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That's pretty cool for someone I don't even know! Thanks! I may take you up on it!

I agree. I would carry in church. But, like I said, my wife is whole heartedly against it right now. I'm ok with that. We were raised with different mentallities towards guns. It was a HUGE step when she shot a .22 10 years ago, and an even bigger step when she shot on of my 9mm pistols 1 year ago. I explained to her why I wanted my CHL and she reluctantly let it go after months of "family discussions". An incident occured this summer while I was working out of town, and she's become more open to me carrying all the time. I love and respect my wife's opinions very much, so right now, I don't carry in church. That doesn't mean I'm not working to convince her otherwise. She just has a hard time believing that anything could happen inside a church of all places. Recent events have begun to open her eyes though. I just tell her that if anything were to happen to her, the kids, or someone we care about and I could have prevented it but happened to not be carrying that I could never forgive myself for that. So, does anyone have any subtle techniques for influencing a very opinionated, strong willed woman?

Just wondering how many of you carry in church? I'm the only one I know of in our church who has my CHL. I don't carry in church. I would, but my wife was never quite keen on my carrying all the time anyway, and church is like her final strong hold. I recently found out that most of the men in our Sunday School class, and small group shoot and hunt regularly, so we've been going together alot. A few months ago, we were at the range, and I introduced a few of them to pistols. They had only shot rifles and shotguns before and were pretty much strictly bird hunters. When we got done shooting my pistols, one of them asked if we knew you could carry a gun in Texas. I started out by playing dumb and asking if anyone had a CHL. After awhile, I judged their responses and told them I had a CHL and I was actually carrying right then. After all, we were at OUR range and I could have been carrying openly if I wanted. There was quite a bit of interest and the usual questions of where and when do you carry? I gave them my usual answer of, "I prefer not to say when and where. But I don't carry in church if that's what you're asking." We also discussed the fact that it was a private matter, and shouldn't be discussed with anyone else. Yesterday, one of my friends asked me if I think I should start carrying in church due to the church shootings recently. He didn't ask in front of anyone, but he said he's more concerned about violence now, and is considering taking the class himself, and trying to talk his wife into it. Any good suggestions for church carry? I don't like tuckable holsters. I have enough in my shirt and pants without anything extra if you know what I mean. I'm thinking about an ankle holster for the P3AT, or maybe even getting a Glock 26 or 27. Like I don't have enough Glocks already Anyone wear an ankle holster with a dress sock pulled up over it?