Got my CCW renewal today

I got my car inspected last week. Totally awesome.

I was bored.....

now you are empowered.

It makes more sense to retreat from a bad situation then it does to press on and force a deadly confrontation. I would never harm anyone to save my property anyway, just doesn't make sense.

Testify.

It really gets the juices flowing.

and no, it doesn't.

with iron hangin' down?

WooHoo.

it's the roller-coaster ride up and down the hills, the scenery and the wildlife, and my carbon-fiber-frame racing bike. The gun excites me just as much as my seat bag with my other emergency tools (that is to say, not at all). Unless needed, it's just additional training weight.

But hey, whatever gets you... motivated.

not to mention all your other "emergency tools". I'd love to take a pic

It's already warming up in Arizona; no need to wear extra clothes just to cover it up.

Going back to Fiction where I belong, See ya soon & have a good trip.

Maybe past due on your homeowners?

Forgot to rake your yard last week?

Have an old unused rake beside your house?

Drive an SUV?

I have had a permit for years. I keep it mainly because I don't need a background check if I buy another weapon, saves on nonsense.

... I believe they are available in the other states that don't require a permission slip from the government, as well. In AZ, the permit is still needed to carry in restaurants that serve alcohol (if you can wade through the blood running on the floors), or to purchase a firearm from an FFL without an additional background check (if you can't push your way through the crowds of terrorists buying them at the gun show with no permits), or to carry in other states that have reciprocity agreements with Arizona.

It works out.

I know that it's been interesting to compare the differences in the class composition when I've taken my two renewal certification courses.

In my initial class in 2002, only about 20 people - mostly male with 1 woman, 1 African American, and 2 hispanics (father and son)...3/4ths of the class were renewing their permits, the rest (like myself) were newbies.

First renewal class in 2006, about 30 people split abut 50/50 between renewals and first-time qualifiers - 8 women, 4 African Americans, 8 Hispanic (including one woman), 2 Asians, and the remainder white guys like myself.

Last year's class: 45 people about 1/3 renewals, 2/3 initial applicants. 15 women, 8 African American (2 women), 12 Hispanic (3 women), 5 Asians, with the remainder Caucasians. The class room was packed.

So what I've seen and been pleased with is increased female participation and increasing diversity in the pool of Concealed Carriers.

One quirk of Texas' CHL law is that if one qualifies with a revolver, one may only carry a revolver; if with a semi-automatic pistol, one may carry either a revolver or semi-auto. So the course instructor was encouraging them to qualify with semi-automatic pistols - not because there's a dang thing wrong with revolvers, but just so that they would have a choice later on.

Of the 8 or so who opted to switch to semi-autos, they had to borrow from other shooters who were willing to loan pistols...the range offered 25 rounds of ammo to each of them to allow them to shoot and familiarize themselves with the semi-autos and fully half of the other shooters offered the use of their pistols. Those owners who loaned pistols were asked to load magazines for the people who switched to semi's during qualification shooting. I loaned a Sig P225 to the cause

you realized guns are not the answer.

....but the problem is that you are unable to fathom the question.

Well done.

and essay ones at that. Multiple choice answers are always incomplete, making them wrong by omission.
When Sarah Brady said, "I don't believe gun owners have rights." the sage must ask "does that include her son?"

and you didn't fail to provide it here.