I've away felt safe without carrying a gun.

i too have felt safe without carrying or even having a gun(s) - I sat beside the new CEO of Remington Arms on a flight from O'Hare to Greensboro in 2006/7 and he told me the statistics at that time showed that there was 3.9 guns owned per person in the United States - I told him some folks must have way more than their share because I had 0 guns.......that all changed right before the last election - from 0 to 9 in less than 6 moths all have a specific purpose - I am not a collector just a person trying to be prepared for whatever situation arrises that might require me to need to hunt, or protect myself/property/family.......I dont carry and dont have concealed carry permit - but that could change if thiongs continue to deteriorate around us to the point that carrying becomes the normal way of life. I hope it does not but I am prepared to do it I have to.

The wife acutally said we need to prepare for hard times - she is the one who told me I could not have a gun in the house when we had small children (15yrs ago) - now she has 3 of her own and knows how to use all of our devices. She is actually a much better shot with the handguns than i am.

Are guns, a riding accessory?...  That's the question... ...

I get irritated when there's too much cr@p in my wallet, or I've gotten loaded up with too much pocket change...  I can't imagine carrying a couple of pounds of clunky metal around...

And,.. riding all around the land of Wyatt Earp, and Geronimo,.. along the main drug pipeline of America,.. I've never had the need...
I guess the "Wild West" moved...  ... only ranchers, and militia nuts carry around here... (easy to spot the difference)...

PS... Wild West cowboys carrying guns in the old days,.. is movie myth...  most towns didn't allow it.. and most cowboys stowed them on their horse, or left them at home, hung over the fireplace...

Greg wrote on 08/17/12 at 10:15:03:

No prob, Greg.  You got a couple good tidbits of info to do with your holster in close proximity to the engine.  I figure peoples' comments to do with your question had run their course.

Now for the Cafe discussion  
I don't bother to carry.   I like my pistol and all, but there are too many encumberances.. too bulky, the holster is an "outside" type (no open carry in TX) and I don't want to get stuck in violation of some law that says keep firearms 1000ft away from a school, out of any place alcohol is sold, out of reach while driving a car, away from where I work (policy) and probably 10 other laws I don't want to have to consider.   So it stays at home until I go for target practice.

HAHAHA!!!  Some good laughs from reading posts today  

Good for you Bill. Tell you what... I'll live trap the panther that has been running our deer herd and send him your way, freight due. He's small, only about 3/4 grown, if that. Should be around 120# full grown. Then I can quit carrying one every time I go outside. Would you like the thousands upon thousands of squirrels that are ruining my pecan orchards sent to you as well? I'd love to retire my antique  .22s...

I so love the city boys poking their noses into subjects where they don't belong...

bill67 wrote on 08/17/12 at 14:24:58:


Bill! Can I use that? I'd like to make it into a song. I can even hear it in my head now, and I don't know a lick of music.    

Rarely do I carry on the scoot. First off....with the way things are here in Kentucky it's almost a garrenteed ticket to jail for scooter tramps even with a permit to carry.

Secondly, how do you secure it when you're in a bar?

Third, if you're on a scoot you're already one of the bad-asses so people don't screw with you.