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Carry always.
The biggest hot chamber that you can conceal comfortably.

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Thanks Fullpower, thats my first instinct, but I don't want a bullseye on me when this ban thing goes down. And it will go down. These A-holes in Washington piss me off. There's no doubt they're coming after the 2A.

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It's all about risk management. Balance the cost of getting caught carrying without a permit, against the unknown risk of putting yourself on a hypothetical watch list. If your probability of armed contact is above average, I think you're better off getting a CCW.

For me, in a non-CCW state and where I go day-to-day, I run less risk not carrying.

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I have no CCW but always carry, large or small wherever I think I need to.Nuff said

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It's a great question in these times.

Henry Bowman said something to the effect "carry every day just like you wear your seat belt. Carry without a permit every day and plan to get caught." Felony offense means no guns. Serious stuff to be w/o right now.

Get in a situation where you need it and don't have it, then the felony seems like a summer day on the beach. It's a personal decision based on risk appetite. Pepper spray and good sneakers is a start, or get a Level II vest to wear everyday.

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Carry...but do it legally. As for any bans that may happen....deal with those if and when they come.

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One guy got a late night call not too far from where I work (8-10 city blocks). Finds out some punk ass kids screwed up the signal system, knowing someone would come out to fix it. They jumped the guy, beat the dog-crap out of him and left him for dead in the middle of the switch location. Had he fixed the problem first the train that found him (had to stop because signals were still dicked) would have turned him into rail grease.

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You have to look at where you live, would a jury see you or the person who caused the problem?

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Get a license and carry. Don't wait until AFTER you are a victim to get one, because then it is too late.

Quit worrying about a "ban" on handguns, not going to happen. I don't trust Obama at all, but I don't worry about handguns, worry about "evil" black rifle bans. Get a carry permit and get a gun you are comfortable with carrying, you may need it. Get quality, don't trust your life to junk!

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i used to carry in nyc where i could have gone to prison for it and it wouldn't have mattered that it was usually a tiny .25 seecamp or .380 ppk.

glad i did as one night a street thug waved a screwdriver in my face and asked for my money.i politely showed him my pistol and he withdrew his request as well as ran away whilst peeing in his pants.

one's life matters more than laws.

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We are already on a govt list. no need to give them a reason to jail you. get a permit. since you only have one hand gun, if or when they come knocking you hand them that one.

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you are a man , you have the right to own an carry a gun , why would you have to ask people what to do . you are your own leader

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Handgun ban is not the worry. It's the "evil" stuff i'm worried about. SHTF and I'm not gonna try and hold up with a couple 9mm. Makes sense to me though to look at Mr. Carry-Guy first when we start looking for all the nasty stuff. He's more likely to have some of the goodies, as opposed to Mr. Nobody-(Who the hell is he)Guy. That's my worry. I do believe you guys have me leaning towards the permit. I appreciate all the shouts.

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what make you think they well not be coming to your door

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ROFLMAO:111:

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Mick,
Not just my door, everyone's door. I'm not saying it's happening right away. But I do believe it's gonna happen.

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Well said, mtnman

T A, I don't have words to describe your post

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You, Sir, get it.:23_28_100s: The times I needed one I diden't stand around waiting for photographs and documentation.

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You'd think some noob callin himself Dirty Harry wouldn't have much of a question.

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Carry with or without govt. permission.

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T A, Iv'e read you for a while...I know YOU are serious.
I just cracked up at your verbage.

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Uh, you are going to want to look into that story a bit closer before you take sides there TA.

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ok, you got me there. I'll have to hand over my gun, singular as will all of us law abiding citizens. I think I have one box of ammo somewhere, and maybe one extra magazine, if I can remember where I put it. really, I am afraid of guns and only got one cause a friend said to. baaaaa baaaaaa.
:adore:

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Amen brother!

Does no one have any cahones anymore? You know what, they probably will take your guns, because most of you don't have the backbone to stand up for yourself. Who are you guys trying to kid anyway? Like your gonna hide away a stash and do something. LMAO! If you don't have the balls to stand up now, you sure as hell aren't going to grow a set and do anything later. You might as well just go trade them in now!

Personally, I couldn't care less about being on a list. The day they're banned, I don't look live very long anyway, but at least I'll die a free man. I apologize if some of you find my remarks offensive, but I'm afraid I just don't cower very well...

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A free man who asked permission to exercise his inalienable right.

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That's funny, I don't recall asking for anything.

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So you carry without a permit? What do you think the word "permit" means?
since you edited your post, I'll edit mine... paying is asking.

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Well some of us don't have cahones but its not our fault. LOL. Seriously, though I am in agreement 100% here. I kid you not, my entire life has been changed since I stopped taking my 2nd amendment rights for granted and began carrying daily. I am a completely different person now. I have lost a fear I did not even know I had and now I feel, act, and carry myself differently. It is hard to explain but leveling the field has allowed me to gain control of what happens to me whereas before I felt that I could easily end up at the mercy of whoever was more powerful than me.

Daily carry has liberated my life so much that I don't think I could ever go back to not carrying and be remotely happy. I will NEVER go back to fearing what is around the corner or who is outside my door at night. For that reason I would rather go down with a fight than roll over and give up this freedom. As someone who has survived having another person choose whether I lived or died that day I will NEVER go back there again. I choose to NEVER allow another person or entity to control my life like that again.

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I don't have a permit. I have a license. There is a difference.

I guess we just have a fundamental difference here. Id rather be blatant about the whole issue. I refuse to hide and cower. If a few million of my fellow citizens would do the same, I have a feeling the whole gun debate would just go away. Regardless, I've drawn my line in the sand and I don't care to tell you, the nice ATF agent reading this thread :15_1_70v:, or anyone else that if my 2nd amendment rights are trampled on, there will be a problem.

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LOL, guess you got me there little ant.

I congratulate you on empowering yourself not to be an easy victim, whether it be the ones in a dark alley, or on Capitol Hill...

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Black's Law defines a license as such:
A personal privilege to do some act or series of acts on land without possessing any estate or interest therein, and is ordinarily revocable at the will of the licensor and is not assignable. The permission by competent authority to do an act which, without such permission, would be illegal, a trespass.. or otherwise not allowable.

Black's Law defines permit as such:
1) To suffer, allow, consent, let; (2) to give leave or license; (3) to acquiesce, by failure to prevent, or to expressly assent or agree to the doing of an act.

While I respect your stance that a problem will be had if/when your 2A rights are infringed I'll have to call SEMANTICS on your bias towards my wording.

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:adore::adore::adore::adore::adore::adore::adore:

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i too little ant good read . when i leave the house my gun leave the house with me , i forgot one day to take my gun with an it was pissed of for over a week

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Yeah, they may go to everyone's door, but I bet they'll START with the doors of those with paperwork....

That should give those without time to decide how to react/prepare.
History has shown registration leads to confiscation.

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I've done nothing more than make a choice to insure if there is a next time that I have more than "luck" on my side. Bad stuff happens all the time to all kinds of people. Its not fair but it is what it is. I see the 2nd amendment as the great equalizer, whether it is person to person or the people to their gov't. It allows for a more level playing field.

To the original question of whether to carry or not, I say it is a very personal decision but if you're asking the question then I'm pretty much of the opinion that you should be carrying daily.

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I carry everywhere except where prohibited by my government. :sarc:

Concealed is the word. In real life No one knows I carry and I prefer it that way. That fact would only come to light if I had a legitimate need to use my gun.

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I see..........makes sense too.

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OP,

Get a CCP right away, and if a ban comes, quit carrying with a permit. Easy. LOL.

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Get your CCW if you can and CARRY!!!!!! No CCW? Carry anyways just be real carfull. I have been packin a pistola for a decade and no one has ever saw it....... as far as I know.

If you have to use it and it is a justifiable killing, then great! So what, you do a few months for CCW, better than being DEAD or azz raped.:wink:

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For the sake of good discussion (not looking to get bashed before my 10th post)...

Yes, aware every time you walk out the door. Being mentally prepared, alert of your surroundings, and avoiding compromising situations is paramount. That being said, not everyone is willing or trained to end a life (or threaten to) as conflict resolution during their daily routine - legal or not.

Unfortunately the worse the economy gets, the higher the unemployment, the more desperate the actions. Feeling that level of threat at work is unfortunate. Loosing your weapon(s) and feeling that way at home, in todays environment, would be worse.

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Lets suppose there is a list (there most likely isn't think about about hwo much data that would require to keep tabs on everybody. hell, they can't even run this damn country without f-ing everything up why would they be able to do this any better). If TPTB are tracking everything as some here suppose, why would not already be on that list? It is pretty easy to find out who you really are with access to internet records.

CCW without a permit will get you in HUGE trouble. You risk losing you right to keep and bear arms. Getting the permit is painless in most places and keeps out of trouble. Felony gun charges are not something you want to have on your record and you will be used as an example of why we need stricter gun laws.

Don't carry without the permit.

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I live in a non-ccw state, and they do not recognize any states ccw permit. As the economy gets worse, I keep thinking I should buy a more concealable gun and carry it anyway.

I looked at a crime map and their have been 7 burglaries withing a 1/4 mile in the last year. Many more thefts. I was eating at a Chinese buffet the other night an this half drunk idiot comes in the door, and a couple of friends of his are sitting at a booth next to mine. He is talking about the election and one of the things he says is, "I'm still carrying 2 guns and a knife".

hmmmm....

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If that is the crime stats you have, be happy you are blessed. The other night in my area, which I consider a good area of town as I live here and police here, we had 5 robberies within a 2 hour period. Our city is averaging a homocide a day almost. We are on track for one of the most deadly years EVER! It's not going to get better before it gets worse, and it is already clearly visable that the thugs are getting more bold as the economy slips deeper. Robberies are UP, and street robberies are UP! Hell, we had SCHOOL KIDS on the corner robbed and pistol whipped this morning as they waited for their school buses! I carry and plan on these situations to happen, and I want to be the better trained one when a gun battle ensues.

Everyone should carry legally if they can. Get your permits and carry!

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Lots of states also have legal Open Carry - you don't have to have a CCW/CLP. My state of Michigan is like that. As long as it's in a visible holster, you walk right through downtown, or go shopping at Wal-Mart or whatever, without a permit. You just have to be legally able to own a handgun. You cannot wear in a vehicle (must be unloaded and in trunk/passenger seat - otherwise it's "concealed"). Like CCW/CLP, some places you cannot carry (banks, theatres, etc), and businesses have the right to enact "no firearms inside" policies.

There is a whole forum/website devoted to Open Carry and exercising that right in order not to lose it.

http://opencarry.org/

Folks all over the country are starting to open carry (even if they have a CCW/CLP) just to exercise the right and get the general public to accept it. Many get into "confrontations" with LEO's and have to "school" them and their dept's on the right to Open Carry, as many LEO's are ignorant of the same laws and rights they are supposed protect/enforce. Many LEOs are very supportive of this right, while others can be an ass about it. Bottom line: if your state is a legal Open Carry state, it's the law. Check the above site for maps and links. Always know your state laws solidly before attempting Open Carry.

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FWIW, the 2 states that concern me allow open carry under the prerequisite that you have a CCW.