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Originally Posted by downeaster
My questions were directed at carrying. Keeping a firearm in the home is another subject.
I had a permit to carry, concealed as well as open, years ago. I never carried when not "working". When the need no longer existed I surrendered my right to carry.
I keep a firearm in my home as I feel it is prudent.
BTW, the closest I have come to using it was when the doorbell rang and my wife yelled "there is a naked man at the door". It was about 8:00 AM on a Saturday. By the time I got to the door a young man, totally nude, was walking away from our front door. Police apprehended him and determined he was stoned and probably thinking he was going for a shower. It wasn't in The Villages but it was a nice neighborhood.
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in regards to how to carry think carefully about Fannie Pack carry, take care.
Then he picks a great with the exception that fanny packs designed for guns are usually larger than the standard Fannie pack. The standard Fannie pack is more difficult to access. Another problem with fanny packs is that most of the time police officers and many civilians will know that you're carrying a gun. How you ask? Next time you see somebody with a fanny pack which by the way they are generally a style look for an imprint of a wallet in his back pocket. Think to yourself, why would we have that fanny pack. You would be surprised how common this giveaway is seen.
Myself, I put my Smith & Wesson snubnosed 38 into a purposely designed pocket holster and stick it in my right front pocket. It does not imprint so that people would see it. It works for shorts and slacks. A reminder though no matter where you carry a concealed pistol it should be in a holster designed for that purpose. I have heard of cases where people have carried a pistol in their pocket and got the trigger caught in their car keys. Very embarrassing.
Just some thoughts.