Our preacher was discussing Ehud in class this morning and said concealed carry was common even in Bible times. He went on to say he knew of several church members who were carrying and that was ok. He also said a preacher friend told him he had found out one of his members carried and he was appalled. Our preacher told him that he knew he had members and that was a good thing. His buddy promptly shut up! I do wonder how many little old ladies were freaked out in class this morning. I am now curious who the OTHERS who are packing are...

Could be one or more of the little old ladies.

carried an ancient S&W 32 Ladysmith in her pocket since her husband was off to war. WWII, that is. I heard the story when I was a young kid in the early '70s. Has carried it everywhere since, including church.

My now-deceased stepfather and mother would be around the same age. They both carried/carry 38s snubs and didn't remove them when they went to church.

Folks didn't care much one way or another about CCW permits in rural SW GA. I expect they still don't.

you told of having his 38 on him at the hospital after a car accident?

Don't recall the details, just the nurse's response to you.

He was beat up pretty bad and in his late 70s at the time. They were trying to x-ray him for a broken hip when I arrived at the ER and there, plain as day on the x-ray, was his 38 S&W Mod 49 in his right front pocket. Nurse said "OMG, he has a gun!" (Don't think she was from around here). I said, "I'll take care of it"; walked over to my stepfather, retrieved it and put it in my pocket. Nurse said "Now you have a gun!!"

I said "No, now I have TWO."

REALLY wish I had asked for that x-ray and kept it for show-and-tell...

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I wanna ask em how they know they won't need it?

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Discussing when to carry. My wife says if I have my pants on, I'm carrying - not quite with work but if I'm off the clock, I'm packin. He considers it uncomfortable. As Clint Smith (I think) said - a gun should be comforting, not comfortable. Part of it is just getting used to it too.

I love that story! I had forgotten who told it, but have retold it several times!!

you see him smack him across the face, knee him in the groin and rib kick him a few times...steal his wallet...Some folks need to get mugged before they get serious about self defense

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Like carrying a parachute. You hope you never need it but if you do, you need it real bad!
I have another friend who took the carry class with me 12 years ago and has NEVER carried or even bought an appropriate gun to carry! Another one of these I shoulda bought after it's too late!

We have an official church policy for security - 6 CCW types. Church is paying for the CCW training.

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I know of a couple synagogs in which the Rabbi is anti gun and anti self defense but the members have created their own ad hoc armed security teams... the "well educated are also well indoctrinated.

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My preacher knows it, approves and makes a point to let folks know some folks do. Names don't get dropped from the pulpit but those of us who do, pretty much know who does. We are very gun friendly.

If you can't carry at least a J Frame 38 VERY comfortably you are either a sissy girl or doing something VERY wrong. I've carried real guns since I started my CHL career 14 or 15 years ago and by real I mean 99.999% of that time has been spent with 5" 1911's (the most), followed equally by Beretta 92 FS, 4" GP100, 4" 686, 4" 629, 4" 625 Mountain Gun 45 Colt and now alternating between a P226, P220C and 4" GP100. I just can't seem to get to far away from that GP100:)