Cari,
I carry the same w/ me year round - Glock 30. What has worked for me might for you seeing as we both seem to be "country, jeans & a flannel" style. I have found that carrying in the heat w/my shirt untucked is uncomfortable against my bare side. So, what I personally found to work is wearing a muscle shirt {( or known to some as a wife beater.... sorry) my wife isnt sure how to take that one, lol! } tucked into my pants, and on top of that wear a regular shirt. The base shirt is minimal fabric, and rather thin, so I really don't notice it. If you are worried about the printing, wear a shirt w/ a pattern so it breaks up the printing of the weapon. I can even get away w/ a button down unbuttoned over top instead of a t-shirt.
Good luck, mot
Crazy Horse Lady:
One of the reasons for a concealed carry is the tactic of surprise. Quite a few people claim a perpetrator will eliminate an obvious threat first. If someone conducts a crime while you are near, and they see you are armed, you are likely to be one of their first targets.
A local woman with a CCW permit told a story: she stopped at an empty rest stop, and entered the rest room with her handgun concealed. When she came out, a burly man waited to assault her, but when she pulled the gun, he went away, mumbling curses.
She felt strongly that, had he known she had a handgun when she walked into the restroom, that he would have struck her as she exited, disarming her.
It might be best, even if you are proud that you carry, to conceal that fact.
Crazy Horse Lady:
I admire your pluck and determination, and your passion to make your point about being allowed to carry.
However, I am am not being critical, just thinking out loud, is it detrimental to our 'cause' to inflame those how do not carry?
I feel people who do not carry are threatened by those who do. I beleive this is because they do not trust those who carry to be discrete and rationale in their use of a weapon. They have no reason to trust, because they do not know the people carrying.
I think the best course is to carefully conceal and avoid attention.
I recall the discussion in our CCW class: Why do you want to avoid people knowing you carry?
Because in a battle situation, the bad guys will do their best to eliminate those who they know may be a threat.
Just a thought. Thanks for considering it.
Crazy Horse Lady:
I admire your pluck and determination, and your passion to make your point about being allowed to carry.
However, I am am not being critical, just thinking out loud, is it detrimental to our 'cause' to inflame those how do not carry?
I feel people who do not carry are threatened by those who do. I believe this is because they do not trust those who carry to be discrete and rationale in their use of a weapon. They have no reason to trust, because they do not know the people carrying.
I think the best course is to carefully conceal and avoid attention.
I recall the discussion in our CCW class: Why do you want to avoid people knowing you carry?
Because in a battle situation, the bad guys will do their best to eliminate those who they know may be a threat.
Just a thought. Thanks for considering it.
Smart Carry thet are made in Largo Florida. great way to conceal in the heat. I will post website later.
I've had my VA CCW since the summer of 2005, but rarely carried since I had a full size GLOCK 21. Personally, I just didn't want the hassle of people knowing I was carrying... but have since downgraded to a GLOCK 27. Turns out for me, with my wardrobe, that too can sometimes be a hassle to conceal, especially if I'm in jeans and a T shirt. My roomate is letting me try out his snub nose S&W .357 to see how I like it (after 2 days it's night and day). The next gun show up my way, I'm trading my GLOCK in for something similar, as these types of weapons don't spot too much with anything you wear... glad to be carrying again though...
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