tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post5899479203684802497..comments2024-02-11T14:15:58.105-06:00Comments on The Conservative Kitchen Table: My Trip To Baltimore, Spring 2004lady redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618584698591777253noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-37821110134462551202015-05-09T11:47:50.195-05:002015-05-09T11:47:50.195-05:00Kitty cats always know it all and seldom care, tha...Kitty cats always know it all and seldom care, that's true. Actually, my favorite side arm is a bulky .45 ACP model so most anyone that is partially observant can see the "lump" on my hip if I'm not wearing a long jacket. Covered only by a shirt tail it isn't very concealed per se, but it is less in-your-face provocative to my way of thinking. In tee-shirt only weather I will carry a small 9mm and it is still pretty obvious...even under a Duluth Trading long tailed tee which is all I own these days...hate plumbers' butt. Aridoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345930150667529742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-62410687479177194182015-05-08T20:34:52.822-05:002015-05-08T20:34:52.822-05:00The kitty cats know you're carrying regardless...The kitty cats know you're carrying regardless. They know everything. They just don't care. :Dlewy14https://www.blogger.com/profile/07524380685282662887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-90069311938664179752015-05-08T09:40:49.517-05:002015-05-08T09:40:49.517-05:00The issues I cite above are among those that make ...The issues I cite above are among those that make me <i>not an advocate</i> of "open carry" where everyone and his kitty cat knows you have a weapon on your hip. Some one might decide to surprise you from behind and take your weapon. Even where it is allowed I prefer concealed. It puts me at less risk in general. Is some one else feels "safer" with an exposed weapon, that's their business... but I'll keep mine concealed, which is the sane way to me, as a civilian now, who did open carry when in uniform...as most soldiers did in their time. War is different than back home down on the block. Aridoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345930150667529742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-67983288501877926602015-05-08T09:34:39.319-05:002015-05-08T09:34:39.319-05:00I do carry in my home state and those that have re...I do carry in my home state and those that have reciprocal CPL agreements. That pretty much eliminates the northeast coast and Illinois...and part of the west coast. <br /><br />That said, in 40+ years I've never drawn my pistol or revolver in any instance where it was obvious (have drawn it in anticipation and kept it down by my leg, pointed downward...usually in a dark or dicey place) but I am well trained in how to do so if necessary, dating all the way back to 1964 and Model 1911 pistols. I shoot targets for a minimum of 50 to 100 rounds every other Saturday...usually joined by my daughter.<br /><br />That said, if anyone with a CCW or CPL does draw and fire...just figure your life is in the toilet for 2-3 <i>years</i> minimum, even if charges are dropped. You WILL be arrested, for the action you took, not for the permit. The police are not going to just make a "justified" judgment call on the scene unless it is one of those rare cases that is blatantly obvious....usually they will err on the side of investigating first, both sides, then filing a report...and that does not happen over night. <br /><br />Jourdan...for the record you handled that incident very well...a combination of courage and body language awareness. Had you been carrying and used lethal force under circumstances you described, the police would been hard pressed to cal it "justified" unless a <i>physical attack</i> occurred first and there was evidence aplenty of it. You took the right course, which is often harder to do than pulling a pistol...which at the moment you do that it evens the playing field, so to speak...e.g., the opposition now knows for sure what's what. A lot of folks get shot with their own gun due to hesitation after drawing it. If you are not 101% confident there is no other choice but to draw <i>and </i>fire immediately, leave that pistol on your hip & concealed. That way you retain a critical edge in self-defense, surprise, should the incident deteriorate to a no choice state. Aridoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345930150667529742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-26036372302993130672015-05-07T22:23:33.270-05:002015-05-07T22:23:33.270-05:00"Of course, that would not be in winter, for ...<i>"Of course, that would not be in winter, for those they'd always pick Fargo, ND, or summer, when they'd opt for Dallas or Arlington TX."</i><br /><br />LMAO!!! <br />floranistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785282868515567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-5416497033074815362015-05-07T19:40:29.078-05:002015-05-07T19:40:29.078-05:00In Baltimore it's a non-issue - you can't ...In Baltimore it's a non-issue - you can't carry, basically.<br /><br />However, I think you played it just fine - shooting someone is pretty much a last resort, one which you didn't need here.lewy14https://www.blogger.com/profile/07524380685282662887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-82652305412670204112015-05-07T16:44:17.133-05:002015-05-07T16:44:17.133-05:00I don't carry, in part because of this inciden...I don't carry, in part because of this incident. I thought at the time that my son was in imminent danger of death or serious harm; thus my threat. But, I also knew at the time that in any aftermath the reasonable man standard could have worked against me. I'm sure I was correct, but I'm also fairly sure that I would have been second-guessed, and everyone else on the train wouldn't have supported me. In short, I simply avoid all possibility of issues to the very best of my ability so that I don't have to ever be in that position again. Not a good solution, but it's one I'm okay with so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-21866313247370432952015-05-07T16:42:40.076-05:002015-05-07T16:42:40.076-05:00So you've been looking too, huh... ;)
That...So you've been looking too, huh... ;)<br /><br />That's one Google search I'm going to do on someone <i>else's</i> computer...<br /><br />There is an episode of <i>Sons of Anarchy</i> where a character draws out a suppressed pistol... I'll have to go back and see exactly how he was carrying.lewy14https://www.blogger.com/profile/07524380685282662887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-8190615458880170562015-05-07T16:29:44.883-05:002015-05-07T16:29:44.883-05:00Heh...uhm, I've yet to find a holster that wou...Heh...uhm, I've yet to find a holster that would adequately conceal a suppressed pistol....maybe a shoulder holster with the hammer jammed up in your arm pit? :-) Aridoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345930150667529742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-38660021887210382052015-05-07T16:25:06.904-05:002015-05-07T16:25:06.904-05:00Only part of Baltimore that I recall with any fond...Only part of Baltimore that I recall with any fondness was the Inner Harbor, where my headquarters periodically scheduled national meet ups. Of course, that would not be in winter, for those they'd always pick Fargo, ND, or summer, when they'd opt for Dallas or Arlington TX. Aridoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345930150667529742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-16255452215278269722015-05-05T08:17:27.184-05:002015-05-05T08:17:27.184-05:00What a horrible thing to have been directed at you...What a horrible thing to have been directed at your little boy. I'm glad he was unaware of the entire incident.floranistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785282868515567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-265358514871244022015-05-05T04:32:56.582-05:002015-05-05T04:32:56.582-05:00No legal concealed carry in Maryland.
Which means...No legal concealed carry in Maryland.<br /><br />Which means if you're going to carry you might as well use a suppressor... i ain't sayin', I'm just sayin'...lewy14https://www.blogger.com/profile/07524380685282662887noreply@blogger.com