To Celebrate heller..
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So far.. so good.. went to the shooting range with it.. got rained out.. went home...
I found out that my girlfriend doesn't quite like it when I OC. She says "it draws too much attention." Honestly, I don't give a damn what she thinks, and I have told her not to question me with anything regarding how and/or when I carry.What? You mean that no one panicked at your Portable Baby Killing Machine and called the police? No Rapid Response Teams met you on Aisle 9 and tased/flex-cuffed you?
What is this country coming to, when a respectable, law-abiding citizen can just brazenly walk around Sam's Club AND Applebee's with a GUN ON THEIR HIP?!?!!?
We went to the Zoo on Saturday with her niece. She waited until we were pulling in to the parking lot to ask if I was carrying. I said yes, her eyes got big and she said "but there are KIDS there." I replied with 'so, that doesn't mean anything.' :rolleyesedit:
I found out that my girlfriend doesn't quite like it when I OC. She says "it draws too much attention." Honestly, I don't give a damn what she thinks, and I have told her not to question me with anything regarding how and/or when I carry.
We went to the Zoo on Saturday with her niece. She waited until we were pulling in to the parking lot to ask if I was carrying. I said yes, her eyes got big and she said "but there are KIDS there." I replied with 'so, that doesn't mean anything.' :rolleyesedit:
I think I actually said something about an animal getting out.Actually the correct response would be: "Yeah. It would be a shame if some dirtbag decided it would be a good place to come kill all the kids and I couldn't stop him."
I have told her that I know what I am doing (even if I don't, she should assume that I do), and she shouldn't question it. If I am carrying somewhere (whether openly or concealed), then it is my decision and I must deal with any repercussions.Next time give her the back hand. Disobedience and questioning of decisions, even in the form of seemingly innocent inquiries, must be quelled in the nascent stage.
Some of my friends that know I carry ask if I am wearing my Depends. That's code for "Are you carrying."The big problems arise when someone you know asks whether or not you are carrying or makes some other comment about you being in possession of a gun IN PUBLIC ON AN OCCASION WHEN YOU DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW.
Inquiring minds want to know. How do you handle this?The big problems arise when someone you know asks whether or not you are carrying or makes some other comment about you being in possession of a gun IN PUBLIC ON AN OCCASION WHEN YOU DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW.
Had that one happen to my via my parents outside an Applebee's . . . never thought I could be so pissed off. Happened again moving in when one of the assisting family members helping out asked where I wanted "my gu . . ." (cut them off before she finished).The big problems arise when someone you know asks whether or not you are carrying or makes some other comment about you being in possession of a gun IN PUBLIC ON AN OCCASION WHEN YOU DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW.
Inquiring minds want to know. How do you handle this?
Had that one happen to my via my parents outside an Applebee's . . . never thought I could be so pissed off. Happened again moving in when one of the assisting family members helping out asked where I wanted "my gu . . ." (cut them off before she finished).
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After getting the Florida Permit, there's probably going to have to be a family briefing before we go out into public place to prevent a re-occurrence. I think they feel I'm being paranoid about things, but I'm in a new area that I don't know with neighbors I don't know so I probably will be very aware of my surroundings, a bit "paranoid", for the next few weeks. I'd also like if everyone that makes small talk while waiting in line with the family didn't know that I'm going to work for a gun company (a friend suggested just telling people I worked in medical devices, if pressed, just tell them I work in cranial and abdominal perforators). I'd be happy if no one in this area code knew I even knew what a gun was except for the people at the range and the gun stores. Guess I've heard one too many stories about people being "hit" because the scumbags knew they could score a gun or two.
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Yeah.... wow.Next time give her the back hand. Disobedience and questiong of decisions, even in the form of seemingly innocent inquiries, must be quelled in the nascent stage.