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Well, since I've been reading, reading, reading, and reading some more on carry (CC and OC) and since I finally obtained my CPL a few days ago I decided to go for a CC venture this morning with my new SIG SP2022 and a Galco IWB holster. For now I decided not to chamber a round but the magazine had ten ready to go if a SD situation happened to arise.
I travelled to Bellingham and went to the downtown Woods Coffee, a small and IMO outstanding local chain of coffee houses and ordered my usual 24-ounce six-shot latte. Sat down and fired up my laptop PC to take advantage of the free Wi-Fi there, and sat for about an hour or so surfing the 'net. After that I decided to take a walk around downtown which was quite deserted because of the holiday. Hopped back in my car and came home.
Uneventful. However, the experience made me take notice of several things-
1) my "nervousness" from being unable to adequately defend myself was replaced with a heightened awareness of my surroundings coupled with reassurance;
2) it reinforced the fact that carrying is a ***BIG*** responsibility which must never be taken lightly; and
3) I think I will carry whenever and wherever I can.
As I mentioned, I have done much reading and the one book which I found to be a real gold mine of information was "The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry" by Massad Ayoob. A comment I left under a YouTube video was that- "...when it comes to proper handling of handguns, Mr. Ayoob is a walking Library of Congress..." and I believe that even more now. Two things which immediately come to mind are the suggestion that if you need to hitch up your pants due to the weight of the firearm, do so from the front so you don't place your hands near your firearm (I made use of this tip at least once today), and the suggestion to pretend you are stretching your back while reorienting your firearm with your arm, NOT your hand (I did this several times). This book should be required reading IMO for anyone who carries, period.
Anyway, just thought I would share my experience. Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!
I travelled to Bellingham and went to the downtown Woods Coffee, a small and IMO outstanding local chain of coffee houses and ordered my usual 24-ounce six-shot latte. Sat down and fired up my laptop PC to take advantage of the free Wi-Fi there, and sat for about an hour or so surfing the 'net. After that I decided to take a walk around downtown which was quite deserted because of the holiday. Hopped back in my car and came home.
Uneventful. However, the experience made me take notice of several things-
1) my "nervousness" from being unable to adequately defend myself was replaced with a heightened awareness of my surroundings coupled with reassurance;
2) it reinforced the fact that carrying is a ***BIG*** responsibility which must never be taken lightly; and
3) I think I will carry whenever and wherever I can.
As I mentioned, I have done much reading and the one book which I found to be a real gold mine of information was "The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry" by Massad Ayoob. A comment I left under a YouTube video was that- "...when it comes to proper handling of handguns, Mr. Ayoob is a walking Library of Congress..." and I believe that even more now. Two things which immediately come to mind are the suggestion that if you need to hitch up your pants due to the weight of the firearm, do so from the front so you don't place your hands near your firearm (I made use of this tip at least once today), and the suggestion to pretend you are stretching your back while reorienting your firearm with your arm, NOT your hand (I did this several times). This book should be required reading IMO for anyone who carries, period.
Anyway, just thought I would share my experience. Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!