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carrydave wrote:Totally depends on how your groomed, and your method of carry, and my gut feeling after speaking with you.

I honestly don't think i would react well. However if i had the chance to think about it, and your a likable person I might not go for my Mk14 EBR or mossy 500.... See armed men i don't know qualifies as a security risk in my home. bonded and insured or not.

Also what if say you do a job for someone sitting on some drugs or something. you'll stand a good chance of getting killed. People don't generally attack repairmen do they?

phew this is a complex question...


edit - more on the fly by night outfits...

if the any of the guys that just finished a paint touch up job here at the house exposed a weapon, I likely would have called their boss right away.
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there is also society and custom. I do not believe it is customary to carry a gun while doing calls in people's homes unless you are a repo man or bounty hunter.

guess I'm going to buy 30.06 signs.....

RPBrown wrote:

03Lightningrocks wrote:Two issues for carrying in homes of other people to be VERY aware of. First and most important, if you do end up using your weapon against a person in their home, you are going to have a very tough time esplainin that one Lucy! Second and a very big issue for anyone doing repair work that involves sweat and summer heat. Sweat can destroy your precious carry piece. I was not thinking one day and started working on my truck in the garage. It was hot hot hot. I was sweating all over my PM9 while in its holster. We have had at least one instance of an armed person assaulting a home owner in a garage. Right after that happened, I was feeling the need to have my gun on me. I came in for a water break and pulled the gun and holster out and set it in the cabinet. I forgot about it for a day or so. It had rust all over it. Fortunately not deep rust. I was able to get it off without doing damage to the weapon. A couple more days may have been real bad.

I like the idea posted above about carrying in a tool bag. That eliminates the possibility of the weapon falling out in front of a customer or even being lost in the attic. It also takes care of the issue of sweating all over the gun.

Once more for fun. I cannot possibly stress the seriousness of the situation if you do shoot a home owner in their own home!

Not just the homeowner that worries me. 90% of my work is commercial but on occassion I do go to a home. However, In my younger days when I was "working my tools", there were times I encountered not so friendly wildlife. Snakes on several occassions, coyotes under a house (nearly made a new exit in the floor on that one), raccoons, etc.. I might add that both times I was robbed, I was on a commercial call.

MolonLabe wrote:As a woman, i find it very uncomfortable to have an unknown repairman in my home, but as a CHL holder I can't imagine entering an unknown person's home without it. But I would think a repairman would do everything in his power to be 110% concealed to avoid any issues though? I know many women who would freak out if the "strange" guy in the kitchen had his weapon showing.