If your interested, a poll I started on how often people carry
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29225
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Why do I carry?
I don't ever want to be in a situation where I would later say "If only I had my CCW WITH ME I could have done something!"
At my current age (32) and physical condition (bench more than body wt in workouts, have been in various MA for 10+ years) I don't think I am very likely to use my CCW to defend myself. Unless I face multiple or armed attackers. Hard to meet "no lesser force" requirement.
But related to what another poster said about the more you carry, & use in practice, your CCW the safer and more competent you will be. I figure if I carry all the time now, by the time I NEED it for personal protection I should have 30+ years of carrying and shooting practice. Ought to give me an edge in skill.
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I live in MN. We have winter here unlike the places where some of you live
Couple of months ago at one of my jobs we had a meeting. The consultant, as ice breaking technique, asked everyone to list what was in their trunks.
My first thought, since I AM a wise acre, was to list everything that was in the trunk (he he).
Anyway for gun stuff I only mentioned my shooting box (tools, cleaning supplies, etc), my co workers know I shoot and the boss deer hunts, so I wasn't really giving anything away.
Almost everyone in the class had some winter survival stuff in the trunk, it is MN, but I had much more than everyone else (camp stove, sleeping bag, heavy duty military poncho, plus fluids and filters--I can probably get the car going again even if engine is drowned by water). Plus most of the non car stuff was in BOB pack so it was more portable.
I have never had to touch my BOB pack. But I know that I can live in fair comfort in or near my car for at least a couple of days. You never know if weather or whatever will prevent you from going home from work (I live in the country and couple of times last year floods washed out driveway and some of the roads around here).
I also have enough tools and knowledge to fix most things that can be fixed without parts (so far only fuel pump and timeing chain breaking have stopped me, well fuel pump I could have rigged something but not worth the fire risk when car insurance covers tow truck).
Life has taught me that the more comfortable (creature comforts & security blankets) I am in a crisis (winter storm, tornado, 9/11, etc) the calmer and more relaxed I will stay. Staying calm and relaxed allows much clearer thinking.
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I guess carrying just fits in with the rest of my philosophy about life.
Which is Murphy hates me
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29225
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Why do I carry?
I don't ever want to be in a situation where I would later say "If only I had my CCW WITH ME I could have done something!"
At my current age (32) and physical condition (bench more than body wt in workouts, have been in various MA for 10+ years) I don't think I am very likely to use my CCW to defend myself. Unless I face multiple or armed attackers. Hard to meet "no lesser force" requirement.
But related to what another poster said about the more you carry, & use in practice, your CCW the safer and more competent you will be. I figure if I carry all the time now, by the time I NEED it for personal protection I should have 30+ years of carrying and shooting practice. Ought to give me an edge in skill.
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I live in MN. We have winter here unlike the places where some of you live
Couple of months ago at one of my jobs we had a meeting. The consultant, as ice breaking technique, asked everyone to list what was in their trunks.
My first thought, since I AM a wise acre, was to list everything that was in the trunk (he he).
Anyway for gun stuff I only mentioned my shooting box (tools, cleaning supplies, etc), my co workers know I shoot and the boss deer hunts, so I wasn't really giving anything away.
Almost everyone in the class had some winter survival stuff in the trunk, it is MN, but I had much more than everyone else (camp stove, sleeping bag, heavy duty military poncho, plus fluids and filters--I can probably get the car going again even if engine is drowned by water). Plus most of the non car stuff was in BOB pack so it was more portable.
I have never had to touch my BOB pack. But I know that I can live in fair comfort in or near my car for at least a couple of days. You never know if weather or whatever will prevent you from going home from work (I live in the country and couple of times last year floods washed out driveway and some of the roads around here).
I also have enough tools and knowledge to fix most things that can be fixed without parts (so far only fuel pump and timeing chain breaking have stopped me, well fuel pump I could have rigged something but not worth the fire risk when car insurance covers tow truck).
Life has taught me that the more comfortable (creature comforts & security blankets) I am in a crisis (winter storm, tornado, 9/11, etc) the calmer and more relaxed I will stay. Staying calm and relaxed allows much clearer thinking.
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I guess carrying just fits in with the rest of my philosophy about life.
Which is Murphy hates me