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Women's groups and awkward moments.

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So my wife has her Book Group, and her Board Meetings, and PTA, and all those play groups with other mothers of small kids like mine (and the occasional stay at home father too), and I wonder how women who carry deal with the awkward moments when someone says something anti-gun or when a woman decides to be more "open" about her firearm ownership.

My wife has tried to learn to handle these moments tactfully and to choose her battles wisely (two traits I did not marry her for, because they do not come naturally to her). But the moments do occur, however rarely.

I am curious how other women here have handle those moments, or even have a story or two examples of ways you have managed those moments. I would love to have stories or ideas to pass on to her. I am also just plain curious.

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I am a teacher and hear conversations quite often dealing with guns/gun violence. My personal choice is to not say a thing. I don't agree, I don't disagree, I just keep quiet. To me, my CHL status is private. Only my husband and my range buddies know. I don't feel that my status with guns should be common knowledge as you never know who could use this information against you. My job could decide to not renew my contract bc of the stigma that gun owners have, a co-worker might say something to a friend who now knows I own guns and comes to rob my house when I'm at work (can't carry onto school property)...many scenarios I could list. Personally, I would advice other women to do the same; "concealed means concealed."
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SEHK727,
Your reasoning for keeping quiet is a sad but true testament.

I don't blame you a bit. Especially, when it concerns your job.

What do you like to shoot? (Gun,caliber) The obvious answer was targets.

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Yes, I shoot targets...right now I am favoring my little 5 shot snubby, .38. It's not the best, but it works for me and a .38 is a whole lot better than than having a zero, oh, and I'm a dam* good shot too.
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SEHK727 wrote:Yes, I shoot targets...right now I am favoring my little 5 shot snubby, .38. It's not the best, but it works for me and a .38 is a whole lot better than than having a zero, oh, and I'm a dam* good shot too.
More people carry the little .38 snubbies than would admit...alot of the "as long as it is a .40 or over crowd" too. They are easy to carry, they work and, with laser grips, are a progressive deterrant. One women who carried one had a fellow jump on her car hood at night in the bad part of town...the little red beam was all it took to get him to run away.
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More people carry the little .38 snubbies than would admit...alot of the "as long as it is a .40 or over crowd" too. They are easy to carry, they work and, with laser grips, are a progressive deterrant
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Jake:

Which size Uncle Mike's pocket holster is that?
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Which size Uncle Mike's pocket holster is that?
That would be the #4.
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Jake, thanks.

I got a #3 free and seemed a little small.
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I wish I could carry a stainless or Titanium snubby daily, it looks like a absolute howitzer next to my P3AT!

But, alas, situations do not allow...
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