Two days week-ends vaction has a lot of things to missed on the forum. So, here I am again to answer and contribute some.
Yes Erik, it sounds like that, we need to have concrete evidence justifying the claims that we are having death threat. Perhaps, someone can just say he has death threat and get certifications from the concerned authority and it is up to that office issuing the certicates to prove the authenticity and veracity of such claims of an applicants. There are many ways to circumvent but it is better to abide the law. Because I believe that if the government will really impose no permit to carry or CCW, they can do that for the time being, but sooner or later responsible and well-to-do gun owners will and will always find a way to revoked that restrictions. I have seen this on and off issue during our pre-martial law years (Pres. Marcos Time), after martial law, and this current government we have.
Equalizer, yes of course I can easily conceal my carry weapon. And there are many skill and art to concealment being developed over the gnerations.
Being in a hot equatorial country, heavy clothes to help cover our carry weapons is not advisable. And this is my experiences with my 9mm and .45.
The 4 1/4 barrel DP51 is good for carry (light and short) but the disadvantage of short guns for carry with IWB holster (without hammer strap), it is prone to accidental drop if you will bend forward or backward of unexpected situations. Whereas, a 5" barrel 1911 models with IWB holster is more implanted on the side waist and could not be dropped of whatever movement we do. And I can say it is good carry weapon. The flat 1911 like my 1991 A1 is very hard to notice the butt if slightly pointing near to your armpit. But the disadvantages is, if you sit down, there is the tendency that the muzzle will protrude backward and if you are not aware it will be marking. On normal carrying like walking or standing, it can never be noticed even on regular t-shirt if quite loose size. Like other said, whatever size if you are doing correctly and not intend to show-off that you are carrying, it could be hardly notice by anyone except on accidental displacement of the gun due to body movements. If like US that usually wear heavy clothes then I am very sure carry weapons can never be noticed.
I have three experiences that I get inside a bank without being noticed at the counter where security guards are. But in "Bank of America" in Makati, Phils. they did not notice my 1911 when I entered at the bank but when I am inside one plain clothes man come and point it with his stick and asked me to deposit at the counter. In that situation it is an x-ray machine that notice my gun not the eyes of the guards, for I passes by their area.
I am glad to hear those LE's correcting fellow LE's carrying weapons indiscriminately either with CCW or non.
One time when I get my 1911 Permit to CArry, there was one Cop also getting one, and I said to myself this is a good cop for he really abide the law, because normally cops don't care to get CCW or permit to carry in my country and maybe even in your country for they are cops, who cares to check them anyway.
Well, it is a good thread and cool exchanges of comments between cops and civilians.
Thank you,
Sonny Dalire Y Torres
ASAP GunClub, Inc.
Manila, Philippines
