1. Be very careful to learn all of the laws and regulations regarding your decision to carry. Among other things, many states forbid carry in establishments that serve alcohol. This might apply to many/most receptions if you\'re talking about carrying at a wedding.
2. Carrying a weapon is a huge responsibility, and no state in the union mandates the kind of realistic training that is necessary to safely and effectively employ a firearm in a life-threatening situation, as prerequisite to maintain a carry permit. If you are fully committed to ongoing, significant, realistic training with your weapon, then you are a danger to yourself and others. In my opinion, shooting a 50 round box of ammo once a year, never from the draw is NOT adequate. Just \"being around guns\" is not training. Training is training.
3. You are the only person who can come up with a valid threat assessment of how likely you are to actually need a firearm while working. However, I believe that MOST people with carry permits are under-prepared, and don\'t have a really legitimate need to carry. Most of them couldn\'t effectively employ the weapon if needed, and are a safety hazard to all of us.
1. Be very careful to learn all of the laws and regulations regarding your decision to carry. Among other things, many states forbid carry in establishments that serve alcohol. This might apply to many/most receptions if you\'re talking about carrying at a wedding.
2. Carrying a weapon is a huge responsibility, and no state in the union mandates the kind of realistic training that is necessary to safely and effectively employ a firearm in a life-threatening situation in order to maintain a carry permit. If you are fully committed to ongoing, significant, realistic training with your weapon, then you are a danger to yourself and others. In my opinion, shooting a 50 round box of ammo once a year, never from the draw is NOT adequate. Just \"being around guns\" is not training. Training is training.
3. You are the only person who can come up with a valid threat assessment of how likely you are to actually need a firearm while working. However, I believe that MOST people with carry permits are under-prepared, and don\'t have a really legitimate need to carry. Most of them couldn\'t effectively employ the weapon if needed, and are a safety hazard to all of us.
Nov 16, 2010 at 07:29 PM
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