Do you feel strange when you DON'T carry?

[wag1911]

Feel the same way. Almost naked without it now, even after many years of not carrying. I'm more likely to forget my keys or my wallet than my gun. That's just from habit......a good one at that!

 

[Robert Richardson]

No not naked but find myself leaning to the left because of the weight inbalance.

 

[Roadie]

No not naked but find myself leaning to the left because of the weight inbalance.

Careful how loud you say "leaning Left"

 

[dice dealer]

I have been carrying so long i feel lost without it ..i get nervous ..
I dont walk out of my house without my piece , not even to cut my grass ..

so if i have to be without it i feel LOST

 

[indyk]

yes

I tell my wife "Its like a Jedi w/o his light saber."

It just dont feel right.



INDY K

 

[Slab]

naked... all the time.... naked.

i hate not having it

 

[Roadie]

It's even worse now, I had to sell my carry piece. Should be able to get my new one out of layaway in a couple weeks, max. ugh.

 

[ihateiraq]

No not naked but find myself leaning to the left because of the weight inbalance.

jesus, what kind of pistol are you carrying?

 

[public servant]

jesus, what kind of pistol are you carrying?

He wasn't talking about a pistol.

 

[ihateiraq]

i see. well then.

 

[Taipan]

I have been carrying so long i feel lost without it ..i get nervous ..
I dont walk out of my house without my piece , not even to cut my grass ..

so if i have to be without it i feel LOST

...and here I was thinking I was the only person on the planet so determined to always carry that I mow the lawn with my sidearm! Thanks Dice! I'm not the only Uber dork on the forum now!!!

 

[GuyRelford]

I have been carrying pretty much everywhere I go since the middle of May. Today I had to take my daughter for some tests at Wishard, and met my wife at IU Med Center for lunch. I did not feel comfortable leaving it in the van, as I don't have a way to store it securely in a vehicle yet, so I left it at home.

Man, the whole time I was there I felt...naked. As well as having that "did I leave the stove on?" feeling. Something was missing. I KNEW what it was, but it was really weird.

Anyone else have this experience?

I drove to Chicago for a Cubs game last week, and since I'd be committing a felony by taking a handgun into the People's Republic of Illinois, I didn't carry my Kimber Pro Carry and I removed the Glock 21 that usually resides in my console safe and left them both at home. I didn't get back to Zionsville until about midnight that night, and I stopped at a local bank's drive-up ATM for some cash. An older, beat-up Cadillac with tinted windows pulled in behind me at the ATM and turned off its lights. Not cool. Nothing else happened, but it was a little spooky and I felt like an IDIOT for not having a firearm with me under the circumstances. I kept imagining the headlines, "Unarmed Weapons Instructor is Gunned Down Without a Fight." How embarrassing would that be? (In addition to the whole death thing.)

 

[HICKMAN]

Yes, I hate not carrying every single day to and from work or every time I go to a kids game or practice because they are always at a school.

Every other time I leave the house I have it with me, even when I go hunting.

 

[Tommy2Tone]

Yes! This past weekend was my first experience with multiply days in a row where i couldn't carry. I worked at the US Nationals all weekend (Fri-Mon) and then had class (iupui) all day Tuesday, so today is my first day back...and indeed i felt weird without it. I really felt defenseless.