Stan in Oly, WA
Well-known Member
I thought someone else would jump in and post this question, but since no one has, I'll do it. What firearm do you carry for personal protection---not hunting, pest control, etc. Tell when and where you carry it if you don't carry it all the time, how you carry it (i.e. in a holster on your hip, in your pants pocket, etc.), and you can tell why you carry it if you want to. Just the make, model, and caliber, if you don't mind. Let's not get into a discussion of the relative merits of any size or type of gun, or start talking about theories of stopping power, or that kind of thing. There are a ton of forums online that discuss those issues endlessly; we don't need to here.
I carry a Kel-Tec .32 ACP when I go out at night when I expect that there's a 99.999% chance that I'd be fine with nothing. I bought it years before Kel-Tec came out with a .380 the same size (just under 10 oz. fully loaded with 7), and then Ruger came out with a better quality .380 that size. I slip a S&W 640 .38 spcl into my back jeans pocket to answer the front door when someone knocks at night. I take a Glock 26 9mm in the vehicle with me when I'll be driving at night. I've held a WA State CWP since 1967, except when I lived in Honolulu for 4 years (none available there at that time), and I've never been in a situation where I needed it. A couple of times away from home things have looked pretty sketchy, and I was glad to have a gun with me. But I've never needed to use it, or show it, or even mention that I had it with me.
Stan
I carry a Kel-Tec .32 ACP when I go out at night when I expect that there's a 99.999% chance that I'd be fine with nothing. I bought it years before Kel-Tec came out with a .380 the same size (just under 10 oz. fully loaded with 7), and then Ruger came out with a better quality .380 that size. I slip a S&W 640 .38 spcl into my back jeans pocket to answer the front door when someone knocks at night. I take a Glock 26 9mm in the vehicle with me when I'll be driving at night. I've held a WA State CWP since 1967, except when I lived in Honolulu for 4 years (none available there at that time), and I've never been in a situation where I needed it. A couple of times away from home things have looked pretty sketchy, and I was glad to have a gun with me. But I've never needed to use it, or show it, or even mention that I had it with me.
Stan