What made you decide to get your CCW

[sanjuro893]

Long story short: I've been carrying since a gangbanger pulled a gun on me and my friends at Penn Square Mall back in 1992 or 93.

 

[Jamie_s_72]

Jeff for me it was something I thought about for around a year. It's not the physical fights that scares me, I think we've all been on the winning and losing end of those. For me it was the Army Major down in Texas that pushed me over the edge. I was in the Army for 8 years and served in a combat zone for 2 of them. I never felt unsafe in the Army. The Major in Texas walked into a building that was supposed to be a safe place and opened fire. Churches are being attacked, malls, department stores, and everywhere else. There are no places where I feel safe anymore. I now carry a Kimber Super Carry and hope I will never need it but if me or my family are someplace where a guy walks in ready to end some lives I wouldn't hesitate to unholster. I have had to engage enemies in the Army and that is a feeling that will never escape your mind but at the same time we must be diligent in defending what and whom are ours.

 

[NikatKimber]

Your Avatar is an adequate description to match this statement.

He's new to this theater of operations... go easy on him.

 

[NikatKimber]

On topic, I worked a delivery job and would be in dark parking lots alone at all hours of then night.

That and I liked guns... and just 'cuz I could.

 

[dvPete]

A friend of mine introduced me to shooting about 15 years ago. Since I never do anything halfway, I decided if I was going to own handguns, I may as well be able to carry them legally. So after I scraped the money & time together, I got the CCL & have been carrying since. Anymore, I've reached a point where if I leave the house, I'm carrying. Sometimes I even carry around the house.

Over the years I've come to believe it is not only my right to own/carry a gun, it is my DUTY to carry to protect my family & friends.

 

[n423]

Soooo many crazy b@stards out there! Why I got mine.

 

[twoguns?]

Actually really good Stories...
Me, My wife has LUPUS and sometimes doesnt move very well.
I can choose to stay or go ,She Cant, and Im not going to make Her watch me get my butt whooped
Oh ,and after thinking about it for over a year...It IS My responsibility

 

[cooljeff]

He's new to this theater of operations... go easy on him.

Hahahahahahaha. that was a classic thread!


I think that thread should be a sticky and every new member should have to read it prior to posting!

 

[JB Books]

I'm married... I feel I have an obligation to protect my family.

In other words, I'm not a metrosexual.

I am crushed sweetie, I thought we had a chance.

 

[cooljeff]

Mine is a pretty common one. After failing the psych test for the PD, I knew that it was my destiny to protect society even though some stupid testing thought I was a narcissistic egomaniac with delusions of grandeur. I cannot honestly believe that field dressing small animals as a child while playing with fire is not a normal part of growing up for all of us.

Realizing that I would eventually be responsible for heroic glory, I went to work for Mall Security, but they would not let me open carry my Hi Point while on duty. I am no idiot, and no that while my life and the lives of countless shoppers are worth more than a job, I chose to be discreet, and invest in my CCW, a Lorcin 25 with Hollow Point man stoppers. I got my CCL for the eventuality that will happen when I have to pop a cap in a banger or shoplifter. I had a custom holster made that masks the printing of my "little friend" and doubles as a badge holder for my CCL badge.

Hey why are all you guy's laughing? Gill was being serious! I know because we were together at the gunshow where we got consecutive serial numbered CCW badges....