# Effective concealed carry of your gun while working out in the gym - Some solutions! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016 "2013-07-20T06:45:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/1 "2013-07-20T06:45:23Z")
[I thought this had to be a joke video at first, but he’s dead serious.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvovLu9iYw) Must be seen to be believed. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/2 "2013-07-20T06:55:20Z")
Too boring to watch. What does he end up recommending? From the way it starts out I’m guessing some form of rectal holster? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/3 "2013-07-20T06:58:55Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Too boring to watch. What does he end up recommending? From the way it starts out I’m guessing some form of rectal holster? Wearing an ID pouch around his neck with the gun tucked inside for when “it hits the fan”. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/4 "2013-07-20T07:11:39Z")
That’s no good. If he’s expecting some time when “it hits the fan” he should consider concealing it by holding it in his hand with a towel wrapped around it. ---
**Author:** ![Mikahw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Mikahw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikahw)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/5 "2013-07-20T07:30:38Z")
Now if I ever see that guy at the gym, I’ll know exactly where he keeps his gun. Brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/6 "2013-07-20T07:46:30Z")
Why do you needa gun when working out in a gym? or ever…?? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/7 "2013-07-20T11:29:58Z")
> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > Why do you needa gun when working out in a gym? For when Obama comes to confiscate all the gym equipment, because he needs to make sure that everyone is weak and fat so that they need his socialized medicine. I mean, come on, don’t you keep up with the news? ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/8 "2013-07-20T12:00:52Z")
I thought the point of gyms is to show off your guns? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/9 "2013-07-20T12:17:37Z")
> [@AaronX](#): > > I thought the point of gyms is to show off your guns? /slowclap ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/10 "2013-07-20T14:55:25Z")
My suggestion: shove it up your ass. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/11 "2013-07-20T15:21:01Z")
You could clap faster if you worked on those guns. ---
**Author:** ![Panastasia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Panastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/12 "2013-07-20T21:53:25Z")
The hell kind of gym does he go to? ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/13 "2013-07-20T22:23:47Z")
Same gym as [this guy?](http://youtu.be/pSEozUu5d) Pertectin’ the wimmonfolk. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/14 "2013-07-20T22:32:50Z")
> [@Panastasia](#): > > The hell kind of gym does he go to? A dangerous one, the choice of which I think bodes not well for the quality of his advice on gun concealment. ---
**Author:** ![ChickenLegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@ChickenLegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickenLegs)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/15 "2013-07-20T23:46:03Z")
> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > Why do you needa gun when working out in a gym? or ever..?? What? Gyms have some sort of anti-crime force fields? > **[Police: Gym shooter 'had a lot of hatred' for women, society - CNN.com](https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/05/pennsylvania.gym.shooting/)** > > A Pennsylvania man who walked into a gym aerobics class and opened fire, killing three women and wounding nine before turning the gun on himself, "had a lot of hatred in him," police said Wednesday. Maybe this one’s wasn’t working. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/16 "2013-07-22T21:45:35Z")
I keep mine strapped firmly to my thigh. Wait, he’s talking about a literal gun? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/17 "2013-07-22T23:10:06Z")
> [@Panastasia](#): > > The hell kind of gym does he go to? NRA Fitness. ---
**Author:** ![ChickenLegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@ChickenLegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickenLegs)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/18 "2013-08-13T18:44:43Z")
[http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/8/12/man\_killed\_at\_a\_wint.html](http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/8/12/man_killed_at_a_wint.html) ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-concealed-carry-of-your-gun-while-working-out-in-the-gym-some-solutions/664016/19 "2013-08-13T19:13:16Z")
> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > Why do you needa gun when working out in a gym? or ever…?? When would you ever need a gun while eating at Luby’s? Or when you sit down in a theater to watch a movie? Or when standing in line while ordering a Big Mac from McDonald’s? That said, I can’t imagine I’d ever carry a gun on me while I worked out at a gym. There’s not no practical place I could keep it on my person while I worked out.