Concealing on first date?

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I was wondering if any of you guys who are single carry your concealed on first dates? I would like to, but it seems like it would be hard to, especially in situations like here in AZ where I would have to take it off for dinner at any restraunt that serves alcohol. I just dont want to scare a girl off if she finds out im carrying.

don't carry on a first date...unless she comes from the same mindset as you. I doubt a woman will think positively of you carrying. IMO, they will either think you may flip your rocker and shoot her is she pisses you off, think you are nut, or think you run with the wrong crowd and are involved in some illicit activity. Maybe if you were dating in redneck country, she may think nothing of it but if you are in a suburban environment, e.g. Scottsdale, Phx suburbs, etc, I don't think women will see it as a positive thing.
 
I would say don't bring it. Its no big deal to not be armed for an afternoon or evening.

Holy cow, when was the last time you guys were on a date? :eek:

Be charming, entertaining and polite. The first date isn't the time to "confess" to anything. Don't bring up your toe nail collection, your porn stash or the fact that you carry a gun 24/7. And for Pete's sake don't call yourself an armed citizen. Try to think of how that sounds to people who are not into guns. :what:

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This should tell it all. If she is into guns or not at this moment has little or no bearing on how she will feel if she gets to know you/likes you.

Most of all, have fun and enjoy yourself. There are few experiences like a first date.

Good luck, I hope the date goes well.
 
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I don't think I could be attracted to a woman who didn't get at least a little turned on by guns and the man who carries one.
 
Dude, carry, if it bothers her it wasn't meant to be anyway.

The woman who is now my wife carried on our first date. Now, ten years later, I bought her an AK-47 for her birthday.
 
I was wondering if any of you guys who are single carry your concealed on first dates?
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I NEVER carry concealed on the first date. I always open carry. If she doesn't like the gun right up front, why would I want to pursue a relationship? No woman is that hot.
 
Carry!

My first date with my wife was a trip to Canada, so I didn't carry for obvious reasons. On our second date we took my Unimog into the woods and went for a hike. It was a long drive and my carry rig at the time was really uncomfortable while driving the Mog so I stowed my PPK in my backpack. It was a beautiful day in the woods and a great hike. So we're driving back from our hike and she starts getting cold because I left the top and doors at home. So I said, "There's a sweatshirt in my backpack you can wear." I didn't even think about the PPK nestled on top of the sweatshirt until she had the top of my pack open. My heart sank and I just knew she was going to freak out. When she saw the gun she gave me a puzzled, worried look so with a smile I said, "A good Boy Scout is always prepared!" She laughed and the rest is history. :D
 
I Axed my wife

Who remembers everything I ever did. She said if I had surprised her with the fact that I was carrying the date wouldv'e been kaput. If I had mentioned that I had a concealed permit and then she saw it later it wouldn't have been an issue. She did state, though, that dates were for dating and not for thinking about guns.

I actually didn't carry on our first date because I had ridden up on my motorcycle and didnt want the 1911 digging into me the whole way. Motorcycles do impress chicks more than guns, usually.

I asked "what if we were attacked?" She said she'd feel better if I had the weapon available and stopped the attack but she would rather have a date without guns and being attacked.

I guess choose a safe spot for that first date, guys.
 
Unless you're the kind that is naughty on the first date you should be OK. As long as she doesn't try to touch your gun.
 
I NEVER carry concealed on the first date. I always open carry. If she doesn't like the gun right up front, why would I want to pursue a relationship? No woman is that hot.
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HAHA!!! I like the way you think there LT.
 
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well.. I was taught to always carry protection on a date (first or otherwise):neener:.... altoid can works well... never in the wallet....


as far as the gun....it is concealed!!!! breaking the news to her is more second date material.. dont see any good way to bring it up... what is your favorite color? orange, btw, I have a full sized .45 on my hip..hope you dont mind....
 
If your odds are anything like mine, the one time you'll need a gun is the one time you decide not to take it with you.

You don't have to advertise that you have it...if you go to a place that serves alcohol, try to discretely put it away before you leave your vehicle. If she asks, be truthful, then see where it goes.

Oh, and good luck and have fun!
 
Just tell her your packin up front and discuss it. ON a lighter note, tell her your packin an anaconda loaded with 6 shots. You will probably get a second date...better be able to back it up though.
 
I think you should carry, but I think you need to bring it up beforehand. And not indirectly. Be VERY direct. "By the way, I have a concealed handgun permit, and I generally carry a gun when I'm out. I hope you don't have a problem with that" or words to that effect. Avoid gun jargon unless you know she's very familiar with guns. "I have a CHP and I generally have my P3AT with me" won't mean a thing to her and you'll be hard pressed to convince her that you did, in fact, tell her.

It's not a pro-gun vs anti-gun issue. It's a trust and respect issue. If you don't mention it, she'll conclude that you didn't respect her enough to be up-front about it, and she'll wonder why she should trust you.
 
You know, you just might run into a gal like my daughter. She is always texting me and asking me about this gun or that one while she is out on a date so she can talk with her date. She often asks for pictures of something he is interested in or asks, "What was that gun that I shot...?"
 
Im not so scared of society that I wont go out with out a gun
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Eeerily similar to the anti-gun question "Why do you feel the need to carry a gun? Do you feel like everyone is trying to get you?"

How I FEEL has nothing to do with it. There are 32 dead people from Virginia Tech who probably didn't feel the need to carry in school. There's 1 dead pastor at a church across the river from me that probably didn't feel the need to carry in church.

FEEL has nothing to do with what some lunatic might or might not do. FEELING like not being offensive to your first date isn't gonna save your butt when a nutcase storms through the door. Feeling, or propriety, or wishy-washy do-goody-good warm fuzziness has nothing to do with practicality.

I live in the real world. In my world, it is merely practical to have a tool that is handier than a chair or a dinner plate at stopping kooks on killing sprees.

The kook on the killing spree could probably care less whether I am scared of society or not. However, he might have a vested interest in whether I am carrying a gun or not. Therefore, my carrying a gun has nothing to do with my views on society. It does me no good whatsoever if it is locked in my car because I'm afraid of how someone else will possibly feel about it.

Bottom line: If the ONLY reason for carrying a gun is to protect your life, it serves absolutely no purpose when it's not on your person. If there is another reason you are carrying a gun (maybe to look cool, impress people, FEEL secure, balance out a pocket full of change, or anything OTHER than self defense) maybe there IS some valid reason for NOT having it on you.
 
I've carried on a first date and will continue to do so in the future. If a woman is going to accept me, she will also have to accept firearms. That said, I wouldn't advertise it...that is more like a third date discussion.
 
time to think, do you want a piece or to get one. had a date that loved guns and had a few that didnt like the fact that i liked guns. if your date likes guns all the better if not then it is somthing yall can talk about and sonthing to teach her, but i never hid the fact, and just fyi, i usualy put my pistol (357 mag) in the center arm rest when i am driving so most pasangers might see it i want them too, or at least know what I am doing...
 
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