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How long, if this has happened to you, did it take to lose the excitement of concealed carry?

Don't get me wrong. I still carry everywhere I go, but the excitement of it has worn off. It probably took about a month for me. Now, concealed carry is business as usual...just part of getting dressed in the morning.

How about you guys?

Not having my gun would be like forgetting to put on shoes.

It is part of my day. I am conscience of the fact that I have a gun, but do not get excited over it.

The only exciting part of carrying a gun for me is that we have the right to do so, trying a new gun, talking about someone elses gun, reading about a new gun......alright...It excites me
Jason

Putting on a gun is like putting on my watch. I do it and never think about it again until I have to which is usually when I go to court, or get back home.

Chas.

NEVER

To me, my gun is a tool. It's a tool to keep me and my loved ones safe, not a "toy"

Yes, I was excited to finally have my CHL last year, but actually carrying wasn't so much about excitement, it was more "newness". The "newness" wore off after a few weeks; I didn't feel like I stuck out like a sore thumb, and that EVERYONE could tell I had a gun on me.

If anything, I was more nervous than excited. after the nerves wore off, and especially after recieving some top-notch training, I actually feel secure; because I know that if something goes down, I have skills that could help me save my life.

Not necesarily "exciting", but more comforting.

The "new" of carry wore off after a few weeks. I still love to look at new guns and shooting every other Thursday night still is the high light of my week! I had to fly to New Jersey to see Josh graduate from Boot Camp and I really felt naked those 4 days. It is just part of my dress now.

Its like riding a bike for me now...

It only gets exciting when the big bad 18 wheeler comes barreling down on you...

Thats why I don't ride a bike anymore...Bad analogy...

Its actually more like trying to disarm your alarm at home...You forget the code and ask your wife...She tells you its your anniversary...

And you still get it wrong...

Now THATS when it gets exciting!

Shut up Steve!

When I left the Academy in 1983 the EXCITMENT and FUN was at its peak. I can remember my first traffic stop. I remember carrying the first time off duty. Now, I am just like Mr. Charles said, it is just like my watch. I carry two pistols and it is just as much part of me as both shoes.

Strangely, I felt nervous at first carrying with a CHL permit. Before, if I thought I'd need a gun, I just carried one! You know, it's just a tool, and I might need that very tool in that neighborhood, etc.

Before CHL, I would Mexican carry my Colt Lawman .357 (short barrel) or S&W Centennial in the waistband of my jeans, covered by a shirt, or carry in a purse or backpack. (Too bad, I don't like tight jeans anymore, and they have to be tight to hold that gun in there.)

With CHL, I kept reading about "need good leather to secure the gun," and that makes a lot of sense. Frankly, the holsters are harder to conceal, belts can be uncomfortable, I love shoulder holsters but there you have to have another cover garment.

So ... there's always a Seecamp in my pocket. Very comforting. It's exciting in the sense that, "Hey, I can protect myself with this!"

carlson1 wrote:When I left the Academy in 1983 the EXCITMENT and FUN was at its peak. I can remember my first traffic stop. I remember carrying the first time off duty. Now, I am just like Mr. Charles said, it is just like my watch. I carry two pistols and it is just as much part of me as both shoes.

I graduated in 1983 too. May of '83. Its been a long time for me since carry was exciting.

I was born June of '83.

Shoes, watches, I posted a while back about telling a Dr he was asking to many Qs about a mans underwear. When I was 4 I was excited that I could dress myself. 3 weeks afer surgery I was excited that I AGAIN could dress myself. It has been a long time since it was anything more than getting dressed.

I don't recall having an excited feeling. It was more a feeling of relief.

anytime i feel the excitement beginning to wane...i buy a new carry piece!

barnett wrote:anytime i feel the excitement beginning to wane...i buy a new carry piece!

Good Thinking, may I barrow that system?