Do You ALWAYS Carry...... a Phone?

[thatguyoverthere]

Knowing that you might some day have to actually fire your weapon for self-defense or for the defense of others, do you carry a cell phone with you when you are armed in order to call 911/attorney/family after a shooting incident?

And another question (sorry,I couldn't figure out how to get two questions in one poll ), I would assume that most people who do carry a phone would call 911 first after an incident. But who would you call next, if anyone? Attorney? Family member? Pastor? Bail bondsman?

Just curious.

[ScottDLS]

I would call my cousin Guido from New Jersey to recommend a good "cleaner", then I would call Saul Goodman from 'Better Call Saul'...then the Bail Bond company, and only then the police.

[cyphertext]

Ashamed to admit it, but my phone is an always, and my pistol is a usually... but I am also involved with the local high school, so can't carry when working the concession stands or being a chaperon.

[sass2924]

I haven't received my card yet but I don't see a reason I would not carry a phone.

My second call would be to my wife or close friend. Someone that I could trust and who would make good decisions. I think after an incident like this I would not be in a good state of mind to always make a good decision.

[oljames3]

OC where I can, CC where I must. 9mm, 12+1, safety on, strong side. 13 round spare mag, knife, and phone support side.

[txglock21]

The only time I don't have a phone either on me or within reach is when mowing or in the shower because I can't hear it or feel it vibrate when mowing and showering is obvious. Carry gun whenever legal/possible.

[SA_Steve]

Wife gets grumpy if I leave the house without the phone. I get away with leaving it at home sometimes when I''m lucky.

[Vol Texan]

I travel overseas a lot, so I don't always have the luxury of keeping my handgun with me. My phone is a more constant companion than is my Sig.

[goose]

Statistically, I would suggest that the phone be carried before the pistol. The phone can grant access to a plethora of resources we might any given day. Pistol is important, not taking away from that.

[karder]

I always carry a phone because I am on 24/7 call for my job. I hate having a phone all the time and when I retire I am going to get a landline and an answering machine.
It seems like only a few years ago we were not expected to be in constant contact with our employers, spouses, kids, and so on. "Leave a message and I will get back to you" seems so foreign. So when I leave this job I am trashing the iphone and if I am ever in a shooting or emergency situation I will ask one of the dozen kids standing around recording it on their cell phone to call the cops for me.

[Abraham]

karder,

I applaud your future resolve.

Few NEED an I-phone - granted a FEW do, but not most.

Many think without a smart phone they'd be lost. They're wrong. They're addicted to them. It's an illness.

[txglock21]

I always carry a phone because I am on 24/7 call for my job. I hate having a phone all the time and when I retire I am going to get a landline and an answering machine.
It seems like only a few years ago we were not expected to be in constant contact with our employers, spouses, kids, and so on. "Leave a message and I will get back to you" seems so foreign. So when I leave this job I am trashing the iphone and if I am ever in a shooting or emergency situation I will ask one of the dozen kids standing around recording it on their cell phone to call the cops for me.

Same with me, except I will probably still carry my cell because pay phones are nonexistent now days and may need in case of help. Will probably change my number and give it out a whole lot less though when retired.

[misterlarry]

I said "always" but the fact is, even if I forget my phone at home (happens once in a while), I still have a pistol with me.

[ELB]

I always carry a phone, and would regardless of carrying a gun or not. Not only do I want to be able to call for help, I want certain other people, like my wife, to be able to reach me if they need help.