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I would agree if it were a typical public pool.

But the pool is a large lap pool outside. I am usually the only one there. Sometimes there is a couple or two. There are only two entrances and both are a long way from where I set up.

If its crowded, I leave pistol at home or get the wife to go with.

I go to the gym 3-5 times a week plus run a bit and go to the pool as well.

I carry a black Kimber Ultra Carry II with a spare magazine or two.

Here is what I do.

If I use a holster, I then disarm in the toilet stall. I hang my backpack on the door, face the toilet, do my thing, then pull the holster with the pistol off my belt and put it in my bag. I then go to my locker and change and then LOCK the bag in my locker.

I then reverse the process when I leave the gym.

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If have my pistol in my pocket, I then take my pants or shorts off at my locker with my gun pocket nearest to the locker. I hang my pants in the locker and then make sure it is locked up.

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When I go to the pool, I wear shorts over my suit, with my pistol and extra magazine in my pockets. At the pool, I take my shorts off with the pistol in them and place them with my shirt folded on top, under a chair, with my keys and sunglasses on top.

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My wallet is always with my pistol - if I put my pistol in my bag, my wallet goes with it. If my pistol stays in my pants, so does my wallet.

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The safest route is to always disarm in the stall and put your pistol in your bag.

I practiced removing my pants and putting them back on with my pistol in my pockets before I did it in public. In a year, have had it fall out of my pocket just once at the gym when getting dressed and it fell into my locker. I am very careful now about how I grab my pants.