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02-27-2010, 10:02 AM
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First Time Carrying Yesterday - Merced County
Yesterday at 10:30 am I picked up my CCW Permit, so naturally by 11:30 I had my holster on and was carrying. I was expecting it to feel strange but other then a poo eating grin the rest of the day I didn’t really notice much difference?
I did have a business dinner last night. I ordered a Coors Light without even thinking about it. About halfway to my mouth I realized “Oh man, you’re carrying knucklehead!” so I asked my buddy to hold my beer and went to my truck to break down, lock up and store my handgun so I could finish my beer. I don’t know if this is illegal or not but the weapon was not on my person and that was not a bar. It was a lodge. I know the bar rule and the zero alcohol while carrying rule and 100% agree with it. I guess I should officially ask: QUESTION If I leave the house carrying but get a last min call to meet up with buddies for a cold one, is breaking down and locking up my hand gun in my truck and not carrying acceptable? Anyway, over all I really didn’t feel that much different carrying VS not carrying. I had to sit a little side ways in my chair; I felt it on my hip and was a little more conscious of the number of times I had to adjust my pants and/or holster, but that really was it. Is this odd to anyone else? Shouldn’t I have felt special or part of a secret team? Maybe the head nod or wink from others with CCW’s in the room? LOL Ohh and BTW, when do I learn the handshake? HAHA
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02-27-2010, 11:06 AM
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"Let your gun be your constant companion on all your walks." Jefferson "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." The Dalai Lama "Gun bans don't disarm criminals, gun bans attract them." Walter Mondale, VP "Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing." Sammy "The Bull" Gravano "A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie." Lenin, Creator of USSR "The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms" Hitler "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." George Mason, Father of the Bill of Rights "I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honor than that she should in a cowardly manner become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonor." Gandhi The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government." Hubert H Humphrey, VP "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life." John F Kennedy "Ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve the state." Heinrich Himmler, Head of Nazi SS "Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy." George Orwell "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in their government." Jefferson "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one." Luke 22:36
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02-27-2010, 11:13 AM
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Be aware
One of the most important things you must remember is that you are carrying. Normal routines have an added sense of what you are doing. Stopping for a cold one is now out. Selection of clothing is paramount. Situational awareness is heightened. Your days or nights activities have to be thought out. It is sort of like being called up to the big leagues and you are taking your first at-bat.
Good luck YD
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02-27-2010, 11:31 AM
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You mean your first time carrying didn't involve going to Walmart and eating nachos? Someone is going to have something to say about that. We might have to extend that probationary period.
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02-27-2010, 12:46 PM
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  right!! I think kingjes should be penalized by making him get extra jalapenos  on his WW nachos. This is a total nacho mission FAIL!! You need to get back out there to WW and complete the mission or  Keith 
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02-27-2010, 01:22 PM
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Congrats. Good job on doing the right thing with locking it up.
 Bad job on not being at WalMart during your first carry. 
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02-27-2010, 02:57 PM
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Great tip! I will look for this sign for now on, thank you. -jes
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02-27-2010, 03:01 PM
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Great, now I HAVE to go to Wal-Mart and have some freggin Nachos w/ my carry! Its a mission and I never fail a mission... haha Here I was thinking I was done with all the hustling to get my permit when the real final CCW step is to get nachos @ Wal-Mart while carrying... lol
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02-27-2010, 03:14 PM
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"Let your gun be your constant companion on all your walks." Jefferson "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." The Dalai Lama "Gun bans don't disarm criminals, gun bans attract them." Walter Mondale, VP "Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing." Sammy "The Bull" Gravano "A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie." Lenin, Creator of USSR "The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms" Hitler "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." George Mason, Father of the Bill of Rights "I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honor than that she should in a cowardly manner become or remain a helpless witness to her own dishonor." Gandhi The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government." Hubert H Humphrey, VP "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life." John F Kennedy "Ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve the state." Heinrich Himmler, Head of Nazi SS "Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy." George Orwell "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in their government." Jefferson "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one." Luke 22:36
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02-27-2010, 03:57 PM
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02-27-2010, 05:18 PM
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I have to laugh and didn't really realize the whole nacho thing but one must confess. I did go to Walmart and have Subway one of the first carries to try it out? LOL does that count?
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02-27-2010, 05:40 PM
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You never really NEED a gun until you REALLY need a gun...W. E. B. Griffin. When I carry a gun, I don’t do so because I am looking for a fight, but because I’m looking to be left alone...Marko Kloos NRA Distinguished Life Member
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02-27-2010, 05:58 PM
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The pen may be mightier than the sword, but the sword gets your point across.
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02-27-2010, 07:58 PM
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Congrats
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