I was fired from a job for carrying my gun once. It was concealed and nobody knew about it, but I drew it one day on someone that came in dressed as a delivery driver and pulled a knife on one of the girls behind the front desk. She had no immediate safe area to retreat to and my desk was behind hers, so I was also mostly boxed in. I drew my gun and forced the guy onto the floor, we ziptied his hands behind his back and waited for the cops to show up. Naturally, they detained me while investigating, but eventually released me. Then while the cops were still there, the boss walked up and fired me on the spot and demanded the cops escort me out. They refused, probably because they were still busy investigating and asking questions. The girl argued not to fire me because she might be seriously injured or even dead if I didn't have a gun. Boss didn't care of course and still fired me. I ended up taking him to court for wrongful termination because nothing in our (currently available) employee handbooks about firearms. My lawyer and I won and he was forced to offer my job back, but I denied and said I wouldn't work for someone who fired me for protecting myself or someone else. Also got some payout from it, nothing huge, just enough to sting him. My current employer doesn't care if we carry, as long as it's concealed and doesn't come out unless it absolutely needs to. He's even got a rifle under his desk 😂
My job doesn't allow employees to carry but I carry anyway because I was attacked and almost abducted leaving the job. My safety is more important than company policy.
@@milliondolladivabritt92it’s good to have on your person all the time you can. It’s a tool that your far more likely to need, more more justified to use is most circumstance. Laws are more lax for them since it’s not lethal. Most of the situations I’ve been in would have been not suitable for a firearm, and many situations can be effectively deescalated with it (dogs, fights, and any situation where someone doesn’t have a firearm or other force multiplier)
I tell em’ it’s none of their business. Or ask why they have so many fire extinguishers on their walls, even if they don’t have any. ..lol.. guns are only scary to the people that are ignorant to them. I’m way more afraid of getting stabbed than shot. Knives have an excellent track record for being deadly, as well as daggers and swords. 🤔🙄
Not saying I don't support your right to carry... But sometimes funny jokes aren't helping.... Guns don't stop bullets, body body armor does.... No one ever talks about wearing a plate carrier to the grocer, and I find that interesting.
@@onceagain227 I didn't say that you were. I'm not sure what you're pretending to be. I'll pretend it was a reasonable question. Wearing a plate carrier around anywhere but an active combat zone is a terrible idea for more reasons than I can count. A great way to ensure you're the first target and will be fatally shot is only the most obvious. It wouldn't save a life in any situation but an open firefight or a stormtrooper level sniper attack. People who carry do so to protect their own life and their family's. They aren't looking for an opportunity to be a hero and go to prison.
@@Pipizzakitchen repeat after me. Guns don't stop bullets. Armor stops bullets . If you were truly looking to "protect" yourself. you would wear armor. Like a footballer wears a helmet to protect themselves. You carry weapons, to assault a threat... This is the opposite of defence. Terminology is confusing, I know.... And that is why we should avoid silly jokes.. are you following along?
One rule: Keep it a secret until it isn't a secret anymore. Then, keep your mouth shut, because the people sworn to protect and defend will (probably) try to set you up for failure. Collect yourself, and consult a lawyer.
I cannot second your thought. I was in that situation 15 years ago and neither the cops who responded nor the DA tried to set me up. It was quite the opposite. Everyone was helpful and a resource to me. I was cleared in 4 weeks from all wrong doing. And that in communist California.
I cannot second your thought. I was in that situation and neither the cops who responded nor the DA tried to set me up. It was quite the opposite. Everyone was helpful, respectful and a resource for me. I was cleared in no time from any wrongdoing and was never charged with anything. And this all happened in commy California.
@@wilsonbelle6600 I still don’t see your point bc 15 years later I work with these types of issues in my career and never saw someone being set up after a legal shooting. Bear in mind, not every self-Defense shooting is a legal or justified self-defense. And then it’s still not a setup by cops. That person simply didn’t follow the law. Chasing someone and shooting isn’t self defense because the imminent threat is no longer there. Another example is provoking someone and then this person comes at you and you think you can shot or kill or harm that person is self defense. It is not. But you’re right, 15 years ago we didn’t have smart phones.
@@Bastard_Operator_From_Hell 15yrs ago was a whole different planet back then bub. If you don't understand that an what the point is that the guy is trying to make then I already know who u voted 4 in 2020... smdh just like the democratic party is not the same as it was 20yrs ago either
ive carried at multiple jobs that "frown upon" it.... its concealed....it stays concealed....id rather get fired and find another job than have something happen while im stuck in the job environment without my gun
Well if I conceal carried where I work (ok, I telework 95% of the time but sometimes I have to drive into an office to get certain things done) which is considered a Government location/building and got caught, I not only would get fired but would probably get arrested as I believe that is a felony. That's not a "consequence" I'm willing to accept.
Where I work and somebody puts a backpack into the work truck. You don't ask what's in that backpack. (Might be lunch, might be drugs, likely a gun). if a backpack goes into a work truck and the guys leaving town for a week, I guarantee you We both know it's in that backpack..... We all know what's in there. We don't ask questions nor do we answer.
I live in central GA (about 25 miles south of Atlanta). I rarely come across anti-gunners, but about 25 years ago in my early to mid twenties, some young friends and acquaintances would ask why I’d carry in such a relatively peaceful area. I’d always say the same thing: “How many times have you heard a person say something like: ‘I can’t believe this happened here!’?” That ALWAYS made them pause in a major way!
My personal response is “Because we are a soft target. If someone want to do something bad, are they going to the areas where people are on edge and possibly armed or will they go to somewhere ‘nice’ where they are more likely to be able to do what they want?”
This is something people never stop to think about, and sadly it gets people killed in these gun free zones which are the highest danger zone you can be in.
Problem with following the no-gun zones is that a criminal isn't a law abiding citizen. Better to break the law and keep your life than to keep the law and lose your life.
Ever since I first saw the movie Ronin, decades ago, starring Robert DeNiro. The opening scene where Roberts character examines the new building he’s never been in before to meet people he’s never met before and plans everything. I’ve never gone into a place whiteout knowing the exits and always park my car by the exit of the building (sometimes checkouts are by the exit but the entrance and carts are on the other side for example. I park where I get out and make a longer walk to the entrance. Pros and cons but still I think and plan my entrances and exits.) restaurants are the same but I park a little closer to the exit of the parking lot not the door. If something happens everyone tries to get out at the same time. Think after a sporting event or concert. If your car is by the exit you leave sooner and don’t wait in a line of cars.
Head on a swivel, know all egress n exists, always take a seat agsinst a wall, so that u are facing the most used entrance. While seated start scanning your neighbors. "Who's likely carrying, who's body language is off" etc.. Always park close to the exit of the parking lot and always back in while parking so that you face out
Whenever going out for dinner, etc. My ex would invariably sit in a position, facing the door. I'd always have to remind her that I have more experience and training. Thus, I sit, facing the door. (Because, I had superior situational awareness. Though, she carried too.) I also had to remind her not to take 5 minutes getting out of the car, after parking. I think my instincts were correct. 🤷🏾♂️🤟🏾✌🏾👌🏾🙏🏽🧡🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I do my best to avoid businesses that are anti-gun such as Half Price Bookstores and Whole Foods. Those environments become soft targets for criminals.
?? How can you trust people you don’t know? Only a fool trust random people with a gun. That doesn’t mean I don’t respect their right to self defense…. It doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the patron that may come to my aid if a bad person does a bad thing. But I don’t “trust” anyone. In my establishment you will never find a sign denying your right to carry concealed. My employees may be armed…I don’t know. I don’t need to know. The owner of a business has the right to make that call.
@GlobnarTheGreen -- What is stupid is your failure to understand that I am referring to businesses where the owners/managers have a say in whether or not guns are allowed, not establishments where it is illegal to have guns.
So do you mind if the people working in the business carry? I have my cow, personally I carry to work everyday whether or not I could get fired for having it. Better to have it then to not.
A great story on knowing your surroundings. When my wife and I were just dating, we were at a bar and I told her to get up and move immediately, she was kind of pissed at me at first, didn't know why I was telling her to do something and then a few minutes later a fight broke out and knocked over the chair she was sitting at. I told her later I was sorry but I didn't have time to explain what I had already seen. I knew what was about to happen.
Something my instructor told us in my ccw class that has stuck with me. God forbid anyone here has to go through this but if you find yourself in a self defense scenario, do you best to not be seen as the aggressor at any point in the scenario. There will be attorneys talking about every second of this and if you are defending yourself and your family that should be the only story told that day.
The company I worked for and the one I work for now make it clear they don’t want their employees carrying firearms, it’s funny how I still do so and have never been penalized. If I can get away with it, what’s that policy going to do for me when someone with ill intent does it too?
When I worked at Google and a friend ber optic engineering company, I wouldn't trust the employees to be responsible with fire arms and be uncomfortable working. We already had armed security at the entrances. The guys that concealed or open carried around me at social gatherings were way too casual about their holster being in my face while I was sitting nearby or talking about their EDC. If you can't be an adult about gun safety, don't bring your gun to a party or don't be drinking. I'm just tired of idiots with guns.
@@toptiertech7291 Not every job forced you to be vaccinated, if you could not find a job that did not require the jab then you were not looking all that hard.
do 25 draws before leaving home for the day in your selected clothing, this allows you to makes changes and corrections before going out the door, focus on correct form 25 times doing it right first then gradually pick up speed, slower with consistency is better then a fast sloppy draw that looks different for every draw
I worked at a gun counter in a farm supply store and was told I was not allowed to carry my own sidearm (I carried it concealed) I also worked at a gas station as a opener at 5am and they tried to make me sign a paper saying I would not have a firearm in my car on company property. I knew the law and I informed them that by state law I was allowed to have a firearm in my car on company property and would be nothing they could do other then fire me and if they done that there would be legal issues for them for terminating me because of the firearm in my car, state law said I could not have one on me at work if they said no firearms while working (I carried anyway seeing how I would go into work alone in the morning to open the store it was for my own safety).
@@richeyrich2203 I crossed out the part where said I could not have it in my car and wrote down the information that stated I was allowed to under the states law and informed the Manager of this as well before I signed it and informed her that state law trumped the companies policy and if they wished to fire me I would follow up with legal actions against the company.
@@patriotprepper3878 you definitely didn’t do that. As long as that was a private company and private property. They can tell you that you can’t carry a firearm and you literally can’t do it. So no, you didn’t do anything you said kid😂
@@King.of.dreamz And you live where and know the laws of the state I live in how? The law of the state I lived in states clearly that I can have a firearm in my car on company property but was not allowed to have one on my persons while I was working. As far as me being a Kid that is funny I am far to old to be called a kid. In any case you think what ever you wish.
@patriotprepper3878 there's a 0.0000000 % chance any of that is true. cool story though 🙄 In 49 states they don't need a reason to fire you. In the 50th, non-adherence to company policy is grounds for termination. welcome to the real world, kid. that's all, you can go back to your little fantasy world now. give 'em hell 😂
One thing I would bring up concerning Constitutional carry States is this. If you live in a Constitutional carry State, and DO NOT have a CCW, and you travel to another Constitutional carry State and are carrying concealed you may be breaking the law. Even if the State you are carrying in has reciprocity with the State you live in that reciprocity may ONLY apply to individuals that possess a CCW. In other words just because 2 States are both Constitutional carry doesn’t necessarily mean that the State in which you are not a resident recognizes your right to carry without a CCW. I have a friend who learned this lesson the hard way.
Im about to be traveling with the same circumstances you mentioned. when you say CCW, you mean a license? I know CCW means concealed carry weapon. Also I don't understand how reciprocity isn't respected
@@tommielandry4040 Yes, I’m referring to a license, different States utilize different acronyms for their licenses. In the State I live in they’re referred to as a CCW. I know other States refer to them as a CCL, or CWL. As far as the reciprocity thing goes, I don’t understand that either. Commonsense would dictate that 2 States who both allowed Constitutional carry (especially if those 2 States were neighboring to one another) they would automatically allow individuals who were residents to carry from State to State, but that’s not always the case. What makes this all the more confusing, and somewhat dangerous is that there are some States that do have reciprocity when it comes to Constitutional carry. Of course the solution to all of this would be a Federal law that allowed for Constitutional carry.
@phillipsheppard5361 I heard at one time that after all the states go to the Real ID, that included in that, will be whether or not u have a CCW and that basically having a CCW is gonna be your "federal law" right to carry everywhere without this issue. This is part of the reason that some states are fighting doing Real ID.
@@GrantTravels23 In MS The highway patrol or state troopers are told before the ever get out of the car if they run your tag wheither or not you have and ccw permit and if it is active or expired
@@phillipsheppard5361 "guns laws" are not based on any common sense; they got more contradictions than the Bible but we all know it is a business, not about rights
Great advice. Situational awareness is always my first line of defense. We need to be reminded of these things continually. And unfortunately, when all else fails, we carry to defend and extricate ourselves from life threatening situations.
Any company that bans carry on the premise should be liable if anyone gets harmed on their property. They should also be liable for any theft of a firearm while it's stored in a vehicle because of company policy.
Why I carry a gun??? Why do you need a seatbelt ??? Why do you have smoke alarms ???? Why do you have a fire extinguisher. ???? Why do you need locks ???? Why do you need air in your tires??? About after the first two they get the point .
@@Gregory-n7s I think he’s saying don’t instigate a fight or escalate a situation if you can just walk away. If guns are already drawn, then do whatever keeps you alive at that point.
I love everything you said here - especially the point about having a bad day! We need to be responsible people to the highest degree when carrying a gun!
Appreciate the comment in regards to politics you are spot on with that,, I myself couldn’t care less about politics until I started getting into firearms and realized it’s important now especially since I live in California one of the most anti-gun states in our country unfortunately,, I definitely became more aware of politics because of my passion for firearms.
You offered quite a few excellent suggestions on the various effects of concealed carry. I identify with many of the suggestions you made. The one that stands out to me is the one about being aware of your surroundings. I started carrying a firearm when I worked armed security. Then I acquired my CCW permit. Now I make a conscience effort to be situationally aware of my surrounding all the time. When I eat fast foods, which is rare, I always take a seat with my back to the wall.
You made a point about keeping your own self in check. I’ve noticed that since I’ve started carrying my attitude towards things that would annoy me has changed. I don’t get upset as much over the stupid stuff that used to really bother me. I think it’s because I know that if I start a problem or enter a problem, as an armed individual, I’m going to be looked at as the bad guy
I don’t lock my doors and leave the keys in all my vehicles. In rural Virginia. These are becoming very dangerous habits. I work on a farm of sorts, no one there cares what you are or are not carrying. The owner actually prefers that I be armed , he knows exactly zero about firearms and would be in trouble if he needed one and no one was there. He leaves his doors unlocked as well. I always knew things would degrade to the point it has and even worse is coming. Your video maybe my turning point to break these bad security habits I have formed.
Rural Kansas here, I do the same and I need to break that habit fast. Doors unlocked, keys in the ignition, and half the time multiple windows are completely open.
I was a skeptic about red dots for a long time, but my near vision is getting so bad now that without my glasses I literally can't focus my vision on the front sight. Red dots (or green, in my preference) make that a non-issue. After you get used to shooting with dot sights they're light cheat codes.
Malls that ban firearms is bullshit. The one I work in banned any carrying of firearms even if you have a concealed carry license. They went a step farther to employ a sheriff's k9 unit thats trained to detect firearms. I talked to the handler a while back and he said the dog doesn't only detect firearms but also gun oil and gunpowder residue. I told him straight up your gonna get a false reading every day with me because I carry my pistol around the house. So every day the k9 thinks I have a gun but I never have one on me at work.
Great advice brother. I love how you encourage us to carry everyday but also take caution if we're not in the right state of mind. Solid advice! I'm about to start RV full-time and I've got a lot of homework to do with traveling and carrying. Thanks for making my education enjoyable. 👍🔔
Watch out for the New England states, IL, and NM. All the other states in the 48 u should be ok in. I believe Hawaii has some weird pew laws there too.
I've carried for many years and have learned a great deal and am still learning. That said, this was a really great video that caters to the full spectrum of firearm ideation.
Love the video. I work as a delivery driver for Pizza Hut. Been put in some pretty sketchy situations, so I conceal carry a Taurus g2c. Light with laser combo. Never had a round jam and put about 500 through it. Good cheap and reliable.
Another reason to make sure to use your carry ammo is to make sure it feeds in your firearm. Especially in 9mm and .380. Going from FMJ to an ammo with a flatter tip can make a huge difference. I ended up having to polish a feed ramp for one firearm to get it to eat 147 grain or hollow points. Just make sure.
I anticipated coming here to pick apart your list, as a long time UOF instructor, concealed carry instructor, TFI, and much more… but I can’t. You hit the nail on the head with this list. I’m so used to people spouting off their opinions when their opinions are relevant to ONLY them, and not the carry community, as a whole. For example: “if you don’t carry a 1911, you’re wrong! The best dang gun ever made and way more reliable than those plastic Glocks” rhetoric. Anyway, GREAT list!!! The ONE thing I would add is the Gun Free School Zone Act, making it illegal to carry a firearm within a school zone unless licensed by your state to do so. You mentioned ‘know your state laws’, which I LOVE… but knowing federal law should also apply. Most people in a Constitutional Carry State don’t know about the GFSZA, which COULD land them in some trouble.
Very important for anyone who owns a gun, whether you carry or just keep it for in home defense is to know the laws where you live regarding what situations you can legally use it for defense.
Thank u so much for sharing. I dont really like guns that much. But i own a sig P365 XL 9mm & a sig p320 x10 10mm. I'm 68 now and i can live free of fears anywhere i go. For self/home defense.
Yep I have 2 cases out of il that I’m fighting, which I believe I’m going to be good on, but I was following all my rules and regulations in my home state of Missouri and I have two felony gun possession charges across the river in Illinois for the same exact thing😭🤷♂️
I carry everywhere. Home,work, on the road, stores, everywhere. If you c9nceal carry nobody will ever know youre armed. I carry to protect myself, my family, and my fellow neighbors. Self defense is my natural right whicheber firearm i choose. Damn anyone who says i shouldn't or carry somewhere.
LOL i used to be the SA of a Motorcycle Club formerly in your area, and then SA, VP and P of a Club up here, you want to talk about being Vigilant, we get taught that starting day 1 prospecting. i'm no longer in the club world but i act like i am wherever i go, i know all the Exits, i have my back to a wall and eyes on the door so i see who comes and goes, walking my head is on a swivel and riding and driving i know who and what is around me, even at home I have a dozen camera's that give me a chime when it detects Motion inside and outside of my house. Laws i Live in New Hampshire, Constitutional Carry and stand your ground and Castle and the most gun friendly state i have ever lived in, we can even ignore no gun signs unless it's a federal building or courthouse, the only thing a place can do here is trespass us and they have to go thru the legal process to do so, we're lucky up here Vermont to the west and Maine to the East both Constitutional Carry, Vt does have a 15 round max in the magazine, so if i go there i have smaller mags for my Springfield, and Maine is just like us except some nutball laws passed after the Lewiston shootings but they are for buyers and Maine residents not me as a NH Resident. Then we have Marxistchusetts to the south, you step 1 foot too far south and it's 10 years in prison.......but a few times now Marxistchusetts judges have tossed out cases vs NH residents in mass near the border. thankfully i'm retired so job is not an issue but i always carried just was more discreet at work (Harley dealers) My personal every day is the Springfield XD-9 Defender, proven police and military pistol and i have several smaller backups. As to bolt ons and red dots i have no use for them to me they are more high tech nonsense that will fail when you need it most train and practice with what you have a screw tech !! Any gun law is a violation of the 2nd !! Here in NH there is no such thing as a Bar, we have Restaurants that serve booze, but i don't drink and weed use is a federal offense and a felony for lying on the 4473. it's the Bill of Rights, it's Not the Bill of Needs !! non of someones business why i buy anything
Every Advice In This Video Is Right On The Money!! Nice Video and Super Good Advice HegShot... Everyone Around Me Carry's And I Am Super Paranoid Do To The Fact That I Am A Convicted Felon From 1992. My Wife And Kids Always Have To Keep Their Guns In The Safe When I'm In The House And Not Because I'm A Lunatic Because I Am Not But Because I Tell Them To Because I Would Not Want To Go Back To Prison. One Felony, One Charge On My File From 1992 I Am Now 49 yrs Old Crime Free .. And Prison Is Not For Me ..
Since the pandemic, I have been able to work from home. So for me, my carry is always on and I don't have to worry about the rules of the 'office'. It's my office!
Good points made. I carry a kinda small compact 9mm pistol with a 5 round mag. Keep in mind that I'm a college student so most of the day I'm sitting so I needed something that won't dig into me while sitting 2 hours with 15 minute breaks for a whole day.I can't carry like a full size beretta glock 1911 or any of these. I might need to get something a little bigger later.
Cross carry sling bag with a quick access pocket for concealed carry helps a lot. You gotta shop around to find a decent one, but it's worth it. If you compare the time it takes to lift your shirt and draw and to pull a zipper down on a pocket and draw, as long as you only keep your concealed carry in that pocket the draw time is the same. The average person just assumes it's a messenger bag. Only people in the know will realize what is really going on with the attire, and they usually are supportive. Whenever I enter a store, the security usually gives me some kind of acknowledgement of respect. I put some amazon packaging in another pocket over the concealed carry pocket so the outline of the piece isn't seen from people. You can also carry extra mags in other pockets too. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made to carry all the time without having to spend money on all kinds of different holsters to accommodate different kinds of clothing.
@@Itsallsotiresome great Idea I've tryed that my issue is that it's illegal where I live and the bag also shifts around so the draw isn't consistent. Sometimes I still do it like when I don't want anybody to even have a clue about the gun like when we are visiting a factory with the class or something. But as soon as I can I get it back on my hip I will. I will get something bigger tho for outside the campus carrying I was thinking the cheapest still good quality 1911 that I can get I'm a sports shooter and I can shoot those really well tho they are kinda kick I can manage it. I'm kinda afraid that it's too much "gun" for me as a 19 year old to handle.
@@GAguns Thanks. Well, better to be judged by 12 then carried by 6. What I do is I grasp the bag with one hand, quickly down the zipper with the other, and draw with the same hand that downed the zipper to keep the draw consistent. I have one of the kind where the zipper is up towards me and my main hand so it's a quick smooth movement with practice. 1911s are nice, but the capacity on the classic ones are a negative to me, and the larger cap modern versions are way too expensive for my budget. I'd suggest a compact or sub compact with at least ten round capacity and an internal striker fired one so there's nothing that can catch on anything during the draw. But it's just a suggestion. It's your choice. I just prefer the bag overall. I hate not being able to eat as much as I want without discomfort while I'm out, or bending down because of the piece jabbing me in the stomach, and how it limits body movement like stretching without it being noticeable. Hip carry is too noticeable on me while concealed so it's not an option. And if people assume it's a "murse" then all the better because it gives the element of surprise if I ever do need to use it in self-defense. Best thing to help with the kick on any handgun is increased grip strength. You can buy for pretty cheap these days a grip strength trainer from amazon. Have a good one.
Consider smaller firearm… 380 LCP max. Got one about 2 months ago. Very easy/comfortable to carry, 10+1 with factory mag. Haven’t missed a day without it. Got it because I Would find my 9mm to be too much for warmer weather attire.
I guess, depending upon what the local laws are like, I always figured that, if I've got a pistol (or shotgun) locked inside of my own personal vehicle, out in the parking lot at work; I won't "advertise the fact" that it's there... Like you say; if'n when the NEED for a firearm arises, as long as a man (or woman) KNOWS that they are "in the right"... If I were to "get fired" from the job, for breaking company policy... I was looking for a job, when I found THAT ONE!
Day one during orientation I asked the hr lady giving her presentation if they allowed employees to carry while on site she said of course not. My second question to her was if there was an active shooter situation and I lost my life would they claim responsibility. She said no. So I told her flat out. I WILL BE CARRYING everyday. Never been an issue. You just need to know how to speak HR
Any business that says you can't Open \ concel carry they just lost your business / ask for the Manger or the owner of the store and ask them if they concel carry and if they say yes to the Question. Then them saying you can't carry Period is Invalid. .
I drive through some sketchy parts of town to get to work, but I work at a military installation and if caught its not just getting fired, its a federal offense and losing my 2A rights.
In Idaho at 18 you don’t need a ccw to conceal carry but I had to get an enhanced ccw because when traveling in Washington like you say, they only accept an enhanced ccw if you’re carrying in your vehicle.
I was doing work at a secure facility recently and my car got randomly searched, including K9 sniffers. Even though the state was safe to carry, as soon as I got in those gates, it would be straight to jail. They even made an important director pour out an unopened bottle of expensive wine because they found it in her trunk. So much for birthday dinner. Couldn't risk it.
Many years ago, when Kentucky first enacted their concealed carry statutes, Levi Strauss & Company, who had a warehouse in Florence Kentucky, decided that they would ban carrying even in one's car in the parking lot. So one morning, when employees started arriving for their shift, they were met at the door by security guards and escorted to the cafeteria IIRC. Then each employee was escorted one at a time to their car by a couple of guards and compelled to allow his or her vehicle to be searched. If a firearm was found, then the employee was escorted to the Human Resources office where their employment was terminated. This resulted in a lawsuit. By the way, Kentucky had a law on the books, way before concealed carry licenses existed, known as the "Protection of Travelers" law which permitted the storage of a loaded handgun inside one's car at all times. The lawsuit did NOT go the way Levi Strauss hoped it would. As a matter of fact, the judge in this case, in his ruling, held that, if an employer prohibited an employee from storing a handgun inside his car, that act essentially prevented the employee from exercising his 2A rights! By the way, I ware Wrangler jeans. Wouldn't be caught dead in a pair of Levis.
I was a manager at Burger King in a good area but I don't believe anywhere is a good area just nothing happening right now. One night a hour before closing 2 guys came in one with a gun but 3 employees and myself were armed when we drew they decided to leave but police got them 4blocks down the street
Reminds me of something my former boss once told me and some of my co-workers about the company's no firearms policy. "At the end of the day, this is just a job. Your life is more important" I then asked if he carried and he just said "Eh, I don't know, all I'll say is that I do what I gotta do to make sure I make it back to my wife and kids in the evening." He was the best boss I've ever had by far.
Keep it on you or put it in your locker when you get to work. Dont leave it in your car. Bad guys break into the cars at my old job all the time because they know noone will be around. My car was broken into and they tore it up pretty good but didnt steal anything. They even left a spare magazine. The car next to me had his wifes prescription sunglasses stolen though... cost me 70 bucks for a new window.
Unless it is a government building, I blatantly ignore private businesses and employers that say "No firearms allowed". If I am at work, my firearm is concealed. Nobody will know I have it unless the time comes to need to protect myself or others. If it comes to that, defending mine and my own is way more important than keeping the job. Same with the hotel I am living out of now. They forbid firearms, but I am living here and refuse to not have my firearm where I rest my head. Again, they will never know I have it unless it is necessary to defend myself. If their security fails to the point I need to defend myself, I would leave anyways and blast the hotel online for both their firearm policy and how it and their security failed to keep me, a paying guest, safe. I do not drink anymore so I do not go to bars, which are the only private business establishments in my state where the law tells you not to carry. Other private businesses can request you leave, but that is all that happens. At the end of the day, bad guys ignore firearms restrictions so I might as well do the same. No way is a criminal going to have an advantage over me because of some words on paper.
Whenever a new concealed carrier asks me “ what size gun should I get to carry”, I generally tell them to get the biggest gun that they think they can conceal and will carry every day. If you can conceal a compact gun and a full-size gun, go with the full size. Just my opinion but that has worked for me since I first started carrying every day.
You just have to be mindful of where you are and who you’re with. I spend a lot of time in slums because of my work. You have to make yourself come off as someone not to mess with. I live in a really bad neighborhood and can’t afford to move. Get some books from USCCA and or US law shield since they have a ton of information for you that you Need to know before you defend yourself or carry. Stay safe out there and please be vigilant and mindful of the laws and neighborhoods and the people you’re around
The only people who know I carry live in my household or have agreed to get together if SHTF. We go to the range often, and have discussed where we would go in a "the sky is falling" scenario.
Do not go to, visit, do business in, or give any money to, states that do not honor Second Amendment Rights. Places like California, New York, and Illinois, do not deserve our money or business.
I'm glad to work for a privately owned business, with the owner being a conservative that carries. When he found out I also carry, we just ended up talking guns for an hour and he was grateful that I take security seriously. When asked what would happen if I ever had to use my firearm to defend myself or my coworkers, he just laughed and said, "your job isn't going anywhere and I might even give you hazard pay." Lol. Super good man, which is why I love this job, even if I could get paid better elsewhere. It also helps that my coworkers and manager are all pretty awesome too.
I've only had a couple jobs that didn't allow me to carry at work. Some as company policy, others due to state and federal law. Rideshare company prohibited carrying a firearm while working, but since I worked 12hr shifts on Fridays and Saturdays, my firearm was with me since craziness can happen. I've got hours of footage of insane misadventures while doing that job.
@@CELRahk It doesn't but it is worth trying if for no other reason than to be able to tell yourself and everyone else "I did everything I could do to avoid shooting."
1 grew up in the mean streets of Chicago in the 60s and 70s. Learned to have my head on a swivel but not be paranoid and Chicago has gotten 100% worse than back then.
I've been carrying for 45 + years. I've been to a hole lot of training classes.I've bought a ton of red dot sights. I have never found one that could be a better target shooter. I can shoot a lot better with plain sights.
The opening scene of the 1998 movie Ronin taught me a lot. Biggest thing being, know what you’re walking into and plan for everything else. Just a movie, sure, but if you get a chance watch that scene with Robert DeNiro and how he acts going into a unfamiliar building to meet unfamiliar people.
My first firearm that I bought was an AR15, but I got the green tipped 5.56, not the .223, well decided that with the apartment I lived in if I had to shoot towards the door, even if I hit the intruder, the round could still go through my neighbors door, so my first sidearm eas a G17, loved it ,except for one thing, breaking down for cleaning, I have very mild CP and so the strength in my left hand to pull down the two puns wasn't possible. My next sidearm might actually be a sig p320, though don't care for the 21 rnd clip, but love the ease on breaking it down, just need to go to the indoor range to rent a p320 and ammo to test fire for the feel and accuracy. Keep up the good work on the advice, especially for this novice firearm owner who happens to disagree with his party on this ine are, which is why a Libertarian called me a Southern Democrat. Wish everyone a pleasant day and be safe.
I just got my first gun on my birthday a couple weeks ago. I had to go purchase it because i had an incident with someone coming to my door to have me move my vehicle while also getting offended that i answered my door holding a 1 5/8" wrench and flashing his IWB firearm. I got a Taurus G3C, and it unfortunately cannot accept an optic
@foxxygranpa87 is that for the g3c toro, or the regular g3c? I'm not sure if I've been looking in the right places, but the TORO slide upgrade does allow a sight, however I'd have better luck shooting the balls off a mosquito than finding a toro slide upgrade, it seems
I was fired from a job for carrying my gun once. It was concealed and nobody knew about it, but I drew it one day on someone that came in dressed as a delivery driver and pulled a knife on one of the girls behind the front desk. She had no immediate safe area to retreat to and my desk was behind hers, so I was also mostly boxed in. I drew my gun and forced the guy onto the floor, we ziptied his hands behind his back and waited for the cops to show up.
Naturally, they detained me while investigating, but eventually released me. Then while the cops were still there, the boss walked up and fired me on the spot and demanded the cops escort me out. They refused, probably because they were still busy investigating and asking questions. The girl argued not to fire me because she might be seriously injured or even dead if I didn't have a gun. Boss didn't care of course and still fired me.
I ended up taking him to court for wrongful termination because nothing in our (currently available) employee handbooks about firearms. My lawyer and I won and he was forced to offer my job back, but I denied and said I wouldn't work for someone who fired me for protecting myself or someone else. Also got some payout from it, nothing huge, just enough to sting him. My current employer doesn't care if we carry, as long as it's concealed and doesn't come out unless it absolutely needs to. He's even got a rifle under his desk 😂
@@AXWagon hell yea
@@AXWagon really cool of you to share, bravo for standing up and defending your peers.
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My job doesn't allow employees to carry but I carry anyway because I was attacked and almost abducted leaving the job. My safety is more important than company policy.
Consider OC spray as a viable option as well.
@@pauliexcluded1 OC spray? I've never heard of it. What is that if you don't mind?
@@milliondolladivabritt92 Oleoresin capsicum….it is just pepper spray.
@@pauliexcluded1 Ahhh..duh I should have figured that out lol
@@milliondolladivabritt92it’s good to have on your person all the time you can. It’s a tool that your far more likely to need, more more justified to use is most circumstance. Laws are more lax for them since it’s not lethal. Most of the situations I’ve been in would have been not suitable for a firearm, and many situations can be effectively deescalated with it (dogs, fights, and any situation where someone doesn’t have a firearm or other force multiplier)
When someone asks me why I "need" anything; I tell them I don't have to show a need in order to exercise a Right.
It’s not government-given
It’s not even god-given
It is your right just as a human being to protect yourself
Oh, I prefer the response: "I "need" it because you think you have any business to even ask me why I 'need" it.
Not only that but also, like the saying goes, _"Better to have and not need, than to need and not have"_
All I need is what I want.
I tell em’ it’s none of their business. Or ask why they have so many fire extinguishers on their walls, even if they don’t have any. ..lol.. guns are only scary to the people that are ignorant to them. I’m way more afraid of getting stabbed than shot. Knives have an excellent track record for being deadly, as well as daggers and swords. 🤔🙄
Why I carry a gun? Because the last time I carried a cop all day, I got a hernia.
Not saying I don't support your right to carry... But sometimes funny jokes aren't helping.... Guns don't stop bullets, body body armor does.... No one ever talks about wearing a plate carrier to the grocer, and I find that interesting.
@@onceagain227 do you? Have you worn one?
@@Pipizzakitchen I'm not the one here pretending to be a superhero...
@@onceagain227 I didn't say that you were. I'm not sure what you're pretending to be.
I'll pretend it was a reasonable question. Wearing a plate carrier around anywhere but an active combat zone is a terrible idea for more reasons than I can count. A great way to ensure you're the first target and will be fatally shot is only the most obvious. It wouldn't save a life in any situation but an open firefight or a stormtrooper level sniper attack.
People who carry do so to protect their own life and their family's. They aren't looking for an opportunity to be a hero and go to prison.
@@Pipizzakitchen repeat after me. Guns don't stop bullets. Armor stops bullets . If you were truly looking to "protect" yourself. you would wear armor. Like a footballer wears a helmet to protect themselves. You carry weapons, to assault a threat... This is the opposite of defence. Terminology is confusing, I know.... And that is why we should avoid silly jokes.. are you following along?
One rule: Keep it a secret until it isn't a secret anymore. Then, keep your mouth shut, because the people sworn to protect and defend will (probably) try to set you up for failure. Collect yourself, and consult a lawyer.
I cannot second your thought. I was in that situation 15 years ago and neither the cops who responded nor the DA tried to set me up. It was quite the opposite. Everyone was helpful and a resource to me. I was cleared in 4 weeks from all wrong doing. And that in communist California.
I cannot second your thought. I was in that situation and neither the cops who responded nor the DA tried to set me up. It was quite the opposite. Everyone was helpful, respectful and a resource for me. I was cleared in no time from any wrongdoing and was never charged with anything. And this all happened in commy California.
@@Bastard_Operator_From_Hell That was 15 years ago. The world made more sense then. We didn't even have smart phones yet.
@@wilsonbelle6600 I still don’t see your point bc 15 years later I work with these types of issues in my career and never saw someone being set up after a legal shooting. Bear in mind, not every self-Defense shooting is a legal or justified self-defense. And then it’s still not a setup by cops. That person simply didn’t follow the law. Chasing someone and shooting isn’t self defense because the imminent threat is no longer there. Another example is provoking someone and then this person comes at you and you think you can shot or kill or harm that person is self defense. It is not. But you’re right, 15 years ago we didn’t have smart phones.
@@Bastard_Operator_From_Hell 15yrs ago was a whole different planet back then bub. If you don't understand that an what the point is that the guy is trying to make then I already know who u voted 4 in 2020... smdh just like the democratic party is not the same as it was 20yrs ago either
ive carried at multiple jobs that "frown upon" it.... its concealed....it stays concealed....id rather get fired and find another job than have something happen while im stuck in the job environment without my gun
Well if I conceal carried where I work (ok, I telework 95% of the time but sometimes I have to drive into an office to get certain things done) which is considered a Government location/building and got caught, I not only would get fired but would probably get arrested as I believe that is a felony. That's not a "consequence" I'm willing to accept.
Company firearms policy are suggestion ,kinda like sunblock
I work at a job that doesn't allow employees to carry but does allow customers to and I carry everyday.
My company says no guns or weapons, I carry concealed every day. I will not risk my safety by not carrying. If they find out and fire me so be it
Where I work and somebody puts a backpack into the work truck. You don't ask what's in that backpack. (Might be lunch, might be drugs, likely a gun). if a backpack goes into a work truck and the guys leaving town for a week, I guarantee you We both know it's in that backpack..... We all know what's in there. We don't ask questions nor do we answer.
I live in central GA (about 25 miles south of Atlanta).
I rarely come across anti-gunners, but about 25 years ago in my early to mid twenties, some young friends and acquaintances would ask why I’d carry in such a relatively peaceful area.
I’d always say the same thing:
“How many times have you heard a person say something like: ‘I can’t believe this happened here!’?”
That ALWAYS made them pause in a major way!
Great point!
It’s better to have and not need then need and not have when life is on the line
My personal response is “Because we are a soft target. If someone want to do something bad, are they going to the areas where people are on edge and possibly armed or will they go to somewhere ‘nice’ where they are more likely to be able to do what they want?”
Being fired is better than being dead.
This is something people never stop to think about, and sadly it gets people killed in these gun free zones which are the highest danger zone you can be in.
Yup👍🏽
@@offworlder1 Thats what the criminals are counting on the " gun zone" signs just tells them ROB ME
@@offworlder1 "gun free zone" should have a sign next to it "no crime allowed"
Amen
Problem with following the no-gun zones is that a criminal isn't a law abiding citizen. Better to break the law and keep your life than to keep the law and lose your life.
Sure, but it's still a bad idea to carry on federal property.
One thing I never do when in a public place is sit with my back to the front door!
Ever since I first saw the movie Ronin, decades ago, starring Robert DeNiro. The opening scene where Roberts character examines the new building he’s never been in before to meet people he’s never met before and plans everything. I’ve never gone into a place whiteout knowing the exits and always park my car by the exit of the building (sometimes checkouts are by the exit but the entrance and carts are on the other side for example. I park where I get out and make a longer walk to the entrance. Pros and cons but still I think and plan my entrances and exits.) restaurants are the same but I park a little closer to the exit of the parking lot not the door. If something happens everyone tries to get out at the same time. Think after a sporting event or concert. If your car is by the exit you leave sooner and don’t wait in a line of cars.
When I served in the Navy and especially while on shore patrol we learned to never sit with our backs to the entrance.
Head on a swivel, know all egress n exists, always take a seat agsinst a wall, so that u are facing the most used entrance. While seated start scanning your neighbors. "Who's likely carrying, who's body language is off" etc.. Always park close to the exit of the parking lot and always back in while parking so that you face out
Agreed! Always back to a wall with a clear line to an exit, and head on swivel 24/7. Habits of growing up in Detroit in the 80s and 90s.
Whenever going out for dinner, etc. My ex would invariably sit in a position, facing the door. I'd always have to remind her that I have more experience and training. Thus, I sit, facing the door. (Because, I had superior situational awareness. Though, she carried too.) I also had to remind her not to take 5 minutes getting out of the car, after parking. I think my instincts were correct. 🤷🏾♂️🤟🏾✌🏾👌🏾🙏🏽🧡🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Any business that does not trust its customers to be armed should be avoided.
I do my best to avoid businesses that are anti-gun such as Half Price Bookstores and Whole Foods. Those environments become soft targets for criminals.
So, 90% of public businesses?
?? How can you trust people you don’t know? Only a fool trust random people with a gun. That doesn’t mean I don’t respect their right to self defense…. It doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the patron that may come to my aid if a bad person does a bad thing. But I don’t “trust” anyone. In my establishment you will never find a sign denying your right to carry concealed. My employees may be armed…I don’t know. I don’t need to know.
The owner of a business has the right to make that call.
@GlobnarTheGreen -- What is stupid is your failure to understand that I am referring to businesses where the owners/managers have a say in whether or not guns are allowed, not establishments where it is illegal to have guns.
So do you mind if the people working in the business carry? I have my cow, personally I carry to work everyday whether or not I could get fired for having it. Better to have it then to not.
A great story on knowing your surroundings. When my wife and I were just dating, we were at a bar and I told her to get up and move immediately, she was kind of pissed at me at first, didn't know why I was telling her to do something and then a few minutes later a fight broke out and knocked over the chair she was sitting at. I told her later I was sorry but I didn't have time to explain what I had already seen. I knew what was about to happen.
I hope you aren't carrying in bars.
@@HAMRADIO-w3g no, I was not carring in a bar. Just an example of always knowing your surroundings.
@user-kp3eq1uj8e In my state, carrying inside a bar is legal.
It's legal in my state
I carry in bars.
"Always be 100% sober when carrying."
Me, a new gun owner who is Mormon: "I've been training my whole life for this."
Something my instructor told us in my ccw class that has stuck with me. God forbid anyone here has to go through this but if you find yourself in a self defense scenario, do you best to not be seen as the aggressor at any point in the scenario. There will be attorneys talking about every second of this and if you are defending yourself and your family that should be the only story told that day.
The company I worked for and the one I work for now make it clear they don’t want their employees carrying firearms, it’s funny how I still do so and have never been penalized. If I can get away with it, what’s that policy going to do for me when someone with ill intent does it too?
I really wanted to buy the IC380 but the company shut down. Would've been perfect for those anti gun work places.
When I worked at Google and a friend ber optic engineering company, I wouldn't trust the employees to be responsible with fire arms and be uncomfortable working. We already had armed security at the entrances.
The guys that concealed or open carried around me at social gatherings were way too casual about their holster being in my face while I was sitting nearby or talking about their EDC.
If you can't be an adult about gun safety, don't bring your gun to a party or don't be drinking. I'm just tired of idiots with guns.
@@evilparadigm I rarely talk about guns, and when I do, I never talk about if I’m carrying or not. Never needed anyone to know I was carrying.
@@poorlittlebiker6476 Well thanks for being responsible.
not shit
Always care more about your life then any job or building.
Tell that to all the people who took the vaccine to avoid being fired😊
@@anthonygallo3576 That was their mistake, not everyone did.
@@anthonygallo3576 Their choice to make.
Correct. But having a place to live is better than sleeping on the streets
@@toptiertech7291 Not every job forced you to be vaccinated, if you could not find a job that did not require the jab then you were not looking all that hard.
A law repugnant to the Constitution is void. Chief Justice Marshall in Marbury v. Madison
do 25 draws before leaving home for the day in your selected clothing, this allows you to makes changes and corrections before going out the door, focus on correct form 25 times doing it right first then gradually pick up speed, slower with consistency is better then a fast sloppy draw that looks different for every draw
Love it!
Slow is smooth and smooth is fast
@@carl6153 yep, that saying I hear often
@GlobnarTheGreen for shure, draw from car, sitting in chair or any possition thats not standing also
That is wonderful advice. Now I just have to force myself to do it until it becomes a habit.
"I've got my carry gun..... Now I need an AR...."
4 AR's, 2 AK's, 3 shotguns, 7 handguns later......
Where'd my money go?
Yup sounds about right huh?
I have been armed everywhere. I’ve gone for the last 40 years except for on an airplane or the courthouse and nobody’s ever even known it.
That has been my point in all responses thus far If it is concealed no one should know
I live in Philly. Even the hospitals have metal detectors now. They won’t let me in armed.
@@kimmy722They have them at my job and I set it off several times a day. They should really just turn it off. 😅
I worked at a gun counter in a farm supply store and was told I was not allowed to carry my own sidearm (I carried it concealed) I also worked at a gas station as a opener at 5am and they tried to make me sign a paper saying I would not have a firearm in my car on company property. I knew the law and I informed them that by state law I was allowed to have a firearm in my car on company property and would be nothing they could do other then fire me and if they done that there would be legal issues for them for terminating me because of the firearm in my car, state law said I could not have one on me at work if they said no firearms while working (I carried anyway seeing how I would go into work alone in the morning to open the store it was for my own safety).
Did you sign it?
I often sign saying “not withstanding the above, I wave no rights afforded to be under the law”
@@richeyrich2203 I crossed out the part where said I could not have it in my car and wrote down the information that stated I was allowed to under the states law and informed the Manager of this as well before I signed it and informed her that state law trumped the companies policy and if they wished to fire me I would follow up with legal actions against the company.
@@patriotprepper3878 you definitely didn’t do that. As long as that was a private company and private property. They can tell you that you can’t carry a firearm and you literally can’t do it. So no, you didn’t do anything you said kid😂
@@King.of.dreamz And you live where and know the laws of the state I live in how? The law of the state I lived in states clearly that I can have a firearm in my car on company property but was not allowed to have one on my persons while I was working. As far as me being a Kid that is funny I am far to old to be called a kid.
In any case you think what ever you wish.
@patriotprepper3878
there's a 0.0000000 % chance any of that is true. cool story though 🙄
In 49 states they don't need a reason to fire you. In the 50th, non-adherence to company policy is grounds for termination. welcome to the real world, kid.
that's all, you can go back to your little fantasy world now. give 'em hell 😂
One thing I would bring up concerning Constitutional carry States is this. If you live in a Constitutional carry State, and DO NOT have a CCW, and you travel to another Constitutional carry State and are carrying concealed you may be breaking the law. Even if the State you are carrying in has reciprocity with the State you live in that reciprocity may ONLY apply to individuals that possess a CCW. In other words just because 2 States are both Constitutional carry doesn’t necessarily mean that the State in which you are not a resident recognizes your right to carry without a CCW.
I have a friend who learned this lesson the hard way.
Im about to be traveling with the same circumstances you mentioned. when you say CCW, you mean a license? I know CCW means concealed carry weapon. Also I don't understand how reciprocity isn't respected
@@tommielandry4040 Yes, I’m referring to a license, different States utilize different acronyms for their licenses. In the State I live in they’re referred to as a CCW. I know other States refer to them as a CCL, or CWL. As far as the reciprocity thing goes, I don’t understand that either. Commonsense would dictate that 2 States who both allowed Constitutional carry (especially if those 2 States were neighboring to one another) they would automatically allow individuals who were residents to carry from State to State, but that’s not always the case. What makes this all the more confusing, and somewhat dangerous is that there are some States that do have reciprocity when it comes to Constitutional carry. Of course the solution to all of this would be a Federal law that allowed for Constitutional carry.
@phillipsheppard5361 I heard at one time that after all the states go to the Real ID, that included in that, will be whether or not u have a CCW and that basically having a CCW is gonna be your "federal law" right to carry everywhere without this issue. This is part of the reason that some states are fighting doing Real ID.
@@GrantTravels23 In MS The highway patrol or state troopers are told before the ever get out of the car if they run your tag wheither or not you have and ccw permit and if it is active or expired
@@phillipsheppard5361 "guns laws" are not based on any common sense; they got more contradictions than the Bible but we all know it is a business, not about rights
We as Americans need to start fostering a culture where carrying AND using a firearm is not seen as a taboo.
@@Beuwen_The_Dragon we need to actully represent the culture other countires male fun of us for.
Great advice. Situational awareness is always my first line of defense. We need to be reminded of these things continually. And unfortunately, when all else fails, we carry to defend and extricate ourselves from life threatening situations.
I learned while I was trainng up for Iraq
Any company that bans carry on the premise should be liable if anyone gets harmed on their property. They should also be liable for any theft of a firearm while it's stored in a vehicle because of company policy.
"Law abiding" is not interchangeable with "good." There are a lot of good people who are getting tired of tyrannical laws.
Why I carry a gun???
Why do you need a seatbelt ???
Why do you have smoke alarms ????
Why do you have a fire extinguisher. ????
Why do you need locks ????
Why do you need air in your tires???
About after the first two they get the point .
I don't think they air in the tires one really applies.
Another unwritten rule- YOU CAN NEVER BE THE AGGRESSOR- best just to walk away knowing that the situation could escalate.
if you can walk away kind of hard to do that at gunpoint or when your life is being threatened.
@@Gregory-n7s I think he’s saying don’t instigate a fight or escalate a situation if you can just walk away. If guns are already drawn, then do whatever keeps you alive at that point.
I love everything you said here - especially the point about having a bad day! We need to be responsible people to the highest degree when carrying a gun!
Gun ownership and carry is definitely a lifestyle! Keep bringing the informative and well presented videos !
my job has no rules about carrying weapons, so I shut my mouth, keep it concealed and magically its all legal :)
Appreciate the comment in regards to politics you are spot on with that,, I myself couldn’t care less about politics until I started getting into firearms and realized it’s important now especially since I live in California one of the most anti-gun states in our country unfortunately,, I definitely became more aware of politics because of my passion for firearms.
You offered quite a few excellent suggestions on the various effects of concealed carry. I identify with many of the suggestions you made. The one that stands out to me is the one about being aware of your surroundings. I started carrying a firearm when I worked armed security. Then I acquired my CCW permit. Now I make a conscience effort to be situationally aware of my surrounding all the time. When I eat fast foods, which is rare, I always take a seat with my back to the wall.
I carry when it was illegal and I carry now . We are constitutional carry now . And I still carry when the stores say no .
Ooooh badass 😂😂
You made a point about keeping your own self in check. I’ve noticed that since I’ve started carrying my attitude towards things that would annoy me has changed. I don’t get upset as much over the stupid stuff that used to really bother me. I think it’s because I know that if I start a problem or enter a problem, as an armed individual, I’m going to be looked at as the bad guy
I'll quit carrying mine when the criminals quit carrying theirs.
I have a JD and I have carried in TX since 1996. You are a great teacher!
I don’t lock my doors and leave the keys in all my vehicles. In rural Virginia. These are becoming very dangerous habits. I work on a farm of sorts, no one there cares what you are or are not carrying. The owner actually prefers that I be armed , he knows exactly zero about firearms and would be in trouble if he needed one and no one was there. He leaves his doors unlocked as well. I always knew things would degrade to the point it has and even worse is coming. Your video maybe my turning point to break these bad security habits I have formed.
Rural Kansas here, I do the same and I need to break that habit fast. Doors unlocked, keys in the ignition, and half the time multiple windows are completely open.
Here in urban Cali we never had that habit!! LoL
I was a skeptic about red dots for a long time, but my near vision is getting so bad now that without my glasses I literally can't focus my vision on the front sight. Red dots (or green, in my preference) make that a non-issue. After you get used to shooting with dot sights they're light cheat codes.
Appreciate the content and I feel you were spot on!
I live a half hour away from CA - I completely stopped going
Malls that ban firearms is bullshit. The one I work in banned any carrying of firearms even if you have a concealed carry license. They went a step farther to employ a sheriff's k9 unit thats trained to detect firearms. I talked to the handler a while back and he said the dog doesn't only detect firearms but also gun oil and gunpowder residue. I told him straight up your gonna get a false reading every day with me because I carry my pistol around the house. So every day the k9 thinks I have a gun but I never have one on me at work.
Great advice brother. I love how you encourage us to carry everyday but also take caution if we're not in the right state of mind. Solid advice! I'm about to start RV full-time and I've got a lot of homework to do with traveling and carrying. Thanks for making my education enjoyable. 👍🔔
Watch out for the New England states, IL, and NM. All the other states in the 48 u should be ok in. I believe Hawaii has some weird pew laws there too.
Good video, giving things to think about or maybe didn't consider
excellent vid! On point with idealism behind Concealment!
Spot on with the I bought one now I need more,it becomes rather addictive
Your Right, “it’s a way of life”. 🇺🇸
I've carried for many years and have learned a great deal and am still learning. That said, this was a really great video that caters to the full spectrum of firearm ideation.
Love the video. I work as a delivery driver for Pizza Hut. Been put in some pretty sketchy situations, so I conceal carry a Taurus g2c. Light with laser combo. Never had a round jam and put about 500 through it. Good cheap and reliable.
Another reason to make sure to use your carry ammo is to make sure it feeds in your firearm. Especially in 9mm and .380. Going from FMJ to an ammo with a flatter tip can make a huge difference. I ended up having to polish a feed ramp for one firearm to get it to eat 147 grain or hollow points. Just make sure.
I anticipated coming here to pick apart your list, as a long time UOF instructor, concealed carry instructor, TFI, and much more… but I can’t. You hit the nail on the head with this list. I’m so used to people spouting off their opinions when their opinions are relevant to ONLY them, and not the carry community, as a whole. For example: “if you don’t carry a 1911, you’re wrong! The best dang gun ever made and way more reliable than those plastic Glocks” rhetoric.
Anyway, GREAT list!!! The ONE thing I would add is the Gun Free School Zone Act, making it illegal to carry a firearm within a school zone unless licensed by your state to do so. You mentioned ‘know your state laws’, which I LOVE… but knowing federal law should also apply. Most people in a Constitutional Carry State don’t know about the GFSZA, which COULD land them in some trouble.
My fiancee always insists that he sit facing the door when we go out, it makes me feel very safe. He served in the Army for 8 years.
Very important for anyone who owns a gun, whether you carry or just keep it for in home defense is to know the laws where you live regarding what situations you can legally use it for defense.
Great tips and content, thank you! The people need to demand a national carry law. 2A is only amendment where I have rights one state but not another.
“you don’t need an AR-15 but a shotgun is fine” is crazy considering shotguns take chunks out of people while AR-15’s poke holes
Getting my first gun this week, a Taurus G3C. Loved this video and always looking for coherent content. Thank you.
Awesome content man. Good rules to live by and very informative. Well done!
Thank u so much for sharing. I dont really like guns that much. But i own a sig P365 XL 9mm & a sig p320 x10 10mm. I'm 68 now and i can live free of fears anywhere i go. For self/home defense.
Yep I have 2 cases out of il that I’m fighting, which I believe I’m going to be good on, but I was following all my rules and regulations in my home state of Missouri and I have two felony gun possession charges across the river in Illinois for the same exact thing😭🤷♂️
Great video a lot of important info! 👍
Great video I learned a lot from it thanks 🙏 GOD BLESSED YOU 🇺🇸
I carry everywhere. Home,work, on the road, stores, everywhere. If you c9nceal carry nobody will ever know youre armed. I carry to protect myself, my family, and my fellow neighbors. Self defense is my natural right whicheber firearm i choose. Damn anyone who says i shouldn't or carry somewhere.
Salute to you big brother
LOL i used to be the SA of a Motorcycle Club formerly in your area, and then SA, VP and P of a Club up here, you want to talk about being Vigilant, we get taught that starting day 1 prospecting. i'm no longer in the club world but i act like i am wherever i go, i know all the Exits, i have my back to a wall and eyes on the door so i see who comes and goes, walking my head is on a swivel and riding and driving i know who and what is around me, even at home I have a dozen camera's that give me a chime when it detects Motion inside and outside of my house. Laws i Live in New Hampshire, Constitutional Carry and stand your ground and Castle and the most gun friendly state i have ever lived in, we can even ignore no gun signs unless it's a federal building or courthouse, the only thing a place can do here is trespass us and they have to go thru the legal process to do so, we're lucky up here Vermont to the west and Maine to the East both Constitutional Carry, Vt does have a 15 round max in the magazine, so if i go there i have smaller mags for my Springfield, and Maine is just like us except some nutball laws passed after the Lewiston shootings but they are for buyers and Maine residents not me as a NH Resident. Then we have Marxistchusetts to the south, you step 1 foot too far south and it's 10 years in prison.......but a few times now Marxistchusetts judges have tossed out cases vs NH residents in mass near the border. thankfully i'm retired so job is not an issue but i always carried just was more discreet at work (Harley dealers) My personal every day is the Springfield XD-9 Defender, proven police and military pistol and i have several smaller backups. As to bolt ons and red dots i have no use for them to me they are more high tech nonsense that will fail when you need it most train and practice with what you have a screw tech !! Any gun law is a violation of the 2nd !! Here in NH there is no such thing as a Bar, we have Restaurants that serve booze, but i don't drink and weed use is a federal offense and a felony for lying on the 4473. it's the Bill of Rights, it's Not the Bill of Needs !! non of someones business why i buy anything
Every Advice In This Video Is Right On The Money!! Nice Video and Super Good Advice HegShot... Everyone Around Me Carry's And I Am Super Paranoid Do To The Fact That I Am A Convicted Felon From 1992. My Wife And Kids Always Have To Keep Their Guns In The Safe When I'm In The House And Not Because I'm A Lunatic Because I Am Not But Because I Tell Them To Because I Would Not Want To Go Back To Prison. One Felony, One Charge On My File From 1992 I Am Now 49 yrs Old Crime Free .. And Prison Is Not For Me ..
Since the pandemic, I have been able to work from home. So for me, my carry is always on and I don't have to worry about the rules of the 'office'. It's my office!
Sometimes I'm sick with the flu or something and leave my firearm at home because I'm too fuzzy for big decisions. That's when I have my pepper spray.
shows good judgement.
great decision
It's better than nothing .
I rather to be judged by twelve then to be carried by six period ❤ 7:46 good advice brother
Good points made. I carry a kinda small compact 9mm pistol with a 5 round mag. Keep in mind that I'm a college student so most of the day I'm sitting so I needed something that won't dig into me while sitting 2 hours with 15 minute breaks for a whole day.I can't carry like a full size beretta glock 1911 or any of these. I might need to get something a little bigger later.
Cross carry sling bag with a quick access pocket for concealed carry helps a lot. You gotta shop around to find a decent one, but it's worth it. If you compare the time it takes to lift your shirt and draw and to pull a zipper down on a pocket and draw, as long as you only keep your concealed carry in that pocket the draw time is the same. The average person just assumes it's a messenger bag. Only people in the know will realize what is really going on with the attire, and they usually are supportive. Whenever I enter a store, the security usually gives me some kind of acknowledgement of respect. I put some amazon packaging in another pocket over the concealed carry pocket so the outline of the piece isn't seen from people. You can also carry extra mags in other pockets too. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made to carry all the time without having to spend money on all kinds of different holsters to accommodate different kinds of clothing.
@@Itsallsotiresome great
Idea I've tryed that my issue is that it's illegal where I live and the bag also shifts around so the draw isn't consistent. Sometimes I still do it like when I don't want anybody to even have a clue about the gun like when we are visiting a factory with the class or something. But as soon as I can I get it back on my hip I will. I will get something bigger tho for outside the campus carrying I was thinking the cheapest still good quality 1911 that I can get I'm a sports shooter and I can shoot those really well tho they are kinda kick I can manage it. I'm kinda afraid that it's too much "gun" for me as a 19 year old to handle.
@@GAguns Thanks. Well, better to be judged by 12 then carried by 6. What I do is I grasp the bag with one hand, quickly down the zipper with the other, and draw with the same hand that downed the zipper to keep the draw consistent. I have one of the kind where the zipper is up towards me and my main hand so it's a quick smooth movement with practice. 1911s are nice, but the capacity on the classic ones are a negative to me, and the larger cap modern versions are way too expensive for my budget. I'd suggest a compact or sub compact with at least ten round capacity and an internal striker fired one so there's nothing that can catch on anything during the draw. But it's just a suggestion. It's your choice. I just prefer the bag overall. I hate not being able to eat as much as I want without discomfort while I'm out, or bending down because of the piece jabbing me in the stomach, and how it limits body movement like stretching without it being noticeable. Hip carry is too noticeable on me while concealed so it's not an option. And if people assume it's a "murse" then all the better because it gives the element of surprise if I ever do need to use it in self-defense. Best thing to help with the kick on any handgun is increased grip strength. You can buy for pretty cheap these days a grip strength trainer from amazon. Have a good one.
Consider smaller firearm… 380 LCP max. Got one about 2 months ago. Very easy/comfortable to carry, 10+1 with factory mag. Haven’t missed a day without it. Got it because I Would find my 9mm to be too much for warmer weather attire.
Excellent advice and video
I guess, depending upon what the local laws are like, I always figured that, if I've got a pistol (or shotgun) locked inside of my own personal vehicle, out in the parking lot at work; I won't "advertise the fact" that it's there... Like you say; if'n when the NEED for a firearm arises, as long as a man (or woman) KNOWS that they are "in the right"... If I were to "get fired" from the job, for breaking company policy... I was looking for a job, when I found THAT ONE!
Day one during orientation I asked the hr lady giving her presentation if they allowed employees to carry while on site she said of course not. My second question to her was if there was an active shooter situation and I lost my life would they claim responsibility. She said no. So I told her flat out. I WILL BE CARRYING everyday. Never been an issue. You just need to know how to speak HR
Any business that says you can't Open \ concel carry they just lost your business / ask for the Manger or the owner of the store and ask them if they concel carry and if they say yes to the Question. Then them saying you can't carry Period is Invalid. .
I drive through some sketchy parts of town to get to work, but I work at a military installation and if caught its not just getting fired, its a federal offense and losing my 2A rights.
I carry because its my right to!
In Idaho at 18 you don’t need a ccw to conceal carry but I had to get an enhanced ccw because when traveling in Washington like you say, they only accept an enhanced ccw if you’re carrying in your vehicle.
I was doing work at a secure facility recently and my car got randomly searched, including K9 sniffers. Even though the state was safe to carry, as soon as I got in those gates, it would be straight to jail. They even made an important director pour out an unopened bottle of expensive wine because they found it in her trunk. So much for birthday dinner. Couldn't risk it.
Many years ago, when Kentucky first enacted their concealed carry statutes, Levi Strauss & Company, who had a warehouse in Florence Kentucky, decided that they would ban carrying even in one's car in the parking lot. So one morning, when employees started arriving for their shift, they were met at the door by security guards and escorted to the cafeteria IIRC. Then each employee was escorted one at a time to their car by a couple of guards and compelled to allow his or her vehicle to be searched. If a firearm was found, then the employee was escorted to the Human Resources office where their employment was terminated.
This resulted in a lawsuit.
By the way, Kentucky had a law on the books, way before concealed carry licenses existed, known as the "Protection of Travelers" law which permitted the storage of a loaded handgun inside one's car at all times.
The lawsuit did NOT go the way Levi Strauss hoped it would. As a matter of fact, the judge in this case, in his ruling, held that, if an employer prohibited an employee from storing a handgun inside his car, that act essentially prevented the employee from exercising his 2A rights!
By the way, I ware Wrangler jeans. Wouldn't be caught dead in a pair of Levis.
I was a manager at Burger King in a good area but I don't believe anywhere is a good area just nothing happening right now. One night a hour before closing 2 guys came in one with a gun but 3 employees and myself were armed when we drew they decided to leave but police got them 4blocks down the street
Reminds me of something my former boss once told me and some of my co-workers about the company's no firearms policy. "At the end of the day, this is just a job. Your life is more important" I then asked if he carried and he just said "Eh, I don't know, all I'll say is that I do what I gotta do to make sure I make it back to my wife and kids in the evening." He was the best boss I've ever had by far.
hearing about all these gun restrictions is the first time i've actually been thrilled to live in alabama
Thanks you so much. I’m getting my first firearm next week and I need some advice on how I should carry or just know what I can do with it
Keep it on you or put it in your locker when you get to work. Dont leave it in your car. Bad guys break into the cars at my old job all the time because they know noone will be around. My car was broken into and they tore it up pretty good but didnt steal anything. They even left a spare magazine. The car next to me had his wifes prescription sunglasses stolen though... cost me 70 bucks for a new window.
Unless it is a government building, I blatantly ignore private businesses and employers that say "No firearms allowed".
If I am at work, my firearm is concealed. Nobody will know I have it unless the time comes to need to protect myself or others. If it comes to that, defending mine and my own is way more important than keeping the job.
Same with the hotel I am living out of now. They forbid firearms, but I am living here and refuse to not have my firearm where I rest my head. Again, they will never know I have it unless it is necessary to defend myself. If their security fails to the point I need to defend myself, I would leave anyways and blast the hotel online for both their firearm policy and how it and their security failed to keep me, a paying guest, safe.
I do not drink anymore so I do not go to bars, which are the only private business establishments in my state where the law tells you not to carry. Other private businesses can request you leave, but that is all that happens.
At the end of the day, bad guys ignore firearms restrictions so I might as well do the same. No way is a criminal going to have an advantage over me because of some words on paper.
And that is how the cookie crumbles! well said.
Whenever a new concealed carrier asks me “ what size gun should I get to carry”, I generally tell them to get the biggest gun that they think they can conceal and will carry every day. If you can conceal a compact gun and a full-size gun, go with the full size. Just my opinion but that has worked for me since I first started carrying every day.
You just have to be mindful of where you are and who you’re with. I spend a lot of time in slums because of my work. You have to make yourself come off as someone not to mess with. I live in a really bad neighborhood and can’t afford to move. Get some books from USCCA and or US law shield since they have a ton of information for you that you Need to know before you defend yourself or carry. Stay safe out there and please be vigilant and mindful of the laws and neighborhoods and the people you’re around
my safety is always more important than company policy.
The only people who know I carry live in my household or have agreed to get together if SHTF. We go to the range often, and have discussed where we would go in a "the sky is falling" scenario.
I carry a kel tec p32 in my front pocket all the time and nobody at work or anywhere else knows.
Do not go to, visit, do business in, or give any money to, states that do not honor Second Amendment Rights. Places like California, New York, and Illinois, do not deserve our money or business.
i used to work at a SO with a full time 900 bed jail. You should do a deep dive into vigilance vs hyper vigilence.
I'm glad to work for a privately owned business, with the owner being a conservative that carries. When he found out I also carry, we just ended up talking guns for an hour and he was grateful that I take security seriously.
When asked what would happen if I ever had to use my firearm to defend myself or my coworkers, he just laughed and said, "your job isn't going anywhere and I might even give you hazard pay." Lol. Super good man, which is why I love this job, even if I could get paid better elsewhere.
It also helps that my coworkers and manager are all pretty awesome too.
I've only had a couple jobs that didn't allow me to carry at work.
Some as company policy, others due to state and federal law.
Rideshare company prohibited carrying a firearm while working, but since I worked 12hr shifts on Fridays and Saturdays, my firearm was with me since craziness can happen.
I've got hours of footage of insane misadventures while doing that job.
"You don't need a gun!'
"Why did you NEED to talk to me? Why do you NEED to share your opinion with me? Why do you NEED to play God?"
Avoid and deescalate conflict
if only that always worked
@@CELRahk That's exactly why we carry.
@@CELRahk It doesn't but it is worth trying if for no other reason than to be able to tell yourself and everyone else "I did everything I could do to avoid shooting."
Tell Lacon Riley that.
1 grew up in the mean streets of Chicago in the 60s and 70s. Learned to have my head on a swivel but not be paranoid and Chicago has gotten 100% worse than back then.
Excellent educational video 🙌🏾✊🏾
I've been carrying for 45 + years. I've been to a hole lot of training classes.I've bought a ton of red dot sights.
I have never found one that could be a better target shooter. I can shoot a lot better with plain sights.
The opening scene of the 1998 movie Ronin taught me a lot. Biggest thing being, know what you’re walking into and plan for everything else. Just a movie, sure, but if you get a chance watch that scene with Robert DeNiro and how he acts going into a unfamiliar building to meet unfamiliar people.
My first firearm that I bought was an AR15, but I got the green tipped 5.56, not the .223, well decided that with the apartment I lived in if I had to shoot towards the door, even if I hit the intruder, the round could still go through my neighbors door, so my first sidearm eas a G17, loved it ,except for one thing, breaking down for cleaning, I have very mild CP and so the strength in my left hand to pull down the two puns wasn't possible. My next sidearm might actually be a sig p320, though don't care for the 21 rnd clip, but love the ease on breaking it down, just need to go to the indoor range to rent a p320 and ammo to test fire for the feel and accuracy.
Keep up the good work on the advice, especially for this novice firearm owner who happens to disagree with his party on this ine are, which is why a Libertarian called me a Southern Democrat.
Wish everyone a pleasant day and be safe.
I just got my first gun on my birthday a couple weeks ago. I had to go purchase it because i had an incident with someone coming to my door to have me move my vehicle while also getting offended that i answered my door holding a 1 5/8" wrench and flashing his IWB firearm. I got a Taurus G3C, and it unfortunately cannot accept an optic
Taurus makes an optics mounting plate for the G3C. Bit annoying to get on but it works great.
@foxxygranpa87 is that for the g3c toro, or the regular g3c? I'm not sure if I've been looking in the right places, but the TORO slide upgrade does allow a sight, however I'd have better luck shooting the balls off a mosquito than finding a toro slide upgrade, it seems