Hiding place

Wendae · Post by **Wendae** » Wed May 04, 2011 2:58 pm

I have a CWP in the state of Florida. I found that thigh hi's are a great place to keep to keep ones equalizer. See gallery.

Ralitsa · Post by **Ralitsa** » Sat May 07, 2011 10:07 pm

Really??
I've thought about doing that, but isn't it a bit inconvenient to get it out. I mean, how do you do a "fast draw" when you have to hike up your skirt first?
Do you have a bottomless pocket in your skirt, or some way to easily access it?

Michelle Miller · Post by **Michelle Miller** » Sat May 07, 2011 11:16 pm

I'm of the same mindset with the whole CC thing. I'd much rather explain to a police officer why my gender presentation after the moment I needed it doesn't match my CC permit, rather than end up a statistic.

I've got a couple of cute garter holsters and a Colt 1908 that I inherited from my paternal grandfather, that fits in them, but I'd never consider using it as a defensive measure, as it's a .25 and has all the stopping power of a light breeze. I just have to remember to put my Glock 26 in my purse.

Wendae · Post by **Wendae** » Sun May 08, 2011 11:57 am

Ralitsa... Not for fast draw but as a last resort. My wife has a purse designed for a pistol and I may get one in the future. Personally I prefer my .45 over the .25 but it's kinda bulky.

Michelle Miller....I'd much rather explain to a police officer. Amen!

I added another photo with an inside the waist band holster for my .25 auto.
Let me add that I've never had to use these methods as I'm not out in public that much. I do keep a .32 in my car permanently. Guess I'm just paranoid.

Rikki · Post by **Rikki** » Sun May 08, 2011 12:17 pm

You're a couple of mean broads!! Thank goodness I live in an area where the bears are the only threat. Not to the body, but only the garbage pails. A little .22 birdshot takes care of them.

Rikki

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun May 08, 2011 3:35 pm

I am safe here too - guns are banned so only the really bad guys carry one. They are not featured on the news more than a couple of times a year. I for one prefer it that way.

Kandis · Post by **Kandis** » Sun May 08, 2011 8:50 pm

Susan wrote:I am safe here too - guns are banned so only the really bad guys carry one.

This just proves the old adage "When you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them".

I am a CHL holder here in Texas, I carry my 9mm in an inside the waist band holder with a short sleeved button down shirt left open over it, makes for easy access and the weapon is completely concealed. My belief is "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away".

Cindy Louise · Post by **Cindy Louise** » Mon May 09, 2011 1:09 am

Kandis wrote:
Susan wrote:I am safe here too - guns are banned so only the really bad guys carry one.
This just proves the old adage "When you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them".

I am a CHL holder here in Texas, I carry my 9mm in an inside the waist band holder with a short sleeved button down shirt left open over it, makes for easy access and the weapon is completely concealed. My belief is "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away".

Amen to that I keep trying to convince Debbi that we should have a gun in the house just in case but she won't hear of it.

Her reaction "I don't know why you want a gun you'll never have to use it".

My reply "Maybe not but we have three fire extinguishers two in the apt and one in the car. There's a fully kitted out EMT response bag along with a two person survival kit. I hope we'll never need them, but we have them anyway"

Factor in our neighbour over the road had a break in last month while she was in bed. But nope she still won't hear of it. She puts her faith and security in a Louisville Slugger

Absaroka · Post by **Absaroka** » Wed May 11, 2011 12:23 pm

Some fire extinguishers make reasonably good long range weaponry. Probably better than the baseball bat. If your wife doesn't want the gun then she would also be unwilling to use it. A gun in the hands of someone not willing to shoot it is worse than no weapon at all as it can be taken away.

Cindy Louise · Post by **Cindy Louise** » Thu May 12, 2011 1:59 am

Funny thing is she grew up with guns and I've seen her shoot at her father country club they have a indoor range and clay pigeon field out back. She's a natural.

I did confuse her when we got back to her fathers place and she showed me a Beretta 92 and a M1911, which I promptly field stripped and re-assembled. She looked at me and said "how did you know how to do that? I thought Brits didn't have guns?" I smiled and said "guess I'm not such a stranger to guns as you think".

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu May 12, 2011 2:18 am

Cindy Louise wrote:Funny thing is she grew up with guns and I've seen her shoot at her father country club they have a indoor range and clay pigeon field out back. She's a natural.

I did confuse her when we got back to her fathers place and she showed me a Beretta 92 and a M1911, which I promptly field stripped and re-assembled. She looked at me and said "how did you know how to do that? I thought Brits didn't have guns?" I smiled and said "guess I'm not such a stranger to guns as you think".

This Brit is also familiar with guns (long story) but I prefer living in a society that does not need them than when I was in South Africa where there were places where I would not go without one.

I hope this explains my previous post

Paula G · Post by **Paula G** » Thu May 12, 2011 2:33 pm

My one encounter with serious firearms was a sawn off shot gun pointing at my stomach over the bank counter, I do not think I would have been any saver if I or anyone else in the Bank apart from the robber had a gun. No one was hurt and the raiders were caught very quickly, if there had been an armed gaurd I am sure someone - probably me - would have got seriously injured. We are begining to get more guns in the UK, I am quite sure that the answer to the problem of more guns is not more guns.

Ralitsa · Post by **Ralitsa** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:05 pm

I think we all wish we didn't "need" to have guns. But of course the definition of a criminal is one who commits crimes, and that being the case they are obviously not showing much respect for the rights of the rest of us.
Actually, this reminds me of that ship that was taken by pirates a few years ago, on which the crew took out a few of the pirates and the navy shot the rest of them when they tried to make off with the life boat. It turns out that one of the engineers was a guy I went to the academy with. He was in my company, a year behind me. It's a really interesting story and if I can find that email I will post it. Susan will appreciate that one

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Fri May 13, 2011 2:01 am

Piracy was a problem when I was at sea. We engineers created our own defences, such as modifying the nozzle of some of the foam monitors on deck to make them throw a 3" (75mm) jet of water at a pressure of 90 bar (1350 psi). These could sink a small boat in seconds from just the volume of water but the jet was effective for over 300m and would knock anyone in the way into the sea. We had other self created nasties which I will not detail here. Needless to say - we were never attacked or boarded.

Absaroka · Post by **Absaroka** » Fri May 13, 2011 8:03 am

From what I understand many of the pirate attacks take place at night on ships that are so big that a group of pirates can board them without anyone noticing. Still being able to confine the pirates to a portion of the ship can be tantamount to capturing them.

I remember a friend telling me that when he went to a bar carrying a concealed handgun (nothing remotely legal in anything having to do with this for him) even though no one actually knew he was armed many people reacted differently to him. Which I would think means that his knowledge of the weapon he was carrying gave him a different body language, that sort of thing. He liked the feeling and enjoyed the subtle deference he was given, but eventually decided that it was not worth the potention trouble this could cause him. It was a very interesting perspective.