I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

[rDigital]

I'm starting this post today Saturday 9/15/2012. Just like every other day in Ohio, I'm lawfully carrying a firearm for self and family protection.

I've been lawfully carrying in Ohio and other states since 2005. I'm not a LEO or any type of government agent. I'm an armed U.S. Citizen who's taking advantage of the first human right: the right of self-defense. I've been shooting handguns since I was 12 years old, rifles came much later. My father a life long Democrat and Union Organizer was spooked by the 1994 AWB and decided to buy some firearms, which he trained my family members and I on. I never lost interest and practiced regularly.

Today, I'm carrying my Glock 17 9mm. It hold 17 rounds 9x19mm ammuntion in the magazine + 1 round in the chamber. It sits in a custom made Zlogonje leather holster concealed at the 5 O'Clock position on my waist. Believe it or not, it hides quite well. I carry an extra magazine with me because the most likely thing to break on a semi-auto pistol is the magazine. The extra capacity is a secondary concern to reliable function, but still a comfort.

The ammunition that I carry is 127 grain Ranger T +P+ (improved Ranger SXT/Black Talon), this loading has shown to be very effective in ballistic gelatin (meets FBI 12" penetration standard) and produces quite controllable recoil due to it's relatively light weight.

I'm going to check in every day that I've carried a firearm.....and no one was hurt by it. I encourage others to do the same. No second hand experiences, just your own.

[IMG][/IMG]
- A picture of my G17 in class.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Does it ever jam on you?

I have the worst luck with some of my semiautos with jamming.

Don't own this model, though.

[rDigital]

4. Luckily, I have not experienced any malfunctions with my G17. It is one of the most reliable

firearms that I own. What semi-auto is giving you all of this trouble?

[trouble.smith]

14. I'm guessing you don't own a Glock

[jehop61]

2. Good for you.

Guess it shows you wern't crazy today. Hope you are sane tomorrow,too.

[Control-Z]

5. +1000000 n/t

[Simo 1939_1940]

204. Thanks for demonstrating so vividly why "gun control" is failing.

The photo in the OP demonstrates that rDigital is female, you endorse the notion that she might "go crazy" - and you feature a Trust Women graphic with your sig. Without any recognition of hypocrisy. Wow.

[PavePusher]

15. If you ever start feeling insane....please don't get in your car.

kthnxby.

[cleanhippie]

157. So what can YOU do that shows YOU are not crazy today?

Your post certainly isn't helping your case.

[shadowrider]

3. OMG

The barrel is going up and isn't pointed toward what you aimed at

[rDigital]

8. ; ) Bullet HOSE!!! nt

[DrDan]

6. I haven't had the need for one today and have not felt the least bit worried about not having one

[GreenStormCloud]

19. May your good luck continue.

For myself, I won't trust to luck.

[DrDan]

23. it has for a lot of years . . . and I don't really consider it luck

[GreenStormCloud]

40. No one has a guarantee that a violent criminal won't target them.

The FBI stats are that there are over 1.3 million reported violent crimes every year. Nobody knows how many unreported violent crimes there are. I can easily google news and come up with lots of reports of people who did everything right and were still victims of violent crime. Their luck simply ran out.

With a population of about 320 million, the odds strongly favor you. I will readily admit that. But it is still a probability statement. You don't have a guarantee, nor do I. So there is an element of luck involved.

So I carry, just in case my luck runs out, even though I do everything else right to avoid crime.

[DrDan]

42. no one can guarantee a freedom from accidents and mistakes while using a firearm

still a probability regardless of how well trained and how well intentioned.

Nope - will steer clear as much as possible.

[gejohnston]

44. yet cars are more dangerous

If I lived in a more walkable community, I would steer clear of them.

[DrDan]

49. so it is not the drivers . . hmmm . . .

when it comes to guns, I thought the people were at fault.

but I get it . . . the reason for the conflict in logic, that is.

[gejohnston]

54. It is the drivers,

you sounded like it was the gun not the human. With cars, it is not always the human, brakes fail etc.

[GreenStormCloud]

77. My probability of a gun accident is lower than the crime probability. N/T

[DrDan]

79. but the possiblility exists, does it not?

[GreenStormCloud]

88. Of course it does.

I have been around guns my entire life. I have never had a negligent discharge, but I have been a crime victim. Your paranoia regading legal gun carriers is illogical. We save more innocent lives than we take.

Legal concealed carry saves more innocent lives than it takes.

In Texas the detailed statistics are compiled annually by the Department of Public Safety and published on the internet. It is likely that the Texas experience with Concealed Handgun Licenses would be about the same in other states. The last year for which statistics are published is 2011 for convictions. http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/chl/index.htm


In 2011 there were 512,625 people who had CHLs. Out of those people there were exactly four (4) murder convictions. Out of the general population there were 553 convictions for murder in its various forms.

So very, very few CHL holders go bad, but some do.

The DPS also publishes an annual Crime in Texas Report. http://www.dps.texas.gov/crimereports/10/citCh3.pdf
From that report, page 15:

Statistics on murder circumstances, victims, and
victim/offender relationships on the next page
include justifiable homicides. Justifiable homicide
is the killing of a felon by a peace officer in the
line of duty or the killing (during the commission
of a felony) of a felon by a private citizen. In
2010, there were 98 justifiable homicides, of
which, 50 were felons killed by private citizens,
and 48 were felons killed by police.


In Texas all homicides, even those that are clearly self-defense, have to go before a grand jury which will rule if the killing was justified or not. So those 50 justified private citizen homicides were ones in which the defender genuinely and legitimately feared for his life. Since most shootings are merely woundings there would be a much larger number of justified woundings in which the defender genuinely feared for his life, but that number is not kept. Obviously there are dozens of cases each year in which a CHL holder uses their gun to save themselves.


Dozens of innocent lives saved versus four innocents killed shows the concealed carry is working in Texas. As already stated, there is no reason to believe that other CCW states have a different experience.


Legal concealed carry saves innocent lives.

[rDigital]

89. Excellent contribution, GSC. Solid post. nt

[DrDan]

90. hmmmmmm - one of us has to carry - one of us does not

I wonder where the real paranoia might lie

[rDigital]

93. One is pro-choice, the other is not. nt

[DrDan]

96. I choose no weapons

[rDigital]

97. Not everyone makes the same choice, but it's important that they get to choose. nt

[Missycim]

98. That is your choice

but you dont have the right to take that choice away from me.

[DrDan]

113. your choice can still be restricted . . . until the NRA purchases the necessary legislation

[Missycim]

114. Well get cracking

you have a lot of work ahead of you changing the 2nd, you better have tons of money as well.

[GreenStormCloud]

116. Not "has to carry", but chooses to carry.

Why are you afraid of those of us who carry legally? I have just proven to you that we save more innocent lives than we take. You have a greater probability of being struck by lightning than of being illegally shot & killed by a CCWer.

[DrDan]

122. I think there are many here who HAVE to carry . . . just my opinion, of course

[gejohnston]

123. I think at least three

Have to because their employer requires it. Some may have to because of an identifiable threat to their safety. Perhaps not.

[DrDan]

124. then there are a few who feel naked when not carrying

[gejohnston]

125. Can't speak for them.

I only carry on back country hikes, often long range, in Wyoming. Don't have CCW for either Florida or Wyoming. They go to the range in a lock box.

[Zoeisright]

232. And no one has a guarantee that that gun won't go off accidentally.

But hey, since the odds strongly favor that your gun will hurt or kill someone, I guess you can trust your fucking stupid luck.

[DaveBeal]

235. Guns are really pretty simple

They don't go off for no reason.

[rDigital]

236. Tone down the language pls. It only makes it harder to accept reality when you are proven to be

wrong.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/117265861

Privately Owned Firearms
The estimated total number of guns held by civilians in the United States is 270,000,000
http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/united-states

270 Million! That's a lot of guns. I think that horse is already out of the barn.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10shrtbl08.xls

8.775 murders by firearms in 2010 compared with 270 million guns in the United States.

That means that of the total civilian guns in circulation only 0.00325% are ever used to murder another person. That's a little over 3/1000's of 1%. Thats a whole lot of guns doing a whole lot of nothing. If guns are ONLY designed to kill, It sounds like most guns are defective.

Infact, the chances are EXCEEDINGLY rare that your firearm will be used to kill or hurt anyone.
You have to back up words with facts. You're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.

Happy Sunday!

..... and here's another nugget of wisdom. Free of charge!
[IMG][/IMG]

[GreenStormCloud]

237. Guns don't go off accidentally.

There are negligent discharges, but and accidental discharge does not exist with a gun of modern design. Modern designs are "drop safe".

I have been handling guns for over 50 years with no negligent discharges. Not. A. Single. One. I think that is a pretty good safety record.

[cleanhippie]

158. Not luck? It's is the Law of Probability.

Which is well, luck.

[DrDan]

159. good luck with that

[cleanhippie]

167. Good luck with what?

[MotherPetrie]

33. It's not a matter of luck. It's a matter of REALITY.

[GreenStormCloud]

41. Over 1.3 million victims of violent crime per year is also a REALITY. N/T

[Reasonable_Argument]

47. Consider yourself fortunate

Let me tell you a little story from when I was about 8 or 9. It was the middle of the night and some guy comes banging on the door asking to use the phone, this is long before everyone had a cellphone. My Dad said he wouldn't let him in but said if he needed help he could call the police to assist him. The guy then starts banging HARD on the door and demanding my dad let him in. My dad told my Mom to call the police and to lock me, my little brother, and herself in their bedroom up stairs. I never will forget seeing my dad with his .357 in the hallway in a ready position aiming at the door. My Dad then yells at the guy that the police are on the way. This apparently pissed the guy off because he starts hitting and kicking the door so hard it started to break and damn near came off the hinges. I never will forget what my Dad yelled at the guy next, "listen you son of a bitch, I'm armed and the moment that door comes down I will kill you". That apparently got the guy's attention because I heard the guy sprinting off our porch. The police caught the guy a few blocks from our house. The next day my Dad sat me down and had a talk with me. He told me that my Mom wasn't comfortable with guns and my brother was still too little. If something like that ever happened again and if something should happen to him, I was to grab my .20ga out of his gun closet and shoot anyone who kicks down the bedroom door.

[rDigital]

50. Intense. Good share, solid post. nt

[Starboard Tack]

71. Good post. Thanks for sharing.

However, I don't see how it relates to carrying outside the home.

[Reasonable_Argument]

83. Unexpected danger doesn't happen where you think it will

It's also funny how "flashbulb" memories work. I can picture it vividly to this day, my brother doesn't even remember it. After my father's funeral I brought it up and my mother couldn't believe I remember it so well given that it was about 20 years ago. She also had no idea what my father had told me the day after.

[1GirlieGirl]

127. Ditto

Think about those people in the movie theater in Colorado...now think how many more would have died if every 3rd person was a gun toting hero...*shudders*

[gejohnston]

128. depends

most would be gagging on the tear gas. That said, Holmes was in front and everyone would be able to tell who is who.

[1GirlieGirl]

129. Uh huh. EVERYONE.

More guns = more death. Period.

[gejohnston]

131. it is one thing for people who know what they are talking about

to try to predict what could have happen, given the many possible variables, and other to assume an outcome based on ideology without actually knowing anything about the subject in general or specific facts about the case. Since the "bad guy" would be obvious, I doubt there would be a case of mistaken identity. Since many were incapacitated by tear gas, more guns would not make a difference either way.

VT would be easier, there would be less death.

[1GirlieGirl]

132. It is one thing for me to know what I'm talking about

Based on facts. It's another for someone to argue against my opinion with their own insult-strewn opinion, and zero facts to back it up.

http://abcnews.go.com/m/blogEntry?id=16827509

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/07/23/six-facts-about-guns-violence-and-gun-control/

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/research/hicrc/firearms-research/guns-and-death/index.html

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/More-guns-produce-more-killing-3758158.php

[petronius]

134. None of those links have anything to support your guess that more guns in the theater

in Aurora would have meant more deaths (i.e., your post #127)...

[1GirlieGirl]

135. i.e. more guns = more deaths

I don't know how to have a discussion with someone who can look at statistics and reply with...a non-reply. My statement, backed up by several sources, is obviously correct. Do whatever you want with that.

[petronius]

137. Your links had to do with the prevalence of firearms within a general population

Your hypothesis in #127 had to do with the number of guns present in a room during a specific event. The two are not related; i.e., the statistics provide no support for your WAG...

[rrneck]

139. Sooooo,

Crime in the United States is dropping while guns are selling at record rates. More guns - less crime. Why is that?

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/preliminary-annual-ucr-jan-jun-2011

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/copy_of_TotalNICSBackgroundChecks.pdf

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/0109/US-crime-rate-at-lowest-point-in-decades.-Why-America-is-safer-now

[DrDan]

144. certainly not because more guns LEAD TO less crime . . . is it?

[rrneck]

148. No. nt

[gejohnston]

136. we are talking about one specific case

and it is not based on facts. I meant no insult, but your analysis was based on opinion. Blog posts using advocacy groups, Brady Campaign or the NRA, as sources can be best described as propaganda. The WP blog post would take a lot longer, but the chart after Myth five, is misleading. You probably think that Wyoming has more gun violence than NY. It doesn't. The word "injury" includes accidents and suicides. Rural areas have higher suicide rates than urban areas. That is equally true in Canada, Australia, UK, and every place in the world. Yes, rural Canadians, Australians, and Brits own guns more than their urban counterparts. It is equally true in Japan and South Korea, where gun ownership, or lack of, is the same.
Hemenway, yeah. The word echo chamber comes to mind.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Foundation

[DrDan]

143. absolutely agree - more John Wayne's are not needed

[BlueToTheBone]

7. whew. n/t

[xchrom]

9. But Civilization was diminished. Nt

[rDigital]

12. How? nt

[Starboard Tack]

73. +1000

Those who carry think individual rights trump all else. Doesn't always work too well, especially when exercising those rights infringes on the safety of others.

[ileus]

10. I carried my kimber pepper blaster and knife to my sons football

Game....then put my LCP on after getting off school grounds.

[rrneck]

11. I don't carry, but I didn't get shot either.

If I have to carry, I will. But since I'm too cheap to buy another gun, I need a good reason to wag a 1911 around. Hell, I don't even like carrying a wallet.

[trouble.smith]

13. I can beat that. I carried a gun today while purchsing another gun that I will soon carry

Even better, I purchased my new Glock 30 from an Ohio deputy sheriff who was also armed. And nobody was hurt despite all of this. God bless America.

[PavePusher]

17. B-bu-bu-butttt....

Teh KrossFYRE ZOMG!!1!11!!!

[ileus]

24. When we went to the range I carried my SR on my right and my LCP on my left hip.

I wish I'd had time and cash to buy today.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

16. Guns kill people.

Yours must be broken.

[Reasonable_Argument]

18. Pfffttt

If we all did this there would be around 30 threads a day about it

I carry a Glock 36.... They call them flying ashtrays for a reason

[rDigital]

20. .45's are for hillbillies.....

[oneshooter]

21. I have ben known to carry a variety of CHL firearms.

SIG 220

Colt 1911a1

Webley revolver 45acp

1860 Army C&B revolver, 4"bbl, 44caliber

All will work

[rDigital]

25. I sold my P220 Elite SAO to a tunnel rat. nt

[Reasonable_Argument]

36. Hillbilly you say...

*Looks down at 511 tactical pro cargo pants and a button up flannel cover shirt* Ok maybe a little hillbilly

[rDigital]

107. LOL. nt

[virginia mountainman]

108. HEY!!!! I resemble that remark!!!!

LOL, and I do carry a Glock 36 in .45, almost DAILY!

Actually, just got home from Vacation, Noticed that they had a indoor gun range near our ocean front condo, so I decided to go "plinking" I had not fired my CCW firearm in a long while, and it was time to "brush up" on needed skills.... Good thing too! The gun functioned flawlessly, but my trigger skills had slipped badly. This target is from the first 50 rnds on target at about 30 feet. At least I managed to make solid hits with ALL rounds.


EDIT, This was not slow aimed fire, but combat firing, all 50 rounds where expended within a couple of minutes, of actual shooting only stoppages being to reload my three spare magazines..

I purchased and fired another 200 rounds, getting my "trigger finger" back up to spec, and pulled my groups back to the center. But my android phone was dead by this point, so no pics. My 15 year old daughter also got to send about 150 rounds down range with my .45! So it was a very good day for shooting!! Apparently, we civilians can easily out shoot New York City cops.

Not to mention, that day, after I reloaded my pistol back up with good self defense ammunition (Remington Golden Sabers), we as a family went to a large amusement park, ate at a nice restaurant. And absolutely NO ONE was injured in anyway. Over the past week we have been MANY MANY places, and all the while, legally armed.

[ileus]

22. over 250 rounds without an incident also...

We just arrive home after a hour or so of shooting the 22's 38 and 380.


Kids love shooting the MKII and SR22.

My son can shoot the SR almost as well as I do.

[DrDan]

38. proud of my son as well . . . and my daughter

neither owns a gun . . . neither feels "naked" when leaving the house without one . . .

yep . . . pretty proud of them

[ileus]

39. My son turns 8 tomorrow

he's a pretty amazing shot with the long gun and darned good with the pistol. Of course he's been running around shooting BB guns for a few years now so he has a little better understanding of open sights.

My 10yo daughter on the other hand just started showing real interest in target shooting. She needs much more practice but has little interest in "training" for her it's all about the fun of just shooting. She doesn't have "time" to worry about groups. LOL

[DrDan]

43. my son and daughter are older than yours - adults - educated - employed - hard workers

got through their years without a gun . .

proud of 'em

[Clames]

45. Sounds like his children will be that much further ahead than yours...

...when they reach that point.

[DrDan]

48. very possible - but a lot can be said for being brought up in an environment absent of paranoia

[gejohnston]

53. has nothing to do with paranoia

I went shooting as a kid, had all kinds of guns in the house. I first learned how to shoot with a gun my brother bought in Germany. Never locked the doors at night.

[ileus]

58. What does target shooting have to do with you imagined paranoia?

[rDigital]

67. The phenomena we are observing here is called "projection bias". nt

[Clames]

69. So yours are paranoid of gun owners and inanimate objects?

A lot can be said, but not by you.

[DrDan]

74. not paranoid of gun owners and inanimate objects at all . . . .

we can also leave our house without feeling the need for a weapon.

[Clames]

78. So can I.

I'm just smart enough to be prepared. YMMV of course.

[Oneka]

26. I carried today as well.

I chose a Glock 26, 9 mm, in a Don Hume IWB holster at 3:00, it conceals very well there. I also carry an extra magazine but my mags only have a capacity of 10, i only use 9 of that. I opted for federal hydrashok ammo. I took my wife and daughter to a park in Sandstone Mn, we hiked about 5 miles, got some pictures of a waterfall on the Kettle river, where no one was hurt. We stopped off at an A&W on our way home and had root beer floats, and OMG,, no one was hurt.

[1GirlieGirl]

27. I didn't carry a lethal weapon today! And no one was hurt!!

Didn't carry one yesterday either! Won't carry one tomorrow too!! In fact, never owned one!!! And no one's ever been hurt!!!!!!!!!!

[PavePusher]

28. You own plenty of lethal weapons.

You merely don't think of them as weapons, and aren't trained in their employment as such.

But sure, good for you...

[1GirlieGirl]

29. Yes. Life is very good for me indeed!

[glacierbay]

31. 4 days a week I carry open and concealed

My primary weapon is a Glock 21 .45 cal. semi auto.


My secondary or backup weapon is a S&W .38 cal. revolver in an ankle holster.


My patrol car is outfitted with a Remington 870 12 ga. shotgun.


In the trunk of my car is my personal Colt AR-15


When I'm off duty, I don't carry at all.

[Reasonable_Argument]

37. Why?

When I'm off duty, I don't carry at all.

That seems to be the norm with LEOs. I remember reading a survey a while back that said only 20% of LEOs carry off duty. Never understood why they wouldn't.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

46. Some departments require it, from most it is optional

Old school approach was that as an LEO you had a duty to intervene, even off duty, and that is why you carried.

[glacierbay]

55. Our Dept. makes it optional

my reasoning is that I have to put up with the shit 4 days a week, 10 hours a day, my days off are my time to spend with the wife and kids and grand kids. When I'm not on the job, I'm just another Joe Citizen.

[MotherPetrie]

32. I didn't carry a gun today and nobody attacked me

[petronius]

34. That's cool! I'm very glad that you were able to make the choice that is best for you

in this regard (assuming that you live in a state which respects your right to self determination on this topic), and that your day was smooth and incident free. Long may it continue!

[rl6214]

35. I carry a gun every day and no one has ever been hurt by it.

I have been carrying for 5 years.

[randr]

51. very impressive

Really, impressive.

[Buzz Clik]

52. Why are you doing this? Intentional annoyance? Desperate for attention?

I am fully supportive of concealed carry, but this is effing stupid.

[ileus]

56. I carried the first part of today, now it's locked in the handgun safe

I pulled out the 642 to clean after lunch.

Later on I'll clean the MKII, LCP, and SR22.

[sir pball]

57. I don't carry, I'm not allowed to.

Not that I'm disqualified, I've had licenses in three states, just that I'm not rich or famous enough to get one here in NYC.

Never felt "naked" or vulnerable either - while I do prefer to have the best tool for the job available when possible, just because I'm not allowed doesn't mean I consider myself defenseless by any means. I still have the most effective self-defense tool there is, situational awareness. My friends, some of whom live in the rattier parts of Brooklyn, are always saying things like "Stop looking around like that. You look like a tourist, you'll get mugged!" because my head is always on a swivel...not that I'm compulsively checking-six and analyzing everything in terms of potential threats/attacks/ambushes, but I am always taking in my surrounding environment and being simply AWARE of what's happening.

It's very much the same mindset when I'm walking through the woods hunting deer; if I haven't seen anything that I've identified as a target or threat, I'm not in any kind of "engagement" mode. Just conscious of everything that's going on; if I perceive something that needs an elevation of my mental state only then do I start to think "OK, this is a situation, time to do something." Mind you, the potential stimuli that will trigger an escalation are NOT the same when hunting vs. an SD situation; I am quite clearly NOT in the mentality of "hunting teh baddiez" by any means. It's a much higher and more affirmative bar, even if something does get my attention I'm going to try and passively avoid it before anything else.

All that, and I always have a pen or at least my keys on me; a few years of martial arts training makes both of those quite useful should the need arise.

To directly address the OP, when I do carry the only people who have ever known it are the ones who saw me put on the weapon; society as a whole was entirely unaffected because society as a whole was entirely unaware.

[ileus]

59. You need to be one of the 1% then your 2A rights would extend to you.

[Liberal Gramma]

60. Has there ever been a single instance....

of a person in favor of gun rights convincing a gun-control believer of the rightness of the choice? Or vice-versa? This is like the abortion debate--there is no middle ground, and no one ever changes sides. Perhaps it's best for us to agree to disagree?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

61. I would say yes

Dr. Arthur Kellerman, stated: "If you’ve got to resist, you’re chances of being hurt are less the more lethal your weapon. If that were my wife, would I want her to have a .38 Special in her hand? Yeah." (Health Magazine, March/April 1994)

Jill Fieldstein, CBS producer, Street Stories: Women and Guns: "As a card-carrying member of the liberal media, producing this piece was an eye opening experience. I have to admit that I saw guns as inherently evil, violence begets violence, and so on. I have learned, however, that in trained hands, just the presence of a gun can be a real "man stopper." I am sorry that women have had to resort to this, but wishing it wasn't so won’t make it any safer out there." 29 April 1993.

[Liberal Gramma]

63. All I hope for

is tolerance of one another's views. You will never convince me that I should carry a gun; I will never convince you that you shouldn't. Under the law, we each have the right to choose, and should respect one another's choice.

[Reasonable_Argument]

64. Agreed but...

The problem arises when you try to restrict the choices I can legally make.

[Liberal Gramma]

66. Valid point

I do favor control of assault weapons. Does that compromise your choice? I also feel that gun ownership entails certain responsibilities, such as learning to use one properly, keeping them away from small children, and using the best security measures possible to see that they don't fall into the wrong hands through theft or carelessness.

[Reasonable_Argument]

70. Well

I do favor control of assault weapons. Does that compromise your choice?

Yes and I'm all for people taking gun classes, but I don't believe in putting education requirements on constitutional rights or mandating certain storage methods.

[Liberal Gramma]

72. OK, we've reached the point of agreeing to disagree

I respect your viewpoint; I hope you respect mine.

[Simo 1939_1940]

205. "I do favor control of assault weapons."

I'm wondering if you even know what an "assault weapon" is. A lot of Dems think that an "assault weapon" is fully automatic. (sprays bullets, as it were) CNN even misrepresented them as fully automatic. Are you aware that the only differences between "acceptable" rifles and "assault weapons" are cosmetic rather than functional?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

65. I don't carry.

I believe in the freedom to do so. I don't own a handgun. Respect is always the best option. thanks

[Common Sense Party]

121. The difference is that pro-gunners rarely try to talk YOU into carrying something

you fear and/or abhor. You don't want a gun? No problem. You're free to choose.

However, anti-gunners LOVE to tell me that I shouldn't carry an inanimate object. They tell me I'm insane, I'm anti-social, I'm compensating, I'm a right-wing neanderthal, etc.

[GreenStormCloud]

75. Yes, but it is rather rare here.

Most of the people who come here are already firmly committed to their side. But there have been rare posters who have changed. I have seen two who changed from anti to pro-RKBA. They were a long time ago when I was an occasional lurker.

[Oneka]

86. People can indeed, change.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/117271643

[Vinnie From Indy]

62. I am all for the 2nd Amendment, but some, like the OP seem a bit over the top

Is this your Sunday sermon to DU? Do you feel empowered now? Your post reminds me of another character that obsessed over a thing....

[ileus]

68. I don't know a day in the life of your common carrier is interesting.

When info is added like what caliber and type of firearm it only makes the post more interesting.


I don't really see where LOR movies tie into the OP at all.

[rl6214]

95. That's just a juvenile opinion

[Speck Tater]

76. I rode my bike without a helmet today and didn't suffer a concussion. nt

[hlthe2b]

80. Heavens.'better take out a billboard. No, you need to hire the Goodyear Blimp! 24/7! Shout the news

[Starboard Tack]

81. Fascinating. I saw a plane today and it didn't crash. I was amazed.

Nevertheless, I'm gonna stick to riding my bicycle. It's clean, economical and safe, and it folds. So, in an emergency, if and when I'm attacked by mysterious thugs, I can fold it up and hurl it at them with all my might, while standing my ground. Or, on second thoughts, if I see them coming, I might just take off in the opposite direction.

Keep us updated. Try not to miss a day, as we might start to worry.

[graham4anything]

82. I don't own a gun, I am alive and kicking. And I went swimming too

I went swimming today. Glad I don't own one, because that might have weighed me down and I would have drowned. Guns can cause drowning.

and the gunnies who swim, better becareful, because what happens if there is the boogie man in the water, and their gun is on shore, shit, did they even think about that
(cue in the Jaws theme)

Guns are like prisons. They are like compulsions and obsessions.

And the chances of someone being attacked by someone with a gun are greater than being hit by lightning I bet.
(the nra folk will of course have a ready to go post on that as the professionals always do.)

It's Oct. 31
there is a stranger at the door
wearing a mask to hide their identity
bang
another one bites the dust
oops, just a kid on Halloween dressed like a ghost, now he is one.

Anyone know the actuary stats on people losing years to their life just by worrying about something that never will happen to them from now til they are no longer here?
What does that do to ones blood pressure?

YIKES! EEK! EGAD!

[deathrind]

84. Guns don't kill people...

But bullets do. Restrict the sale of ammo and ammunition containers. The 2nd says nothing about ammo or the functionality of the "arm" for that matter. Of course the the RKBA group will say it is implied the but it is not. This way RKBA group can keep and bear all the "arms" they want even though most in that group are not now and probably never have been part of a "well regulated militia" which from a strict constructionist view means no one outside of the Military of LE has a right to bear an "arm"....

[petronius]

91. Herrington v. United States (2010)

In neither Heller nor McDonald did the Supreme Court directly address restrictions on the possession of ammunition per se. ( The District's requirement that lawfully-maintained firearms be kept unloaded was not challenged in Heller.) Nonetheless, from the Court's reasoning, it logically follows that the right to keep and bear arms extends to the possession of handgun ammunition in the home; ?for if such possession could be banned (and not simply regulated), that would make it “impossible for citizens to use [their handguns] for the core lawful purpose of self-defense.”?By the same token, given the obvious connection between handgun ammunition and the right protected by the Second Amendment, we are hard-pressed to see how a flat ban on the possession of such ammunition in the home could survive heightened scrutiny of any kind. We therefore conclude that the Second Amendment guarantees a right to possess ammunition in the home that is coextensive with the right to possess a usable handgun there.?The government has not taken issue with that conclusion.

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/dc-court-of-appeals/1543809.html

The only reason a court hasn't ruled specifically on the 'ammo included in arms' before now is, I imagine, because the answer is in fact blisteringly obvious. To the extent that RKBA is protected, the necessary accoutrements to that right are also protected...

[PavePusher]

92. And you have no right to access to ink or electrons....

Obviously, you don't have a strict constructionist view of the First Amendment....

[petronius]

94. I have no doubt that the 1A case regarding a tax on newspaper ink would serve

as a precedent in any attempt to eliminate 2A through the backdoor of taxing or oppressively regulating ammunition...

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=460&invol=575

[ileus]

85. I'm gonna drop my 380 in my pocket shortly then go teach the youth group.

at the church...


I'll have to get back and confirm if nothing happened or not.

I just stripped it and gave it a good cleaning a few hours ago after shooting it yesterday. I reassembled it and hit the snap cap a few times and then dropped the hammer on an empty just to make sure nothing went wrong.

Safety first after all.

[rDigital]

87. LCP right? You carry one in the chamber? nt

[ileus]

99. Yeah LCP condition one.

made it back fine and dandy....it's no back in the pistol safe. I'll get it out in the morning for my daily commute.

[Oneka]

100. Another day another carry.

Today i chose a Springfield Armory XD-40 sub compact, in a Don Hume IWB holster, again i chose Federal Hydrashok ammo.
My ,daughter , wife , and i went to Cambridge City Park, and had a nice 2.5 mile hike down along the banks of the Rum River, and no one was hurt. My daughter loves riding around in one of these.
On our way home we stopped off at Menards, and checked out prices on some lumber we need for a raised garden project, and OMG
you guessed it, no one was hurt.
I am happy to report that in MN , i can still exercise my, constitutionally protected, individual right without anyone getting hurt.
I am glad i have the choice.

[ileus]

106. Thank you for caring about society and your family.

Keep up the good work...hopefully you'll never need your XD except to dispatch some hateful targets.

[Oneka]

109. You're welcome

Society, and my family, have given me much more than i could ever repay, but i do what i can, to protect both.

[madville]

101. Love my Kahr CW9, perfect size for IWB for me

I mainly carried a S&W 637 .38 for years but have semi-retired it in favor of the CW9. The 637 is still my ankle holster gun though, mainly when I want to carry a back up like when I was working in some rough areas of Miami the last few weeks.

[fascisthunter]

102. congratulations

[MercutioATC]

103. The G17 is a little large for concealed carry (for me, anyway)

The G19 is perfect, though

[rDigital]

104. Agreed. The g19 is a far better CCW piece. nt

[rDigital]

105. 09/16/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Same firearm (G17), different holster (Galco OWB with security snap). Drove through Edinboro and Erie, PA. Took some pictures, enjoyed my Sunday.

There was only one tactical error: We stopped for some wild Chinese buffet on Peach st. However, we made up for it at Starbucks and played Chess on the iPad and drew an octopus.

[img][/img]
-The Most exciting thing I saw today... was a fire-hydrant : |

[DrDan]

115. made it through the whole day without a crutch . . . er, a gun . . . without a single incident

safe, secure, not a feeling of fear the whole day.

And to add to this wonderful feeling, my wife, daughter, and son did the same.

No incidents. No fear. No guns.

[1GirlieGirl]

126. Me too! I love my non-paranoid world!

I'm 46 and never owned a shooter. My daughter is in the Navy so she had to learn to shoot, but doesn't like guns. She's lived her entire life without fear or paranoia. I'm so proud of her, and so very happy that I never created an environment where she felt that there was ever a reason to carry a gun around.

[DrDan]

145. same with my 2 children, both now adults

I am proud they have not bought into the gunners world, that they can get through life perfectly fine without totin' ever day.

[gejohnston]

147. what if

they were target shooters but never bothered to get CCWs? Would you be less proud of a kid who won the Olympic gold medal in biathlon than swimming?

[DrDan]

150. I am proud of them for staying away from guns

[gejohnston]

151. So if one of them got a gold medal for

biathlon, you would be disappointed in your kid?

[DrDan]

152. I am proud of their choice to stay away from guns

[gejohnston]

160. I'm proud of both of my kids for a number of reasons

their decisions on guns are irrelevant to me.

[DrDan]

162. it is relevant to me . . . sign of maturity

[gejohnston]

163. It is a cultural difference having nothing to do with maturity.

but accepting a culture or sub culture on its own terms, and hopefully understand it, is a sign of open mindedness, tolerance, and true liberalism.
Your view of the "gun culture" (if it is a distinctive but diverse sub culture, but that is different conversation) sounds very much like the "square" or "silent majority" culture viewed the "hippies".

To say Olympic or International Shooting Sports Federation competitors are more or less mature based on their chosen sports is so absurd that I have to question your understanding of the meaning of the word.

[DrDan]

170. question whatever you like . . . but please do not speak for me

I understand the word and am comfortable with my interpretation.

[virginia mountainman]

110. Today, 9-16 Roadtrip home from beach vacation

Wearing a set of khaki shorts, and a very light t-shirt.

Carrying my Glock 36 .45 in my right front pocket, in a pocket holster stashed away behind my wallet, with two spare magazines in my left front pocket. Loaded with Remington Golden Saber ammunition.

Left the condo in Myrtle Beach South Carolina at 11AM, drove to Conway South Carolina had a wonderful brunch. drove on to near Marion South Carolina, refueled and hit a tourist trap spot for trinkets and other assorted junk. Drove on up US 501, till it ran into SC 38, followed it, all the way to the North Carolina State Line, where we got on US74 for a few miles over to Rockingham North Carolina, where we hit a down poor. Headed up US 221, Stopped at Candor, North Carolina, for a bathroom break and leg stretching. Decided to take a different route home, went up US 221 and above Asheboro North Carolina, got on US 311 over through High Point and on to Winston-Salem North Carolina, than up US 52 to Mt Airy North Carolina (Mayberry) for shopping went to Burks, Staples, Tractor Supply Co, and a few other stores, than to for supper at a Chinese restaurant, than on home!

[larwdem]

111. don't

shot your dick off

[rDigital]

112. What makes you think I'm male? nt

[ileus]

117. are those your hands in the OP pic?

You said it was a pic of your g17...not that it was you shooting.

I've kinda wondered since you posted this thread.

[rDigital]

119. Not my hands. You have good attention to detail. nt

[PavePusher]

118. I doubt anyone will take gun advice from someone...

who abuses electrons with such egregious grammar.

Have a nice day.

[chibajoe]

120. I carried a gun all day yesterday, and even met someone else who carried a gun.

She carried a G26, and I carry a P12. When asked why I felt the need to carry such a large caliber, I confided to her that I was compensating for a small penis. She was quite amused.

[ileus]

133. LCP and M&P 9c....no incidents.

Put on the 9c for my sons birthday party.

Nice this time of year for carrying a larger safety devise.

[virginia mountainman]

138. 9-17 I carried all day, again and as usual...

Headed out around noon time in the Mustang GT it had been sitting for a couple of weeks and needed to "stretch", ran to the optometrists office to pick up my contact lenses, than drove over to CVS to pick up a new razor, and some contact lens supplies. Than on to a local restaurant for a light lunch. Got home about 5, and got ready for some new furniture that was being delivered! Got it all squared away. played fetch with the chocolate lab we have, and hang with my kids until bath time.

Than down at the computer desk, where I check my mail messages, and here I am....

Glock 36 still on me, still completely hidden....and absolutely nothing out of the ordinary has happened all day long.

Tomorrow, if the rain lets up, I will take my modified Thunderbird Turbo Coupe out for a spin and do my errands in it! It too has sit for several weeks, and it could use a "stretch".

And yes, the Glock will be right their right along with me.

[oneshooter]

142. With any luck I will have the engine for my Ferret completed next week.

[virginia mountainman]

146. Oneshooter, you have me at a disadvantage...

I have no idea what a Ferret is, or why it would need a engine..

[oneshooter]

149. A Ferret is a British built all terrain vehicle.

This is what mine will look like when finished. Bought it with a blown engine, and the turret dismounted. Got a good price on it.

[oneshooter]

165. And to keep this post gun related

My semi-auto 1919a4 will mount in the turret with no problems.


http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.gunslot.com/pictures/original-browning-1919a4-machinegun-rebuilt-semiautomatic-lone-wolff-dist&h=723&w=1024&sz=174&tbnid=AZv94wEfzngyHM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=127&zoom=1&usg=__LJ7ix-otIKQ9i5TbZXq9FyCpBs0=&docid=EuucuU5OjghPFM&sa=X&ei=HHpaUIqMPKOw2wW7noBA&ved=0CEAQ9QEwBA&dur=862


Ya know I had to add the gun porn!

[virginia mountainman]

169. Very VERY nice!!! LOL it don't take "clips" or "magazines"

The gun control advocates will have a hard time getting their heads around "Belt"!! LOL!!!

Very nice "ferret" too!! Now that is a REAL Mil-surp!!!

Keep us posted!

[Oneka]

140. 09-17-12

Carried all day, and no one was hurt, i think i see a pattern beginning to emerge here.

[rDigital]

141. 9/17/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

I took another long distance trip today. I was lawfully armed with my partner's Ruger LCP, chambered in .380 ACP. It sits safely in my front let pocket in a Galco in-pocket holster.

We visited Prism, the artist superstore, and bought some pens to draw more cats with. Black, oriental blue and dark grey. Everything there is on sale this week. Then it was off to Hot Heads Burritos, where we enjoyed our fiesta.

My partner wanted to learn more about their camera, a Nikon D series DSLR. I instructed on the use of af-c vs af-s, when to use shutter priority, using DoF to your artistic advantage and other fun things like the exposure triangle.

We're topping the night off with submarine sandwiches and Coke Zeros at a local sandwich shop. All the while i am lawfully armed and having a fun, devoid of fear, carefree Happy Monday.

[rDigital]

153. 9/18/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Just another normal carefree day. Our carry piece of choice was once again the light and versatile Ruger LCP in .380 tucked safely away in a pocket holster.

Not much of interest today. I didn't draw any cats or take any pictures so far. Just another day at the office.

[ileus]

154. 9/18 another LCP carry without incident.

Another safe day.


enjoy life ya'll until the next time.

[Oneka]

155. 9-18-12

today i chose one of these. in a pocket holster.

a little 25 cal bug. and no one was hurt

[rDigital]

156. 9/19/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Just another day in paradise, here in Ohio... and another work day. It's an LCP .380 kind of day, I'll have to let everyone know later on if it jumps out of the pocket holster and starts killing people.

[ileus]

161. Another successful day of keeping me and my family protected.

Of course my duty still hasn't wrapped up I have until 7:15 in the morning. Then I go back to assuring my safety, and leave the childrens safety to my wife and her EDC. Then we rely on the county deputy at their school.

Security Never Sleeps...

[friendly_iconoclast]

164. I carried seven lethal weapons today (9/20) and no one was hurt by them.

I also operated another. As a side note, five of them are demonstrably more lethal than the dreaded "assault weapons", yet the Commonwealth of Massachusetts inexplicably has no problem
with my carriage of them...

[Oneka]

166. 09-19, another day another:

This time , a 950 BS in .25, auto.

Oh yeah,, no one was hurt

[rDigital]

168. That's a cute one! nt

[rDigital]

171. 9/20/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Just another workday. My Ruger LCP in its rightful place, my left pocket. Nothing too exciting going on today. It didn't jump out an indiscriminately fire on other people yesterday... so I'm hoping today will prove to be the same kind of non-event.

[rDigital]

172. 9/21/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

This is starting to get a little boring isn't it? Not much action going on for the armed citizen here. Well.... get used to it. SD carry is not about looking for trouble. It's about living your life and having a good time, while simultaneously retaining the ability and means to protect said life.

Today is a G17 day. Short day at the office. No one has been hurt so far. I may have to check in again later to make sure. You never know this brick of murder plastic may jump out of its holster and start killing people any second now.

I'm enjoying this sooooo much that I think I'm going to make a blog out of it as well. Then I will flog the blog right here in the Gungeon as others have been allowed to do. : )

[rrneck]

173. You better wrap that death spewing killing machine

in tin foil so it's mind control rays won't turn you into a homicidal maniac when you're not looking.

[rDigital]

176. I'm doing my best to keep it under wraps. I appreciate the concern. nt

[Oneka]

174. 09-20 and 21

Yawn,,,,,same deal as all most every other day. the last couple of days i carried a Glock 19 though. i really like to mix it up with what i carry , some based on what clothes i wear,like for instance, i usually don't carry the g19 without a jacket on. In the summer months i can get away with concealing with an IWB holster and wearing jeans, and a t-shirt, only if i carry a smaller frame pistol. After my next purchase

Which will be one of these, i think i will stick to just one most of the time. This gun may be the best CC pistol on the market today, in terms of size/vs caliber. It only holds 5 in a full magazine, but looking at DGU's by CCW holders, they rarely use more than 3, and i usually carry an extra magazine on me anyway.

[rDigital]

177. I really appreciate that you are including pictures of your EDC. It adds a touch of reality to the

subject at hand. Keep up the....yawn.... good work.

[ileus]

175. 6 days without incident this week.

Two different carry firearms, and a kimber pepper blaster.

It's been a good week.



I also built a holster for my SR22.

[rDigital]

178. 9/22/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/09222012-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

It looks like we are going on a family road trip out of state. Just like every other day, I’ll be packing my Glock 9mm pistol. It’s big, but believe it or not it conceals well. I’ll also be carrying a back up magazine or two, because on a semi-auto pistol the component most likely to fail is the magazine. The extra capacity is not needed, but it’s another comfort regardless.

Hopefully, I’ll have some pictures to post later. Happy Saturday : )

[rDigital]

179. 09/23/2012: I carried a gun yesterday and no one was hurt by it.

Actually, I had 2 firearms: the G17 and the Ruger LCP. My partner and I went on a road trip to Pittsburgh. We drove around the city, got lost a couple of times, stayed in a shady motel and visited the zoo. We were even pulled over by the transit police when we accidentally entered the port authority area. It was a good encounter, and we were given directions to our destination by Officer Friendly.

I'll be posting pictures from the zoo in the photography group. : )

[rDigital]

180. 09/24/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Back to work for another glorious Monday. We will be carrying the Ruger LCP in .380-ACP today. It's looking to be a cool and brisk day. It's been a good day at the office so far. It's going to be a good night. I'll have to check back and make sure that my firearm didn't jump out of the holster and "go off" accidentally.

[rDigital]

181. 09/25/2011: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Yet another enjoyable day. My Ruger LCP is in my pocket, but only occupies the back of my mind. I'm enjoying life and having a good day. I may take some more photographs today or I might just draw some cats.

I'll have to check back later to make sure that my gun didn't jump out of it's holster and shoot everything.

Cross-Posted At my blog:
http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/09252012-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[rDigital]

182. 09/26/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Just like every other day I've been carrying my Ruger LCP. It's not all that exciting after 5 years, but I'm just writing to show just how normal your life is when you carry a firearm.

Happy Thursday.

[oneshooter]

183. I carry daily, will be carrying tonight when I check out the families business

property. Always show up to check it out at night. But tonight I am going to be fixing some M/V lights that don't work.

[rDigital]

184. 09/27/2011: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

I carried a firearm for personal protection today, just like every other day. There is not much to it. I put it in the holster and then the holster goes in my pocket. Can you guess which pistol I'm carrying today?

See how boring this is? I've been doing this for over 7 years (i said 5 by mistake the other day, i forgot how old I was ) and have had no issues related to carrying a firearm.

It's been so boring that I almost forgot to make a post for today. Yawn : )

I did notice this disturbing bar on my way to work though. "NO GANG COLORS PERMITTED" Yikes!



Cross posted @ http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/09272011-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[rDigital]

185. 09/28/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

I took another road trip today. Started my weekend early. Took my partner and our cameras our for some autumn color photography.
As always, my trusty Glock 17 was on my hip and out of sight. It didn't impede my fun nor did it "go off" and injure innocents, it sat there boring as every but ready to run at a moments notice in my belt holster.

Happy Friday. This photo was my reward for the day.

[img][/img]

Cross Posted @ http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/?p=22&preview=true

[ileus]

186. Another 7 days of perfect carry.

Not one issue of any type.


Remember safety first; refuse to be a victim.

[Shitty Mitty]

187. But what about when you WEREN'T carrying the gun?

You sure it didn't sneak out at night and shoot someone?

[rDigital]

188. Those days are rare, but I also have to sleep. You are an intelligent

Observer. I need to cable lock my gun to the floor when I sleep to keep it from sneaking out at night and causing trouble. ; )

[rDigital]

189. 09/29/2011: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Just like every other day, I carried a firearm for self-protection today. Since it's the weekend, I took another roadtrip to PA to take pictures. I'm not all that impressed with what I came up with, but it was still a fun day.

My firearm managed to stay in the holster another day and not harm anyone. Let's see how tomorrow goes.

Cross Posted @ http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/09292012-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[ileus]

190. I OC'd yesterday and even encountered a bear.

Nice sized bear also....it come within 40 yards before my son scared it off.

Yesterday was youth day here in Va. Football in the morning (we won 20-0) for our first win this season on the last game of the season. LOL

I relied on the wife to carry her EDC so I didn't carry in the morning. Then in the evening it was time to take my son deer hunting, so I OC'd my SR22.


My daughter had a sleepover for the past two nights with a new friend so I've kept my EDC mostly out of sight and locked up.

[rDigital]

191. 09/30/2011: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

The last day of September is rolling by. Not much of interest to see here, but like every other day I was carrying my trusy Glock 17 9mm. I'm not sure why, but I didn't even bother to bring any extra magazines with me today.

As always, today was uneventful. My firearm didn't jump out of it's holster and kill anyone nor did it just "go off". I just keep on keeping on. Sadly, no photographs for today. My camera hasn't left it's bag at all today. D7000 is being put to bed though as I have a D600 coming in the mail by Wednesday!

Happy Sunday!

Cross Posted @ http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/09302012-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[ileus]

192. Another day of super-safe carry. Thanks 2A...

[oneshooter]

193. I carried concealed into both a bank and a Credit Union today.

Nobody fainted, had a heart attack or the vapors because of it.

Ain't legal CC great!

[rDigital]

194. 10/01/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Last edited Tue Oct 2, 2012, 02:53 AM - Edit history (1)

Just like every other day, I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by its. Today was brisk and cool, I carried my Ruger LCP.

It didn't jump out of its holster and kill anyone today. I'll check back in tomorrow to see if it does.

Cross posted @http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/10012011-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[rDigital]

195. 10/02/2012: I carried a gun today an no one was hurt by it.

Just like every other day, I carried a firearm today. Just like every other day, not a soul was hurt by it. Today, I carried my Sig P229 in .40 S&W. It's a little heavier than the others, but it is rock solid and has tritium night sights.

I'm a little taken aback by this newer gun, but it still hasn't jumped out of the holster and killed anyone. I'll have to check back in tomorrow to make sure.

Cross Posted @: http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/10022011-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-on-was-hurt-by-it/

[rDigital]

196. 10/03/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Just like every other day, I carried a firearm for personal protection today and no one was hurt by it. Today I carried a Ruger LCP .380 ACP. It’s a tiny little thing and it really disappears into my pocket when it’s put into a leather pocket holster.

Like most days, today was uneventful, but I still had my firearm accessible to me at all times….and nothing bad happened today.

Cross Posted @ http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/10032011-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[rDigital]

197. 10/04/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Yet again. No one was hurt by my holstered firearm.

I'll have to check back in again tomorrow to make sure that this is still true.

Cross Posted @http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/10042012-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[rDigital]

198. 10/05/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Today was a Glock 17 day. I got out of work early and my partners little sister was there to spend time with us. We took her to the most evil place we could find….TACO BELL.

I carried my firearm all day and the most danger that we encountered was the fast food. I’ll have to keep an eye on this thing and make sure that it doesn’t jump out of the holster and start killing people. I may have to check back tomorrow to let you all know how the night went.

Cross posted @ http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/10052012-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[ileus]

199. LCP while out, then my SR22 around the property....no incidents.

not even a coyote to shoot at...

But on the plus side I did find Tula 308 at Wal-Mart today. 8.xx a box....so I picked up a couple of boxes.

[Oneka]

200. 09-22, through today.

I carried a variety of handguns around with me pretty much every where i went.
The shooting in MPLS, not far from where i work, in St. Anthony Mn, drove home for me, one of the many reasons i carry. I also have a position
where i am in the meeting when someone is let go at the place i work. I have sat in meetings like that, hundreds of times, during my career, it never gets easier. I hope my situation never mirrors, what happened in MPLS, but if it does, i will at least have a fighting chance to save myself, and the other managers around me.

On a brighter note, i got to go shooting today, i recently got a new scope for this gun, a DPMS LR4.

I went over to my friends house, who has his own range, and sighted in. I will be going deer hunting in Keya
Paha county Nebraska , near springview, in a week or so, and needed a gun with a scope. Huh,, i guess evil looking black guns can be used for stuff other than killing humans.


Oh yeah,, no one was hurt by my guns.

[rDigital]

201. 10/06/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Just like every other day, I carried a firearm for personal protection today and no one was hurt by it.

I taught a small Ohio CCW refresher class for 3 people this morning at my usual range spot, free of charge because I want more people to be encouraged to carry lawfully and responsibly. I also let everyone shoot my Henry .22 and Colt Sp-1. Since it rained last night, we even shot some tracers at steel targets. Fun was had all around.

I do high speed photography of my shooters to help them analyze and correct their shooting techniques. Here's a pretty cool photo from that session today.
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Took a trip to my parents house and then also got a stuffed crust pepperoni pizza from the hut. It was a good day and no one or nothing was hurt by my GUNZ.

Also, I'm selling this S&W M67 .38 Special if you're in Ohio. $350
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Cross Posted @ http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/10062012-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[rDigital]

202. 10/07/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Just like every other day, I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it. I carried my Glock 17 9mm, and since I wasn't in a rush, I brought 2 extra magazines with me for reliability concerns.

My partner and I took a trip to PA and hit up the local Chinese Buffet and got our fill. Then it was off to BB to see if they had a D800 we could look at. They didn't have any and that's OK because we don't buy big ticket items from there anyway.

My gun (GUNZ?) didn't jump out of it's holster and kill anyone today either. I'm going to have to check back in tomorrow to make sure that it doesn't.

Cross Posted @ http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/10072012-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[rDigital]

203. 10/08/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

My Ruger LCP didn't jump out of its holster and kill anyone today either. I'll have to check back in tomorrow to make sure.

[ileus]

206. Two more days with my PSD...no incidents.

[rDigital]

207. 10/09/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Just like every other day, I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it. The flavor of the day was the venerable Glock 17. It's a family favorite at my house.

I was carrying a large sum of cash today and being armed made me feel a bit better about it. I made a large deposit into my bank account for my new new camera... the Nikon D800. It'll be here Thursday.

My gun hasn't jumped out of the holster and killed anyone today. I'll have to check back again tomorrow to make sure that it doesn't.

Cross-Posted @http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/10092012-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[rDigital]

208. 10/10/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

Just like every other day, I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

I've been having such a good day. I carried my LCP .380 to the office and all was well. I'm very excited though, because tomorrow my D800 comes in the mail! I'll have to post some fancy pictures or something, but I just wanted to let everyone know how normal and uneventful life is when you carry a firearm for personal protection.

Cross-Posted @ http://icarriedaguntodayandnoonewashurtbyit.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/10102012-i-carried-a-gun-today-and-no-one-was-hurt-by-it/

[rDigital]

209. 12/06/2012: I carried a gun today and no one was hurt by it.

It's true. I did and I have since my last posting as well. Another uneventful day in the life of an armed DUer.

[Simo 1939_1940]

210. You must be an extremely strong person to resist the urgings of your evil

gun to pull it out and shoot an innocent person.

The sad part is, your emotional strength is eclipsed by your moral bankruptcy. Guns are, after all, designed to kill. So the fact that you refuse to use yours for this purpose - and rather to use it for defensive purposes - demonstrates your willingness to ignore God's Law.

You should be ashamed. But of course, as a knuckle-dragging gun owner.....you are not.

[Berserker]

216. 12/7/12 I carried my death spewing penis extension today and no one got

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hurt.

[rDigital]

217. Color me surprised... and not! ; ) nt

[Simo 1939_1940]

223. You too, sir/maam - should be ashamed.

Not for the "no one got hurt" part, but for the "no one got laid" part.

[slackmaster]

211. I ate the flesh of animals, and enjoyed it!

[rDigital]

212. LOL, beef jerky FTW! nt

[GreenStormCloud]

213. A cow and a chicken died so that I could eat today.

They were tasty.

[Starboard Tack]

214. We are all very happy that you haven't hurt anyone yet.

You say you have been carrying a gun around for seven years. That's around 25,000 days. At this point, do you think the odds are greater that you will be a victim of a crime, or the victim of an accident? Or that you might need the gun to actually hurt someone?

[rDigital]

215. I think the past is the best predictor of the future in my case. nt

[Starboard Tack]

219. I agree. Hence my question.

[rDigital]

224. I think I understand your question better now. (and I'm on a desktop now rather than an iPhone.)

However, I've also not has a single car accident in the same time frame. Should I cancel my car insurance?

I try to do everything that I can to be a safe driver. I brake early, wear my seat belt, my head is on a swivel and I generally just try to be aware of my surroundings.

As far as my personal protection goes, I try to do everything to keep myself from ever being in a position where I would even need a firearm for protection. I avoid the triangle of risk: risky activity, risky people & risky places.

[Starboard Tack]

225. OK. So given all that, why do you carry?

I'm really not trying to be argumentative or intrusive, but you appear to be a well balanced individual, with a heightened awareness of your surroundings.
I am just curious as to what makes you so vulnerable that you feel the need to carry for personal protection.
Maybe you are female, which one poster suggested somewhere, but I got the impression you were male. I can understand why many would want to carry, especially females, those who have received threats, those with high risk jobs and those who are obvious targets for such crimes as robbery or kidnapping.
For me, making such a decision is always based on odds, as I see them.
Wearing a seatbelt, for example, makes a lot of sense when traveling on a regular highway. Odds are that eventually, if you cover enough miles, you will benefit from that seatbelt. However, on certain roads and under certain conditions, you may well be better off not wearing one.
I see carrying a gun is similar, yet opposite, to the seatbelt.

In your case, I would imagine the danger is more likely to come from an accident or mishap, rather than from an attack. I notice you let others handle your guns, which always contains certain risks.

I don't think the insurance analogy is valid, because insurance is about money and compensation. Doesn't help prevent anything. In fact, it probably has a negative impact overall. Those without insurance tend to drive more carefully.

[rDigital]

229. I carry because I care.

I care about my new family. I care about my well being. To answer your gender inquiry, I am male and I love cats.


I don't feel vulnerable. I understand the risks of reality. I wish we could all get along perfectly, but there are predators among us. I'm not an alarmist, I'm just acknowleding reality. I personally know other people that have used their firearms to protect themselves from human predators outside of their homes as well as inside. I've had to use mine once, but thankfully didn't even have to raise it nor fire it. I don't leave my personal protection to the good will of others. Not to mention that LEOs have no duty to protect me, they are only responsible for enforcing laws. I know it's an old tired phrase, but it rings true: When seconds count the police are only minutes away.

I live in the middle of nowhere and the police response time is measured with a sun dial. There are coyotes, bears, meth labs, tweakers, drug dealers, rabid raccoons and other animals that are dangerous to humans. I still carried when I lived in the city too, every area has it's risks. Once the other guy decides you are a target, what you think doesn't matter all that much.

I am a firearms instructor. I take precautions to prevent injury to myself and others. Ted Strickland, former Ohio Governor, has shot under my supervision (he really didn't need it, he's quite safe). The others that handle my firearms are under strict supervision. They are under the same supervision handling their own firearms in my presence as well. I've trained close to 100 people so far over the last 2 years. It's a 12 hour class in Ohio. All without incident.

Here's my brother James, under my supervision, shooting a sub machinegun without incident.

Here's Gov. Strickland, under my supervision, Shooting a .45 without incident:

[Clames]

218. Stop trolling.

It's old

[Starboard Tack]

220. That's pretty funny, coming from our resident troll.

At least you have a sense of humor.

[Clames]

222. That's also another thing you lack.

Add that to your list. Probably somewhere next to your credibility and understanding of the topic at hand.

[ileus]

221. Another great day without incident while carrying my PSD.

[ZombieHorde]

226. I had a rifle when I was a kid. No one got shot, but it did make my shoulder sore. ;)

the first human right: the right of self-defense

What about the right to poop and pee?

[rDigital]

227. When you gotta go, you gotta go. :) We have the enumerated right to dump. lol ; ) nt

[JEFF9K]

228. In the event ...

In the event that you shoot yourself, have you arranged for someone to check-in and notify us?

[rDigital]

230. My wife is on DU is well. She'll let you know! : ) nt

[Zoeisright]

231. So fucking what?

That doesn't negate the 87 Americans who died from a gunshot today.

[rDigital]

234. 2 more recs and on to the greatest page!! nt