scotch handler
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i would like to ask a few questions in relation to a girl i know who decided she was going to ccw. here is some background. our city isn't the safest place in the world and there have been alot of shootings lately and on top of that her job requires alot of driving alone into unfamiliar areas and meeting and talking to unfamiliar people. she has her ccw and a walther ppk-s. on top of a firearms class, i have told her everything i can possibly think of to keep her safe and we have shot together numerous times. she follows the safety rules and respects her gun for the tool that it is. everything sounds good so far right? (and it is) this is my problem at the moment, she only carries when she feels like she will need it. when we talk about it she says that she feels wierd about it sometimes and she also said "i dont want people to notice i have a gun and think i am going to rob or hurt them." she obviously wants to protect herself and she enjoys shooting alot, so why the wierd attitude towards carrying? firearms are relatively new to her and i think thats the biggest issue for her. she doesn't have the experience with guns and i think there is still some deep routed fear. this is what i have told her so far, things like "well u never know when u will need it, its better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it", "if u knew u where going somewhere that u needed protection, why go there?", "most people tend not to notice if ur carrying or not because most people assume that others are good. thats why they dont carry and thats why they assume that no one else is either. they dont even look around to see who has a gun or not. if anything happens and someone "pulls" their gun out then most people are shocked and wonder "where did that thing come from."". i also told her that she isn't doing anything wrong by carrying. she has done everything she needed to do to make herself legal and it is her right. so now its your turn for some advice......what else can i tell her next time we talk? maybe she just needs experience to become more comfortable.
thanks for your time,
-Scotch
we also hangout alot and when we do she doesn't carry because she knows i am only without my ccw when i cant carry by law. should i allow her to rely on me because she knows i am carrying? or should she be carrying as well? (sorry for the edit but i forgot to say that)
thanks for your time,
-Scotch
we also hangout alot and when we do she doesn't carry because she knows i am only without my ccw when i cant carry by law. should i allow her to rely on me because she knows i am carrying? or should she be carrying as well? (sorry for the edit but i forgot to say that)
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