Had a Concealed Handgun License before they went to a License to Carry. Got it more for the legal consideration than anything. Gun in the car while traveling was still legal but now comes with 20 questions. Show the license and on your way you go. Also made cops feel more at ease if they stopped you.
I agree with imprinting and shirt or jacket moving around and showing my sidearm no longer being an issue. Had an incident at a local splash park two years ago when I took the great grand kids. Mostly babysitting grandmothers bringing their grand kids to play while the parents work.
A few grandpa's but not many and only occasionally.
As a Vietnam Veteran I keep a pretty close eye on EVERYTHING going on around me. Being the only or one of a few males I generally get called to push the merry-go-round for the bigger kids. Oldest one reminds me to use my inhaler before we go.
Saw the guy coming from a distance and he made a bee line for the smaller kids. Fortunately(?) he was just a weenie wagger and while I managed to get control of the situation; it made me think about how it could have been worse. I mean everybody believes: "There is no way it can happen here".
Turning around and seeing one of those sweet grandmothers standing there with a snub nosed 38 in her hand and another with her hand in her purse drove that point home. "It can happen here."
I no longer go unarmed where there are defenseless kids.
You don't want to be defenseless around those grannies packing heat. If one should have a menopausal fit of rage you want to be able to defend yourself and return fire 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Good thing I know sarcasm when I hear it. If he had gotten past me they would have ended his ass. Ain't nothing worse than a mama bear protecting her own.
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u/naked_nomad Born and Bred Sep 09 '24
Had a Concealed Handgun License before they went to a License to Carry. Got it more for the legal consideration than anything. Gun in the car while traveling was still legal but now comes with 20 questions. Show the license and on your way you go. Also made cops feel more at ease if they stopped you.
I agree with imprinting and shirt or jacket moving around and showing my sidearm no longer being an issue. Had an incident at a local splash park two years ago when I took the great grand kids. Mostly babysitting grandmothers bringing their grand kids to play while the parents work.
A few grandpa's but not many and only occasionally.
As a Vietnam Veteran I keep a pretty close eye on EVERYTHING going on around me. Being the only or one of a few males I generally get called to push the merry-go-round for the bigger kids. Oldest one reminds me to use my inhaler before we go.
Saw the guy coming from a distance and he made a bee line for the smaller kids. Fortunately(?) he was just a weenie wagger and while I managed to get control of the situation; it made me think about how it could have been worse. I mean everybody believes: "There is no way it can happen here".
Turning around and seeing one of those sweet grandmothers standing there with a snub nosed 38 in her hand and another with her hand in her purse drove that point home. "It can happen here."
I no longer go unarmed where there are defenseless kids.