Would You Carry At A Funeral?

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I will from now on no matter what

Last fall my grand-nephew died of a gunshot to the head. The police determined it was self-inflicted. The kid was involved with a gang, so who can be certain.

When I attended his funeral I left my carry in the car out of respect for his family and the manner of his death. It turns out I need not have been so considerate. The graveside "service" was little more than euology to a "perfect soldier", with one set of colors on one side and another set of colors to the other side. Then I noticed 3 punks carrying not-so-well concealed. I grabbed my daughter and vamoosed.

At the parking lot I saw 2 unmarked police cars. Looking around I found the plain-clothesmen taking pics of the funeral and the cars in the lot. I told the one in the lot what I had seen, but he just pretended to be doing something else. Fortunately, nothing happened there.
 
Have, would, will. And, close contact with other mourners? This is what pocket guns are for.
 
Yes I would, and did so recently at my grandmothers funeral. In todays world there is: no place, no event, no holy place, no nothing that's off limits to a bad guy.
 
I have and I will continue to ccw at funerals. To each his own in this matter. I feel like anytime there are alot of emotions flowing and alot of folks are brought together, for any reason, anything can happen. JMO..
 
I carry everywhere, all of the time. This includes services, work, running errands, home, kids' birthday parties, etc.

Two reasons:
1. You never know when violence will intrude on even the most peaceful settings
2. It's not a big deal. Only my family knows, and they are completely used to it.
 
Not legal to carry in a church here in GA (if that is where the funeral is held). However, just this week, 4 people were shot, 2 died in the parking lot of a church after a funeral. All gang type related retaliation. The law abiding citizens cannot carry in church but the law does not stop the BG from carrying in church.
 
AS the OP mentioned "concealed is concealed", as a member of the Patriot Guard Riders I seem to attend many funerals, I see no reason to disarm or change my normal routine. Carrying is not lack of respect and the reason we attend funerals is to thank the deceased for their friendship and sacrifice, what we wear or how we dress has no bearing on the heart felt sorrow we are experiencing.Weather I am wearing leathers or a suit, it is what is in the heart and soul that truly counts...............
 
Inebriated said:
Yes... lots of emotions going on. If I felt that I'd be unstable, I wouldn't.
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I would, but you do bring up a good point. If it was a tragic death of my wife, child, brother, ect. I would have to take a serious look at my emotions.

My mother in law passed 2 months ago when a tree fell on her in a storm. She was on her fifties and it was very unexpected. It was a blur of a week surrounding the death and funeral. It is hard to predict what grief will do to your emotions.
 
hogdoc357 said:
Not legal to carry in a church here in GA (if that is where the funeral is held). However, just this week, 4 people were shot, 2 died in the parking lot of a church after a funeral. All gang type related retaliation. The law abiding citizens cannot carry in church but the law does not stop the BG from carrying in church.
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