View Poll Results: Do you have a CCW?
Yes
333
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no
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cant get one in the state I live in
41
9.56%
im too young but will get one when im of age
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03-19-2010, 05:34 AM
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I've had mine for over 20 years.
In all of those years, I have only had to pull my gun on one occasion.
I had a knife pulled on me at a gas station probably 15 years ago late at night....never did get to the point that I truly found out whether he was attempting to just rob me, or steal my car....I was carrying, and politely showed him that I had more lethal firepower with better range than his knife, and politely asked him to drop his knife.
He saw the error of his ways, dropped the knife, and then even kissed the pavement when I asked him to. The cops showed up maybe 10 minutes later, and was more than happy to arrest him.
Never did have to go to court, he pleaded it out.
Had I not been carrying....well I am not sure how things would have turned out. He could have simply taken my wallet and left. He may have taken the car an left. Either of those could have been replaced, or the loss negligible.
But worse could have happened, and I am glad I was able to carry legally. With as long as it took the cops to get there....
In all of those years, I have only had to pull my gun on one occasion.
I had a knife pulled on me at a gas station probably 15 years ago late at night....never did get to the point that I truly found out whether he was attempting to just rob me, or steal my car....I was carrying, and politely showed him that I had more lethal firepower with better range than his knife, and politely asked him to drop his knife.
He saw the error of his ways, dropped the knife, and then even kissed the pavement when I asked him to. The cops showed up maybe 10 minutes later, and was more than happy to arrest him.
Never did have to go to court, he pleaded it out.
Had I not been carrying....well I am not sure how things would have turned out. He could have simply taken my wallet and left. He may have taken the car an left. Either of those could have been replaced, or the loss negligible.
But worse could have happened, and I am glad I was able to carry legally. With as long as it took the cops to get there....
03-19-2010, 09:43 AM
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I've had mine for over 20 years.
In all of those years, I have only had to pull my gun on one occasion.
I had a knife pulled on me at a gas station probably 15 years ago late at night....never did get to the point that I truly found out whether he was attempting to just rob me, or steal my car....I was carrying, and politely showed him that I had more lethal firepower with better range than his knife, and politely asked him to drop his knife.
He saw the error of his ways, dropped the knife, and then even kissed the pavement when I asked him to. The cops showed up maybe 10 minutes later, and was more than happy to arrest him.
Never did have to go to court, he pleaded it out.
Had I not been carrying....well I am not sure how things would have turned out. He could have simply taken my wallet and left. He may have taken the car an left. Either of those could have been replaced, or the loss negligible.
But worse could have happened, and I am glad I was able to carry legally. With as long as it took the cops to get there....
In all of those years, I have only had to pull my gun on one occasion.
I had a knife pulled on me at a gas station probably 15 years ago late at night....never did get to the point that I truly found out whether he was attempting to just rob me, or steal my car....I was carrying, and politely showed him that I had more lethal firepower with better range than his knife, and politely asked him to drop his knife.
He saw the error of his ways, dropped the knife, and then even kissed the pavement when I asked him to. The cops showed up maybe 10 minutes later, and was more than happy to arrest him.
Never did have to go to court, he pleaded it out.
Had I not been carrying....well I am not sure how things would have turned out. He could have simply taken my wallet and left. He may have taken the car an left. Either of those could have been replaced, or the loss negligible.
But worse could have happened, and I am glad I was able to carry legally. With as long as it took the cops to get there....
03-19-2010, 10:08 AM
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I've had mine for over 20 years.
In all of those years, I have only had to pull my gun on one occasion.
I had a knife pulled on me at a gas station probably 15 years ago late at night....never did get to the point that I truly found out whether he was attempting to just rob me, or steal my car....I was carrying, and politely showed him that I had more lethal firepower with better range than his knife, and politely asked him to drop his knife.
He saw the error of his ways, dropped the knife, and then even kissed the pavement when I asked him to. The cops showed up maybe 10 minutes later, and was more than happy to arrest him.
Never did have to go to court, he pleaded it out.
Had I not been carrying....well I am not sure how things would have turned out. He could have simply taken my wallet and left. He may have taken the car an left. Either of those could have been replaced, or the loss negligible.
But worse could have happened, and I am glad I was able to carry legally. With as long as it took the cops to get there....
In all of those years, I have only had to pull my gun on one occasion.
I had a knife pulled on me at a gas station probably 15 years ago late at night....never did get to the point that I truly found out whether he was attempting to just rob me, or steal my car....I was carrying, and politely showed him that I had more lethal firepower with better range than his knife, and politely asked him to drop his knife.
He saw the error of his ways, dropped the knife, and then even kissed the pavement when I asked him to. The cops showed up maybe 10 minutes later, and was more than happy to arrest him.
Never did have to go to court, he pleaded it out.
Had I not been carrying....well I am not sure how things would have turned out. He could have simply taken my wallet and left. He may have taken the car an left. Either of those could have been replaced, or the loss negligible.
But worse could have happened, and I am glad I was able to carry legally. With as long as it took the cops to get there....
That said, when I lived in NH, most folks I knew interested in carrying a concealed weapon, did so only for a short while, then it became more of a burden, and stopped doing so.
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03-19-2010, 10:40 AM
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In a state where guns are legal, I'm surprised he tried that (perhaps a Darwin award contender)! I read book about legalizing guns (vs. outlawing them, etc...), and if I recall violent crime was much lower across the board, in all places that legalized them (one speculation was that if criminals thought everyone were carrying - they'd be more reluctant to commit a crime - sort of a criminal vs. good citizen Cold war).
That said, when I lived in NH, most folks I knew interested in carrying a concealed weapon, did so only for a short while, then it became more of a burden, and stopped doing so.
That said, when I lived in NH, most folks I knew interested in carrying a concealed weapon, did so only for a short while, then it became more of a burden, and stopped doing so.
I happen to live in a county where we have always had a Sheriff with a high regard for the 2nd amendment, and as long as you met the qualifications (which at the time I got mine required a multi-day training on concealed carry, range qualification and the standard background check) you were issued a permit.
Back when this happened, the county this occurred in had a Sheriff with pretty much a 180 degree opinion on the issuance of CCWs....he felt that pretty much no one outside of law enforcement needed to carry them, and as a result, most private citizens applying for a CCW in that county were turned down.
So I suspect the guy who pulled the knife on me assumed I would not be armed. Just sucked for him I lived in another county, and just worked in that one.
Things have gotten better in the issuance of permits in most counties, but the last I had read, there were still 2 counties that either were pretty much a no issuance county, or damn near impossible to get one.
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03-19-2010, 01:30 PM
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Got mine while I lived in Florida. I think that is probably the easiest state to get it in. I didn't even have to take a course since I am active duty, just needed to provide a copy of my weapons training. I got mine for when I travel. Sometimes I carry local. Unfortunately when I go up to New York I cannot carry my pistol with me. If my destination was outside of New York I could travel through the state with it. Crazy gun rules...
That's not even related to the question. 
03-19-2010, 01:48 PM
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