Thank You Forum Members and Mr Cotton!
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:34 pm
Just a quick pop in to say thanks to the forum members and Mr Cotton for running a great site.
I've lurked here over the past two years while contemplating getting my CHL, getting it, and now carrying often and appropriately.
Visiting here shows me that CHL folks are sensible reasonable people in contrast to media stereotypes that make us out to be crazy gun nuts. I got invaluable information on all my concerns from "printing" to "what do I do if..." scenarios from reading along. Forum members are polite and I've read great advice and a huge number of practical tips. And no "tactical tough guy" attitudes either!
I was concerned about how to properly conceal my big Beretta but with reading advice here I carry with confidence not only about concealment but in responses to possible issues that might come up.
If you are new like me, you might be wondering the things I was wondering about CHL.
Well, I found that everything the experienced folks here said turned out to be true:
1. you really can conceal if you put even a tiny amount of thought into it
2. there is great advice here for how to do it safely and securely - put it on, cover it up, and forget it
3. people don't pay attention and have no idea you are carrying- REALLY
4. a good belt is as important as they say it is
5. any concern you may have has probably been addressed on the forum before, so use the search function, browse, and enjoy the great advice and tips.
I won't regularly post due to time constraints but wanted to let everybody know that "those awful liberals" sometimes are CHL'ers and show the forum members and Mr Cotton how much I appreciate this great resource, and how much better prepared I am as a result of the information on the forum! I'm willing to bet there are a lot of other folks who just lurk without posting or registering but still absorb the tremendous resource of data and advice that the site offers - keep up the great work!
Thanks everybody!
-Veggie
I've lurked here over the past two years while contemplating getting my CHL, getting it, and now carrying often and appropriately.
Visiting here shows me that CHL folks are sensible reasonable people in contrast to media stereotypes that make us out to be crazy gun nuts. I got invaluable information on all my concerns from "printing" to "what do I do if..." scenarios from reading along. Forum members are polite and I've read great advice and a huge number of practical tips. And no "tactical tough guy" attitudes either!
I was concerned about how to properly conceal my big Beretta but with reading advice here I carry with confidence not only about concealment but in responses to possible issues that might come up.
If you are new like me, you might be wondering the things I was wondering about CHL.
Well, I found that everything the experienced folks here said turned out to be true:
1. you really can conceal if you put even a tiny amount of thought into it
2. there is great advice here for how to do it safely and securely - put it on, cover it up, and forget it
3. people don't pay attention and have no idea you are carrying- REALLY
4. a good belt is as important as they say it is
5. any concern you may have has probably been addressed on the forum before, so use the search function, browse, and enjoy the great advice and tips.
I won't regularly post due to time constraints but wanted to let everybody know that "those awful liberals" sometimes are CHL'ers and show the forum members and Mr Cotton how much I appreciate this great resource, and how much better prepared I am as a result of the information on the forum! I'm willing to bet there are a lot of other folks who just lurk without posting or registering but still absorb the tremendous resource of data and advice that the site offers - keep up the great work!
Thanks everybody!
-Veggie
about everything else. 
