Does anyone here not carry a gun everyday? Has anyone carried and quit?

[outlaw1961]

Carried Smith 66, Smith 9 mm and last one was a Glock 21 for 29 years as a deputy. Been retired 7 years and always carry a pistol every day even when I don’t leave the house. I reside in the corner of Paulding near Polk Co and Harrelson Co. not a area that is patrolled regularly and like others believe, family safety and mine is my duty.

 

[dcline9163]

I can get another job…just saying

Not at what I make.

 

[CAMSDADDY]

I can get another job…just saying

Not at what I make.

New jobs are not as easy to find as some would lead you to believe.

 

[WildMan]

I'm so used to at least having a pistol on me or within hands reach that it's become an anxiety if I don't.

 

[UptaCamp]

Carrying isn't convenient, but it's something I do everyday with an MR920 or a P938, for dressy occasions. Only time I remove it is when I could catch a felony. No matter where you go, there can be good for nothings with ill intentions.

 

[TresMonos]

I don't carry.

it's OK, we believe you...
(adjusts APX Carry slightly)

 

[Blue bio balls]

I honestly don't. I wear a tool belt all day and gun stays in the truck. Truck is never far away.

 

[greg vess]

I don't carry everyday. No need to when you only go out 2 or 3 times a month.

 

[hikingthehills]

I have carried a gun almost every day for 20+ years. I have never worked a job where carry was allowed but smart carry, pocket carry and AIWB work miracles. Recently I just quit and I cant explain it. I was sitting at work one day and it was hot with a Glock 19, pocket knife, hand sanitizer, flash light, wallet, etc and just walked to my truck and unloaded it all. I kept my wallet and pocket knife. It seemed like everything was suddenly heavy and the touch seemed to irritate me. Since then I am only carrying a gun when I am with my family. If Im robbed I am robbed of a few hundred bucks. If I am killed over my wallet Im dead. My family could survive without me. Maybe I've gotten lazy, maybe I've given up, Im not sure. It just doesn't seem to be worth it. Is there anyone else who even though we are in crazy times we have always been and just doesn't see the need to carry a gun all the time? I guess its sort of like church I go because I feel my family needs to be there but unsure if I do. Its almost like carrying a gun and going to church was just checking something off the list.

Downsize to a Hellcat or a 365. I carried a G19 for years but after swapping to the Hellcat carrying became much more enjoyable. A good bit smaller with the same capacity.

 

[sheep dog]

It’s a mindset and way of life for me. I posted this in another thread yesterday about medical gear and why to carry it. Snapped pic of what was on me after being out and about. There is a high probability I’ll use everything laid out on table before a firearm (maybe more than once). However for me, It’s a non negotiable. There are many other factors though than just whether or not we carry and WHAT we carry. Hardware is important but many lack the software. This is in no way cumbersome or impedes mobility. Can work, play, run with this rig (but gun sometime changes, really diggin hellcats lately) with ease and no one is none the wiser. I’ll chime in on this thread with the importance of the other thread topic…medical. A gun is just one of many tools “in the box” that has a specific task but medical is equally important. It’s not uncommon for people (strangers or loved ones or yourself) to bleed out from various trauma injuries. If ya carry tools that poke holes, carry tools that plug holes. Even people that don’t carry a gun everyday can carry at least some medical quite easily. Would hate to be in a situation and watch life leave the body when I could have done something to remedy that outcome.

As for edc a pistol itself, ya don’t need it TILL ya do! A few examples that come to mind are as follow.

Most recent is Uvalde. In an interview a local to the area was first on scene when the scumbag crashed truck and got out shooting at people across the road and he said he was in close enough proximity he could have shot him but said he had recently taken his gun out of his vehicle and didn’t put it back.

The other would be the massage parlor shooting spree that happened here in Ga. The parlor on hwy 92 had someone in there that said he had a gun but it was in his truck and not with him inside (his wife was also there getting massage). His massage therapist opened the door when she heard gun fire and was shot in head as he hid under table. Once shooter retreated and left he went to get his gun from vehicle but was too late then.

Third would be southerland springs Texas where gunman killed nearly 30 victims. One of the parishioners had said in interview he carried to church but he didn’t that day. Granted, carrying doesn’t guarantee a win but it gives a fighting chance if paired with training, mindset, etc. just my lil opinion.