Just Me ??

[presspics]

I have been carrying a CCW for years now. If for some reason I need to leave the weapon home I feel very naked without it. It has really become an extension of me and part of my wardrobe. Anyone else feel "empty" when they don't have their gun with them??

 

[Archie]

Now that you mention it...

Yes.

Much like if I don't wear socks or a belt or my wallet or something.

Not "empty" so much as "lacking" or undressed.

 

[Hal]

I know this isn't the same but,

I've been carrying a knife for so long that it's more a part of me than clothes. I'll go out to fetch the paper in the dead of winter through a few inces of snow without shoes or socks sometimes if I'm running late, but never sans a knife of some sort on me. I can easily see where a carry piece would become second nature.

 

[eviltravis]

I also really miss my gun when I don't have it on me. Especially when I'm at work. I always figure that the one time I leave it home, is the time I'm going to need it. What reason do you guys have to leave your guns home?

 

[Arub]

That's why I have a Kel-Tec P32 in addition to my serious stuff. When I do not feel comfortable carrying a 40cal or .357, the P32 goes with me.

 

[Teufelhunden]

Yep, if I go to dinner and have to leave the sidearm at home, something feels...missing. I spend the whole night making sure I've still got my wallet, keys etc.

-Teuf

 

[croyance]

Nope. Anytime you get habituated to something, you feel funny without it. I'm the same way. That pound and a half just belongs on my hip.

 

[Justin]

Presspics-
In answer to your question, yes.
Back home (Indiana) I carried every day.
I've been in NJ for a little over two months, and not a day goes by that I don't feel as if I'm forgetting something.
And no, the pepper spray does not allay my feelings.

 

[PreserveFreedom]

I am the same way. When I moved to Indiana, I had to stop carrying until my permit came in the mail. It was a scary few months.

 

[STEVE M]

Heck, I feel that way even when I have to leave it in the car for a few minutes when I go into a place (like Federal property) where it is illegal to carry. It is worse when I have to go all day without, my body is use to the weight, my pants are sized for the holster IWB ect.

 

[KSFreeman]

What are you doing running around without your pistol? Remember, as Henry Bowman said, carrying a gun is like wearing a seatbelt, you have to do it all the time in order to be effective.

 

[Gonzo_308]

You mean I should be wearing a seatbelt right now?

I always feel like I'm off my game even if I forget my watch or my pocketknife and it's just a 2" UNCLE HENRY.

 

[presspics]

Sometimes I know that I will be going into a place where carrying is not allowed so I leave the gun home. Unfortunately leaving a gun in your car in Massachusetts is a no-no.

 

[Hellequin]

Went out without it last night because of clothing matters.

IT SUCKED MAN!!!

:barf:

 

[weldonjr2001]

I had to spend 3 weeks in New York last year and found out I couldn't even take a pistol. It was infuriating to walk around unarmed knowing that I was defenseless against "bad people". I found myself doing a lot more "what iffing" regarding looking for cover, escape routes, etc. When you allow any government to disarm you, the bad guys truly rule. It especially irked me when I drove to Vermont one weekend and realized how different 2 adjoining states could be. It sure was nice to get back to Texas.