# Any women with concealed carry permits?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-with-concealed-carry-permits/483021>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 26, 2009, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-with-concealed-carry-permits/483021 "2009-01-26T05:19:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Otanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Otanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otanx)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-with-concealed-carry-permits/483021/21 "2009-01-26T23:26:12Z")

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My wife carries, and right now she just puts the weapon in the inside pocket of her jacket. This will work till it gets warmer. We got her a photographers vest the other day. Similar to the tactical jacket linked above, but not specifically designed for CCW. Also only cost $18 instead of $60. She wants to try one of the belly bands but haven’t decided which one yet. For comparison she carries a Springfield Arms XD subcompact 9mm.

When I finally get around to getting my CCW I will probably wear a vest with a shoulder harness. I sit too much, and the inside the pants holsters are just not comfortable for me.

-Otanx

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**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-with-concealed-carry-permits/483021/22 "2009-01-27T03:09:38Z")

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I have a CCW. I usually just leave it in my car, but when I carry I throw it in my purse during low-stress daytime situations and during high stress or dangerous situations, I put it in my back waistband (yes, I laugh about accidentally shooting myself in the butt one day :eek: ). I carry a S&W silver hammerless featherweight .38 special for the record.

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-women-with-concealed-carry-permits/483021/23 "2009-01-28T13:10:16Z")

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I was thinking about it while running this morning - that’s one time when I really _would_ like to carry concealed, and it seems like the most pain in the ass thing to do. I mean, I’m wearing all this specially-purchased clothing to reduce chafing and weight and wick sweat away efficiently and everything, and carrying a gun would completely screw that up. Is there anything designed specifically for that? Particularly the sweat-wicking. Also, I don’t see how it could be done without printing, as the sweat wicking part doesn’t work well without fitted garments. Surely somebody does it, though?

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