OK, had to do it anyway.
I got my new Milt Sparks rig that I've been wearing around the house and work for about a month all positioned. Checked the mirror, asked the little woman about a dozen times if she seen anything or could even slightly detect the presence. Wore it around the house with a house full of relatives, nobody noticed.
Playing dominos, someone decided we needed some Blue Bell. WalMart is the closest grocery store, so I decided to get my self in gear, no time like the present.
I was running thru everything I could think of about my stance, bending over, bending my knees instead of bending my waist etc..
I get to Wally World, with one of my nephews (11 years old) and we have to park about 100 yds from the door. The walk up to the doors, was cold, and the wind was blowing pretty hard, but nothing was flapping around and I was feeling confident as I approached. Got everything under control.
We slide right past the automatic doors, and stroll up to and speak to the greeter, then walk right on in.
Then all hell breaks loose. The alarm starts wailing like a siren on a battleship and my heart just sunk. My heart was beating like a drum. Gentlemen, I was in stressed mode deluxe. I held my cool and looked around to see what was going on, fully expecting to see J Edgar Hoover and a Humvee full of ninjas drawing down on me.
Everything's cool, one of the shoppers had a tag on a shirt the check out clerk missed and the sensors at the exit caught it.
I don't exactly know how I looked, but I felt pretty startled for a minute or two. That really caught me off gaurd.
We eased on in and headed straight to the sporting goods dept so my nephew could check out the fishing gear and remind me to remind his parents of what exactly he wants for Christmas. I acted like I was reading the label and took a minute to regain some composure.
I settled down, and the veins in my forehead submurged and we took about 30 minutes in the store then headed to the 40ft long 15 items or less check out line. I checked my watch, 18 minutes to get thru checkout.
I made it out OK, no buzzers when we exited and got home in one piece.
That Blue Bell tasted pretty good tonight ;)
Wally Walk - Black Friday
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packina45
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Remember the sensors at the doors look for radio tags on stolen merchandise going out, not your weapon coming in!
That being said, sounds like you did just fine and passed the public carry test. Go forth now, carry always, and remember loud noises aren't always what they seem. Run FROM the gunfire, not towards it, that's not your job. Always check six, and always know not only WHEN to get out of Dodge, but HOW to get out of Dodge.
Remember that the gun on your hip doesn't make you omnipotent, but rather it makes you a target if you fail to conceal it. Remember what that gun is for, which is to eliminate an immediate, right now and in your face, threat to you or your loved ones.
If you're thinking there's someplace that "I wouldn't go there unless I was armed" well then, guess what? DON'T GO THERE, even IF you're armed. Remember that we don't carry because of a threat we perceive, we carry because of the threat that can come unexpectedly.
Very few (in fact, remarkably few) CHL holders ever actually draw their weapon in a stress situation, much less fire it. If you can avoid it, don't put yourself in that stress situation in the first place.
The old adage says that discretion is the better part of valor. Carry always. But be discrete.
That being said, sounds like you did just fine and passed the public carry test. Go forth now, carry always, and remember loud noises aren't always what they seem. Run FROM the gunfire, not towards it, that's not your job. Always check six, and always know not only WHEN to get out of Dodge, but HOW to get out of Dodge.
Remember that the gun on your hip doesn't make you omnipotent, but rather it makes you a target if you fail to conceal it. Remember what that gun is for, which is to eliminate an immediate, right now and in your face, threat to you or your loved ones.
If you're thinking there's someplace that "I wouldn't go there unless I was armed" well then, guess what? DON'T GO THERE, even IF you're armed. Remember that we don't carry because of a threat we perceive, we carry because of the threat that can come unexpectedly.
Very few (in fact, remarkably few) CHL holders ever actually draw their weapon in a stress situation, much less fire it. If you can avoid it, don't put yourself in that stress situation in the first place.
The old adage says that discretion is the better part of valor. Carry always. But be discrete.
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All of that is such good advice, it ought to be a sticky somewhere!packina40 wrote: Run FROM the gunfire, not towards it, that's not your job. Always check six, and always know not only WHEN to get out of Dodge, but HOW to get out of Dodge.
Remember that the gun on your hip doesn't make you omnipotent, but rather it makes you a target if you fail to conceal it. Remember what that gun is for, which is to eliminate an immediate, right now and in your face, threat to you or your loved ones.
If you're thinking there's someplace that "I wouldn't go there unless I was armed" well then, guess what? DON'T GO THERE, even IF you're armed. Remember that we don't carry because of a threat we perceive, we carry because of the threat that can come unexpectedly.
Very few (in fact, remarkably few) CHL holders ever actually draw their weapon in a stress situation, much less fire it. If you can avoid it, don't put yourself in that stress situation in the first place.
The old adage says that discretion is the better part of valor. Carry always. But be discrete.
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