# Poll: How many of you carry a concealed weapon? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 18, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207 "2009-10-18T06:49:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/21 "2009-10-18T15:20:06Z")
> [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](#): > > A generalized mistrust of the world is not a sensible reason in my view. Some of us have a very specific mistrust of the world, and with good reason. I don’t carry on the job. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/22 "2009-10-18T15:32:26Z")
Illegal where I live. If I lived in a place with legalized firearms I might consider owning something like a rifle, but I wouldn’t carry anything around with me. And If I did own such things I’d certainly keep them well secured from small people in my house. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/23 "2009-10-18T15:53:53Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > No: it’s illegal where I live, and I have no reason to. What he said. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/24 "2009-10-18T16:02:35Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Illegal where I live. > > If I lived in a place with legalized firearms I might consider owning something like a rifle, but I wouldn’t carry anything around with me. You do live in a place with legalised firearms. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/25 "2009-10-18T16:05:46Z")
CCW, got in Jan 2006 when I was working Armored. Used mainly for that job and a couple of other armed security jobs I had after that. Never carry otherwise. Don’t see the need. Except the option of having a loaded weapon in the car on those now infrequent long distance trips to remote areas. Expires in Jan 2011. Dunno if I’ll renew. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/26 "2009-10-18T16:16:40Z")
> [@Kal](#): > > You do live in a place with legalised firearms. Do I? ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/27 "2009-10-18T16:31:38Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Do I? Yep. As with the UK, you’re allowed things like shotguns and rifles provided you get the correct firearms certificate. Unlike the UK (at least AFAIK), you’re also allowed handguns with a firearms certificate. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/28 "2009-10-18T16:41:11Z")
My _whole bod_y is a lethal weapon! OK, not me. I don’t even own a gun. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/29 "2009-10-18T16:52:00Z")
I did at one point, but no longer do so. I used to work nights in a very rough part of town (Dallas). After I left that job for greener pastures, I stopped carrying (major PITA) and allowed my license to expire. If my circumstances changed for the worse, job/work location-wise, I would again seriously consider renewing my license. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/30 "2009-10-18T17:08:26Z")
I don’t, but I do have a pistol just don’t concealled carry it. My son does have a CCP and carries his pistol. In addition we have several rifles of small caliber and 3 or 4 scoped high powered rifles. This is simply normal for my area. Currently deer, cougar, bear and duck hunting seasons are open and most of the trucks you would see on the roads are carrying weapons. ---
**Author:** ![Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/31 "2009-10-18T18:26:30Z")
I will revise and extend my remarks: What I said above applies, I suppose, to those who despite having a concealed carry permit are unable to keep the fact that they’re armed (and the unspoken corollary: that you are not) itself concealed. If you are able to clandestinely carry and resist the urge for the Big Reveal–whether it’s brandishing the firearm, or pulling your jacket back to show your holstered piece, or giddily hinting that you have a Glock on your person–then my above remarks wouldn’t apply. Or at any rate, I wouldn’t surmise the person is armed, and accordingly, my negative assessment would be withheld. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/32 "2009-10-18T19:35:32Z")
> [@Kal](#): > > Yep. As with the UK, you’re allowed things like shotguns and rifles provided you get the correct firearms certificate. Unlike the UK (at least AFAIK), you’re also allowed handguns with a firearms certificate. The public in the UK are not allowed any guns for home defence. As far as I know, only specific cases (like farmers who wish to shoot vermin on their farms) are allowed rifles or shotguns. ---
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/33 "2009-10-18T19:39:41Z")
> [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](#): > > I will revise and extend my remarks: What I said above applies, I suppose, to those who despite having a concealed carry permit are unable to keep the fact that they’re armed (and the unspoken corollary: that you are not) itself concealed. > > If you are able to clandestinely carry and resist the urge for the Big Reveal–whether it’s brandishing the firearm, or pulling your jacket back to show your holstered piece, or giddily hinting that you have a Glock on your person–then my above remarks wouldn’t apply. Or at any rate, I wouldn’t surmise the person is armed, and accordingly, my negative assessment would be withheld. Maybe deleting them would have been more helpful – the OP was as clear as he could be that this was not intended to be the n-millionth gun debate, and posted in a non-GD forum. But you couldn’t help but reveal your moral superiority. Thing is, we’re not interested. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/34 "2009-10-18T19:51:34Z")
I don’t now. I did when I operated in an environment where the reasonable man was armed. And I would again if my environment changed appropriately. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/35 "2009-10-18T20:01:57Z")
No. I like target shooting OK, but I have no desire to own any guns, no interest in spending time on maintenance, and no reason to feel threatened without one. Also, I live in San Francisco, where private citizens with CC permits can be counted on one hand (The entire 9-county Bay Area is generally inhospitable to CC, but SF is one of the toughest towns in the US in that respect). ---
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/36 "2009-10-18T20:02:10Z")
In answer to the OP: no permit as of the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/37 "2009-10-18T20:04:04Z")
> [@Huerta88](#): > > Thing is, we’re not interested. Rilly? Then what do you think **Airman Doors** started the thread for? He wanted to know what people think. Not what people who agree with him only think. But what people think. And that’s what I gave him. I’m perfectly willing to abide by his request not to turn this into a debate. And I’ll add that it wasn’t me who started challenging other people’s responses in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/38 "2009-10-18T20:05:57Z")
> [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](#): > > Rilly? Then what do you think **Airman Doors** started the thread for? > > He wanted to know what people think. Not what people who agree with him only think. But what people think. And that’s what I gave him. > > I’m perfectly willing to abide by his request not to turn this into a debate. And I’ll add that it wasn’t me who started challenging other people’s responses in this thread. I’ll grant you that when I re-read his OP he left the door open to explanations of your reasons for carrying/not. I guess what bothered me was the judgmental/amateur psychology (“low self-esteem”) tone of it, more . . . . ---
**Author:** ![Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/39 "2009-10-18T20:08:01Z")
> [@Huerta88](#): > > I’ll grant you that when I re-read his OP he left the door open to explanations of your reasons for carrying/not. I guess what bothered me was the judgmental/amateur psychology (“low self-esteem”) tone of it, more . . . . I guess you didn’t yet get to the part, during your re-reading of the OP, where **Airman** said this: > [@](#): > > But no matter what your explanation is, I will not criticize it nor will I attempt to argue with you. Hopefully you will respect my wishes and do the same. Thanks in advance, chief. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207/40 "2009-10-18T20:23:25Z")
Don’t carry. Don’t have a license to carry. Don’t own a gun. Plan to someday, but I’m not in a huge hurry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207.md?page=3)