What is sufficient for carry?

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Carrying a _________ for self defense is ok for EVERYDAY carry. I'd do it myself.

Handgun. Handguns are sufficient for my EVERYDAY carry.
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Submachine Gun or Long gun (Rifle, Shotgun, submachine gun, etc).
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Handgun and Long Gun/Submachine Gun.
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Re: What is sufficient for carry?

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If I knew I was going to be in a gun fight and didn't think the cause was worth dying for, I wouldn't be there.

If I knew I was going to be in a gun fight and knew the cause was worth dying for, I'd want a long gun over any handgun.

Since my odds of being in a gun fight are low and carrying a long gun is fairly inconvenient, I chose to make a compromise and I carry a handgun.

Handguns are compromises. My current life as a civilian, living in a relatively peaceful neighborhood allows me some comfort in making that compromise.

That said, I never want to compromise my ability to have a long gun should my circumstances become vastly different tomorrow then they are today.
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Fonejack54 wrote:I believe with all my heart that if people keep open carrying long guns we will see legislation banning open carry in Ohio.
When the Liberals have sufficient votes in the Ohio General Assembly, when they own the governor's office, as well as have a majority on the Ohio Supreme Court, this will probably happen.
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Tweed Ring wrote:
Fonejack54 wrote:I believe with all my heart that if people keep open carrying long guns we will see legislation banning open carry in Ohio.
When the Liberals have sufficient votes in the Ohio General Assembly, when they own the governor's office, as well as have a majority on the Ohio Supreme Court, this will probably happen.
Yes indeed. With the growth of the dependent class that day may not be far off. If we cannot convince all we should at least avoid alienating any.
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Currently, all of the Liberals' anti-RKBA power and influence emanates from a single Socialism source in the Oval Office. Speaker Boehner, Rep.Trey Gowdy and their Republican followers have finally decided to attack the source.
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Tweed Ring wrote:
Fonejack54 wrote:I believe with all my heart that if people keep open carrying long guns we will see legislation banning open carry in Ohio.
When the Liberals have sufficient votes in the Ohio General Assembly, when they own the governor's office, as well as have a majority on the Ohio Supreme Court, this will probably happen.
That has happened before in this state and will probably happen again. The conservative control of the state is tenuous.

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:shock: I carry a hand gun because I don't know that there will be trouble. :shock:

I went to buy a hand gun FTF in a parking lot of a local movie theater. I carried my hand gun, a BUG and a 12GA pump in the trunk. I had a buddy parked some distance away with a long gun doing Over-Watch. I had my phone on carrying on a conversation with him the whole time I am checking out the FTF. :shock:
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Charlie.....you are Deffinetly to trust worthy... :wink:
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charliej47 wrote::shock: I carry a hand gun because I don't know that there will be trouble. :shock:

I went to buy a hand gun FTF in a parking lot of a local movie theater. I carried my hand gun, a BUG and a 12GA pump in the trunk. I had a buddy parked some distance away with a long gun doing Over-Watch. I had my phone on carrying on a conversation with him the whole time I am checking out the FTF. :shock:
What? No grenades or tire spike strips? You're leaving yourself open for all kinds of grief. That's why I always wear an explosives vest during a FTF, anybody tries to get the drop on me; we're all goin' out together! :wink:
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A handgun is to get you time to get out of dodge or to get you to a long gun.
It's not uncommon to have a CCW, a BUG in the pocket, and a long gun in the truck for backup.
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Good aim. :wink:
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I carry handguns. When at home long guns are available should the need arise. I will neither confirm nor deny carrying long guns in vehicles.

I don't like political hypotheticals. The argument of, "If ABC occurs then XYZ might follow," has a couple too many conditionals in it for my taste. That said, I do like analyzing the past and present. In both the past and present we have various anti-gun groups trying to chip away at our rights. In the present, in Ohio, we pro-2A types have the initiative. We have used a number of tactics in the past to obtain and keep this initiative. Those tactics have changed somewhat with time. Our tactics have impacts on all 4 of the following groups:
1-Our fellow gun rights activists
2-The largely apathetic masses
3-Our anti-gun opposition
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Our goal is to energize group 1 while convincing group 2 that what we want is nothing to worry about. Meanwhile, we marginalize group 3. Do all that right and we can get group 4 to go along with what we want.

I have a Hypocratic-ish approach to dealing with these groups. Kind of like, "First, do no harm," it is perhaps better said, "First, don't help group 3."

In the present, with group 3 certainly on the battlefield, there are incidents of activism that have helped group 3. There are more incidents of activism that energize group 1. So long as we keep an eye on that balance and keep the scales tipped our way I'm all for just about any tactic folks want to use, INCLUDING long gun carry.
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Fonejack54 wrote:I believe with all my heart that if people keep open carrying long guns we will see legislation banning open carry in Ohio.
I agree with you. They just banned OC in Starbucks now, 100% due to people open carrying long guns. This is NOT Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc. We are not in a civil war. LEO's have a much higher chance of getting into an armed conflict than most civilians, yet they only carry handguns for EDC. Yes, it's OK to carry a long gun in the trunk of a car just in case, but there is no need to go to Walmart with 5 friends, OC'ing a bunch of AR 308's with 20 round mags in them, tactical vests filled with spare mags, sidearm pistol on the hip, 12" long Crocodile Dundee knife on the hip, Level IIIA body armor with Level IV ceramic plates, and ballistic helmet, just to go Walmart to buy frozen corn and baby formula for the family :lol: :lol: . What is wrong with people! :lol: . Like the intelligent guy said, there is a time and place for everything. OC'ing long guns in MOST situations is bad for the cause. This gives anti-gunners support for banning OC of any gun and also bringing back the assault rifle bans, high cap mag bans, etc. These long gun OC'ers are bad news for us all :x. Semi-auto rifles are for combat and shooting ranges. If you're not going into combat or to the range, why carry it on your person?
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It won't require a change in the party controlling the statehouse, it will just require some group getting enough signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot, then 50.1% of voters to check the box marked 'Yes'.
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I carry a handgun, or two, every single day.

I don't carry a long gun, but if some do, let them. :)

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JU-87 wrote: A right NOT exercised, is a right LOST.
Ever injure yourself while exercising? Pull a muscle? Twist an ankle?

Ultimately that's just part of exercise. You heal, you get stronger and move on. But you also LEARN from it. You learn to stretch so as to avoid that nasty groin pull. You learn better form so as to not hurt that shoulder while lifting. Et cetera.

Exercising rights is much the same. There are better (and worse) ways to do it. When one way results in negative consequence it is time to re-assess the HOW and revise the method of exercise.

No need to abandon anything. But after we heal we need to make sure not to re-injure ourselves in the exact same way.
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