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Hareuhal

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I was just curious, how many of you have your CCW?

I applied for mine and am very happy to say that it arrived in the mail today. Took just over a week (went to Portage County). I don't plan on concealing very often (if ever), but I got sick of dealing with issues of carrying in a vehicle without it. Still definitely going to OC, one my body type doesn't really allow me to conceal my weapon very well, especially because I got a compact instead of a sub...And two because I want to be able to access it quicker if ever there is a need - not fumble around with my shirt or what not.

So I was just curious how many OCers have their CCW as well? I'd assume the majority got it for the vehicle issues as well.
 

Hareuhal

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Should have mine Friday. You pretty much have to because of the car thing.

Yeah, I pretty much stopped OCing on short trips because it was too much of a hassle to unload, get out, reload, etc, just to come back 20 minutes later.
 

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Not to be a nitpicker with you Hareuhal but many of us prefer the term Concealed Handgun License (CHL) or even Ohio License To Carry A Concealed Handgun (OLTCACH) over 'Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW)' as for years the latter was how the police described ILLEGALLY carrying a gun. Some of them still use the term to describe legal carry now too and it bugs me some.

I got my CHL about one month after they became available, one of the reasons definitely being the whole transportaion thing.
 

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Brian D. , not to be a "buttinski" and derail the thread. (It's o.t.) but we here in Missouri have CCW licences because it legalizes the concealment of weapons other than a handgun. We don't limit our citizens to only concealing a handgun. We figure that if you are trusted to carry a handgun, you can be trusted to carry anything that could be considered a weapon, not just a handgun. Hence: CCW

Not that I feel a samurai sword makes a better defensive weapon, but I don't think your concealed handgun license covers it should you choose (for whatever hairbrained reason) to carry one. My CCW does.

...we now return to your regularly scheduled program.
 

Hareuhal

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Not to be a nitpicker with you Hareuhal but many of us prefer the term Concealed Handgun License (CHL) or even Ohio License To Carry A Concealed Handgun (OLTCACH) over 'Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW)' as for years the latter was how the police described ILLEGALLY carrying a gun. Some of them still use the term to describe legal carry now too and it bugs me some.

I got my CHL about one month after they became available, one of the reasons definitely being the whole transportaion thing.


I've been lurking here for a while and I've noticed mostly CC / CCW. However, regardless I will see call it CCW for multiple reasons...The first of which being that's what it is. If when I walked up to the CCW office, there were signs that said "CHL Office", I would call it that...but I see CHL far more rarely than CCW. In any case, it's preference. Some people don't like the term "weapon", (as we discussed in another thread), but I will always call it my weapon. Especially since "CHL" essentially translates to..."CCW"...Handgun = Weapon.

Anyways, I've been VERY happy since getting my permit. Now I just need to find a good holster to fit my SR9C while I drive! Thinking of shoulder holsters....if anyone knows any good ones! Left-hand draw (damn lefties), though.
 

jackson

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Shoulder holster for car use

Thinking of shoulder holsters....if anyone knows any good ones! Left-hand draw (damn lefties), though.

I have a Blackhawk Serpa with shoulder platform that I like. It comes in left and right hand versions. I also have a strap I purchased from NRA that mounts under the steering column. The strap attaches to whatever holster you want to use.
 
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MyWifeSaidYes

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In Ohio, a CHL does NOT allow you to conceal weapons OTHER than a handgun. No shotguns down the pants leg or rifles under your trenchcoat.

Not knives, tasers, clubs or pointy sticks.

P-ss off a cop, or forget to mention it, and that 2" folding knife in your pocket just became a Carrying a Concealed Weapon charge.


Calling Ohio's license a CHL is a way to help remind holders of this problem.

Concealed HANDGUN, not concealed WEAPON.

Carry on.
 
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