BIG SHAFE
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Well last week I carried my gun for the first time. I had been practing by wearing the gun and holster all week around the house with a few days practicing on drawing. On Friday my first day (of last week), I OC'd, on my way to a friends house to shoot, with my Glock 19 in a paddle style Fobus holster on my right hip. I stopped to pick up a different friend at his house and helped him load his guns in my car. One lady was walking a dog with her son. She sorta seemed to stop for no reason and gave me a good once over then was on her way. Nothing said, but I watched her out of the corner of my eye and noticed her walk away slower and with a much tighter hold on her son. Who was not holding her hand but was running around, previously.
After we left, we stopped at one of those old ice cream/food stands that you park and eat (I'm sure theres a name for these places but I'm too young to remember). I was in line and I noticed one lady inside had big eyes and was glued on me. She stood there for a minute than went around working on stuff, but not too far. I placed my order, waited, got my food, then ate in my car. She continued to stop and watch me every few minutes but that was it. I was surprised that no one else, especially those in line and others waiting for their orders, didn't notice it. Maybe my black Doc Martin shoes, jeans, and dark blue collar shirt made me look like an LEO? I lived here all my life and can't remember once when someone was OC'ing, so it isn't common.
The next day I went to Giant Eagle with my roomate to get some grocceries. This time I decided to CC. Same setup as before this time just had my shirt untucked and covered the G19 well. I walked around nervous it was going to show, so I yanked on my shirt plenty of times. Although it never seemed to uncover itself, no one seemed to notice. Looking in the mirror earlier it would be hard to tell unless you could see the grip in certain postures that made it more evident.
I have to say that either OC or CC, although felt weird at first, made me feel much more safe. I have neither been a "gun guy" nor been anti gun most of my life, but after Virginia Tech it scared me enough to go ahead and research the legality of carry and where one could carry (here in Ohio specifically). VT really frightened me because I could see myself in that situation as a Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Akron. Although I came to find out I can't carry there, I decided to go ahead and get a gun. First I got a S&W .22 then a few weeks ago I got the Glock. About a week after getting the .22 I enrolled into a Basic Pistol/CCW course then got my CHL. Now here I am. From being nowhere near involved with firearms and a middle of the ground guy, to now a strong Pro-gun guy.
Sorry for the long post, but maybe someone else who knows nothing about firearms or carrying could see it how easy it is to do and how much safer you are.
Well last week I carried my gun for the first time. I had been practing by wearing the gun and holster all week around the house with a few days practicing on drawing. On Friday my first day (of last week), I OC'd, on my way to a friends house to shoot, with my Glock 19 in a paddle style Fobus holster on my right hip. I stopped to pick up a different friend at his house and helped him load his guns in my car. One lady was walking a dog with her son. She sorta seemed to stop for no reason and gave me a good once over then was on her way. Nothing said, but I watched her out of the corner of my eye and noticed her walk away slower and with a much tighter hold on her son. Who was not holding her hand but was running around, previously.
After we left, we stopped at one of those old ice cream/food stands that you park and eat (I'm sure theres a name for these places but I'm too young to remember). I was in line and I noticed one lady inside had big eyes and was glued on me. She stood there for a minute than went around working on stuff, but not too far. I placed my order, waited, got my food, then ate in my car. She continued to stop and watch me every few minutes but that was it. I was surprised that no one else, especially those in line and others waiting for their orders, didn't notice it. Maybe my black Doc Martin shoes, jeans, and dark blue collar shirt made me look like an LEO? I lived here all my life and can't remember once when someone was OC'ing, so it isn't common.
The next day I went to Giant Eagle with my roomate to get some grocceries. This time I decided to CC. Same setup as before this time just had my shirt untucked and covered the G19 well. I walked around nervous it was going to show, so I yanked on my shirt plenty of times. Although it never seemed to uncover itself, no one seemed to notice. Looking in the mirror earlier it would be hard to tell unless you could see the grip in certain postures that made it more evident.
I have to say that either OC or CC, although felt weird at first, made me feel much more safe. I have neither been a "gun guy" nor been anti gun most of my life, but after Virginia Tech it scared me enough to go ahead and research the legality of carry and where one could carry (here in Ohio specifically). VT really frightened me because I could see myself in that situation as a Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Akron. Although I came to find out I can't carry there, I decided to go ahead and get a gun. First I got a S&W .22 then a few weeks ago I got the Glock. About a week after getting the .22 I enrolled into a Basic Pistol/CCW course then got my CHL. Now here I am. From being nowhere near involved with firearms and a middle of the ground guy, to now a strong Pro-gun guy.
Sorry for the long post, but maybe someone else who knows nothing about firearms or carrying could see it how easy it is to do and how much safer you are.
