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This message was self-deleted by its author (Original post)	old man 76	Dec 2012	OP
I let mine expire	Peregrine	Dec 2012	#1
Not everyone who has a concealed permit actually conceals.	naaman fletcher	Dec 2012	#2
Its a lot like the number of active shooters vs gun owners	ProgressiveProfessor	Dec 2012	#4
Right, that is why I had one in CT	naaman fletcher	Dec 2012	#5
CCW is like aspirin or other OTC painkiller. Many people have in their kit but use only when needed.	jody	Dec 2012	#3

Response to old man 76 (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:18 AM

Peregrine (849 posts)

1. I let mine expire

Never carried. Well, I only carried if I was walking the dog late at nite.

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Response to old man 76 (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:27 AM

naaman fletcher (6,859 posts)

2. Not everyone who has a concealed permit actually conceals.

Two decades ago I had a concealed permit in CT. I never carried concealed around town. The issue was that the laws were not clear to me on how precisely one had to transport a weapon around the state to go shooting. So, you get the concealed carry permit and then none of it matters because you can carry it on you loaded.

Then, you have a lot of small businessmen who might carry concealed. People who run convenience stores. Maybe contractors who pay day laborers in cash.

I would bet that the actual number of people who just put on a gun to go grocery shopping is almost zero, but I am not sure there are any good figures on it.

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Response to naaman fletcher (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:47 AM

ProgressiveProfessor (22,144 posts)

4. Its a lot like the number of active shooters vs gun owners

Lots of gun owners (about 1/2 the households) but much fewer active shooters.

For some getting the CCW is a statement nothing more, some carry daily, Zimmerman style. There is no way to know.

Given the ambiguity in some states laws, having one is about the best way to stay out of trouble, even if the only place you carry is to/from a range.

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Response to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 12:03 PM

naaman fletcher (6,859 posts)

5. Right, that is why I had one in CT

I live in Oklahoma now and I don't have one, because in Oklahoma no cop is going to give me a hard time for putting a gun and ammo in the trunk of my car (although I shoot once a year now, at most).

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Response to old man 76 (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:47 AM

jody (26,624 posts)

3. CCW is like aspirin or other OTC painkiller. Many people have in their kit but use only when needed.

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