 2009, 10:00 PM

Would do it every day if I weren't in WI.

Gadget · March 5, 2009, 10:09 PM

I'm strapped every time I leave my home. No backup guns allowed in NM at this time (we're not THAT trusted.)

ar15chase · March 5, 2009, 10:12 PM

I always carry here in THE LONE STAR STATE. There is no limit to how many handguns we carry. A long as we can keep the concealed.

seaville · March 5, 2009, 10:12 PM

Everyday
If I go to the woods I may have two or three weapons on me for fun, sport, or protection.

partemisio · March 5, 2009, 10:22 PM

Quote:

You missed one:

I carry every time I leave the house but don't own or have any desire for a back-up gun.

x2

2kflhr · March 5, 2009, 10:27 PM

I've never carried a BU but it's not a bad idea.

orionengnr · March 5, 2009, 10:27 PM

Quote:

You missed one:
I carry every time I leave the house but don't own or have any desire for a back-up gun.

Yep. What he said.

moose fat · March 5, 2009, 10:45 PM

Missed two, Vermont and Alaska;

I don't have a license and carry every day.

Sixer · March 5, 2009, 10:49 PM

Every day when possible... No BUG, one is good enough for me.

ElectricHellfire · March 5, 2009, 10:56 PM

G26 for EDC. No BUG.

MrClean · March 5, 2009, 10:56 PM

If I die before my brother..... I expect him to bury me with my HK.....
Just in case. LMAO

freakshow10mm · March 5, 2009, 11:01 PM

I carry every day, from the time I get up to the time I go to bed, whether I'm at work, at home, in between, etc. If I'm awake, I'm armed.

isanchez2008 · March 5, 2009, 11:11 PM

Concealed and open carry in my state. I carry all day every day. Unless I have to go somewhere that I can not legally carry. Sometimes I have a BUG. I will begin carrying the BUG all the time when I find a more comfortable holster. Having it will not make me less able to defend myself so I don't see why not. Its like having more than one bullet you hope the first one will do the trick but you fire couple more to make sure.

Brit · March 6, 2009, 04:14 AM

If I am awake, including working, I am armed, if asleep, G19 waits for me to awake.

The Great Mahoo · March 6, 2009, 08:17 AM

I carry most of the time; dress permitting. No need for a back-up, atleast for me.

Open carry is legal, and usually OC on the ranges.

hoytinak · March 6, 2009, 08:39 AM

If I'm wearing pants or shorts I'm carrying....and no backup for me.

Creature · March 6, 2009, 08:41 AM

Same here. I even carry concealed when I'm at home.

Glenn E. Meyer · March 6, 2009, 10:26 AM

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 · March 6, 2009, 11:08 AM

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.

Bauer · March 6, 2009, 12:40 PM

Glenn E. Meyer:

Quote:

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.

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.

Sixer · March 6, 2009, 12:41 PM

Quote:

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.

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.

View Poll Results: Frequency of concealed carry
CC is not legal in my state	8	3.86%
CC is legal, but I have no current plans to get a license	3	1.45%
I am licensed (or have one pending) and occasionally (will) carry	16	7.73%
I am licensed and often carry but rarely with back up gun	143	69.08%
I am licensed, often carry and often carry a backup gun	37	17.87%
Voters: 207. You may not vote on this poll

March 5, 2009, 09:47 PM	#1
Cousin Pat Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Posts: 140	Frequency of concealed carry (civilian, not LE) For those in legal concealed carry states, how active are you in actually doing so?

March 5, 2009, 09:56 PM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	You missed one: I carry every time I leave the house but don't own or have any desire for a back-up gun. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

March 5, 2009, 09:56 PM	#3
treg Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2006 Posts: 1,102	Every day. __________________ .44 Special: For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation is possible.

March 5, 2009, 10:49 PM	#13
Sixer Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,891	Every day when possible... No BUG, one is good enough for me. __________________ Hopp Custom Leather <------ click for HOLSTER awesomeness!! -There is no theory of evolution... Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.

March 5, 2009, 09:59 PM	#4
gmoney Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2004 Location: Toulon, IL Posts: 329	I live in the dreaded, criminal state of Illinois where our governors make our license plates and nothing is allowed .........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

March 5, 2009, 10:00 PM	#5
chemgirlie Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2009 Location: WI Posts: 331	Would do it every day if I weren't in WI.

March 5, 2009, 10:09 PM	#6
Gadget Member Join Date: July 2, 2007 Posts: 33	I'm strapped every time I leave my home. No backup guns allowed in NM at this time (we're not THAT trusted.)

March 5, 2009, 10:12 PM	#7
ar15chase Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2009 Location: Shallowater, Texas Posts: 444	I always carry here in THE LONE STAR STATE. There is no limit to how many handguns we carry. A long as we can keep the concealed.

March 5, 2009, 10:12 PM	#8
seaville Member Join Date: December 26, 2008 Posts: 76	Everyday If I go to the woods I may have two or three weapons on me for fun, sport, or protection.

March 5, 2009, 10:27 PM	#10
2kflhr Member Join Date: January 13, 2009 Posts: 43	I've never carried a BU but it's not a bad idea.

March 5, 2009, 10:45 PM	#12
moose fat Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2006 Location: Alaska, Yukon R. delta Posts: 421	Missed two, Vermont and Alaska; I don't have a license and carry every day.

March 5, 2009, 10:56 PM	#14
ElectricHellfire Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,271	G26 for EDC. No BUG. __________________ *Texas, the only State to Have Ever Kicked Another Country's Butt*

March 5, 2009, 10:56 PM	#15
MrClean Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2008 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 336	If I die before my brother..... I expect him to bury me with my HK..... Just in case. LMAO __________________ I'm like a Fat Kid on a Playground..... " I ain't Playin' " Lifetime NRA, USPSA, HCSO, CRS Club

March 5, 2009, 11:01 PM	#16
freakshow10mm Junior member Join Date: January 23, 2008 Location: MI Posts: 1,398	I carry every day, from the time I get up to the time I go to bed, whether I'm at work, at home, in between, etc. If I'm awake, I'm armed.

March 5, 2009, 11:11 PM	#17
isanchez2008 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2008 Location: WA Posts: 344	Concealed and open carry in my state. I carry all day every day. Unless I have to go somewhere that I can not legally carry. Sometimes I have a BUG. I will begin carrying the BUG all the time when I find a more comfortable holster. Having it will not make me less able to defend myself so I don't see why not. Its like having more than one bullet you hope the first one will do the trick but you fire couple more to make sure.

March 6, 2009, 04:14 AM	#18
Brit Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 1,934	If I am awake, including working, I am armed, if asleep, G19 waits for me to awake.

March 6, 2009, 08:17 AM	#19
The Great Mahoo Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,269	I carry most of the time; dress permitting. No need for a back-up, atleast for me. Open carry is legal, and usually OC on the ranges.

March 6, 2009, 08:39 AM	#20
hoytinak Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5,721	If I'm wearing pants or shorts I'm carrying....and no backup for me.

March 6, 2009, 08:41 AM	#21
Creature Junior member Join Date: April 8, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,769	Same here. I even carry concealed when I'm at home.

March 6, 2009, 10:26 AM	#22
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	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. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

March 6, 2009, 11:08 AM	#23
scorpion_tyr Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2008 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,326	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. __________________ “Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight.” - Thomas Jefferson

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