Spotted a Guy Carrying

[Oldgringo]

What are "Vans"?

A brand of shoes in the "sneakers" category.

Thanks. What do they call britches that have to be held up by a free hand...other than stupid?

"Mine". Down 55#

Oh Yeah: Tuesday night, 45 degrees. Middle aged portly man in a Hawaiian shirt with his wife. Head on a swivel. Had to be...just HAD to be.

If you've lost 55 lbs. on purpose, CONGRATULATIONS are definitely in order.

[VoiceofReason]

There's entirely too much concern regarding, if you will, legal bulges.

If you have a current CHL, carry a concealed gun, it's gonna bulge, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot.

Quit obsessing about the bulge (whoever you may be) and relax.

You're good to go.

Yeah, I know some are so worried others may notice their gun bulge they want something quickly available in their verbal arsenal if some stranger is so gauche as ask: "Hey, what's that ever so noticeable bulge around your waist"?

My verbal answer: My colostomy bag, but more likely I'd just ignore them...you owe no one an answer.

I love your answer “colostomy bag”. Have you ever dropped that on anyone? If so what was their reaction?

I spotted a guy carrying through checkout a couple of months ago.

I also had my denim vest blow open in a parking lot some time ago. It was a couple of seconds before I realized everyone could see my stainless Kimber in the shoulder holster. I guess folks thought an old man walking with a cane was no threat.

I suppose one day someone will call 911 on me because I am somewhat careless about it being spotted. Oh well I will deal with it when it happens.

[Excaliber]

I was riding harleys this past weekend with the future step dad in law, and despite my multiple layers for warmth, I got off for a break and saw my jacket was riding OVER the grip of my pistol. Nice.

Just what I need is a biker with a gun response from LE.

Parka length (as opposed to short waist length) jackets reduce this risk considerably. They come down to about where a suit jacket would, and will easily cover even OWB holsters.

I don't know if that solution would work on the bike, but it works very well in other circumstances.

[skub]

I was riding harleys this past weekend with the future step dad in law, and despite my multiple layers for warmth, I got off for a break and saw my jacket was riding OVER the grip of my pistol. Nice.

Just what I need is a biker with a gun response from LE.

Parka length (as opposed to short waist length) jackets reduce this risk considerably. They come down to about where a suit jacket would, and will easily cover even OWB holsters.

I don't know if that solution would work on the bike, but it works very well in other circumstances.

It does. I have a Tour Master that I wear in winter that works great.

[gigag04]

I was riding harleys this past weekend with the future step dad in law, and despite my multiple layers for warmth, I got off for a break and saw my jacket was riding OVER the grip of my pistol. Nice.

Just what I need is a biker with a gun response from LE.

Parka length (as opposed to short waist length) jackets reduce this risk considerably. They come down to about where a suit jacket would, and will easily cover even OWB holsters.

I don't know if that solution would work on the bike, but it works very well in other circumstances.

Great recommendation. I'm 5-07 so longer cut clothing is normally no good but I like the idea. I may get a shoulder rig but that seems cliche.

[VoiceofReason]

I was riding harleys this past weekend with the future step dad in law, and despite my multiple layers for warmth, I got off for a break and saw my jacket was riding OVER the grip of my pistol. Nice.

Just what I need is a biker with a gun response from LE.

Parka length (as opposed to short waist length) jackets reduce this risk considerably. They come down to about where a suit jacket would, and will easily cover even OWB holsters.

I don't know if that solution would work on the bike, but it works very well in other circumstances.

Great recommendation. I'm 5-07 so longer cut clothing is normally no good but I like the idea. I may get a shoulder rig but that seems cliche.

I do not really worry about cliché. I use a shoulder rig because-
1. It is the most comfortable for me:
(a) The wide shoulder strap distributes the weight of my full size Kimber.
(b) I can sit down much more comfortably.
2. I can draw it sitting down without going through contortions.
3. I can draw it much faster than a belt holster.
4. It seems much more secure to me because it would be harder for someone to get to my gun and I am less likely to accidently drop it.
5. If I am ever put in a bad situation, I can put my hand in my denim vest on my gun and hopefully the person that is threatening me will realize what is in there without me having to display it, and leave me alone.

I got a cheap nylon rig at Academy but I have been doing leather work for about a year and I believe I am now good enough to make a nice leather shoulder rig.

[PATHFINDER]

I was riding harleys this past weekend with the future step dad in law, and despite my multiple layers for warmth, I got off for a break and saw my jacket was riding OVER the grip of my pistol. Nice.

Just what I need is a biker with a gun response from LE.

If the 4-wheelers were still tail-gating you - it must not have been "in plain view".

If the 4-wheelers were NOT tail-gating you it probably was "in plain view" - but then....weren't you either "traveling", or carrying your handgun under the authority of the Texas CHL ?

If not traveling - you were still not intentionally failing to conceal if carrying under Texas CHL authority which creates an exception to the "in plain view" vehicular provision of Section 46.02 (a-1), and you were not in violation of the disorderly conduct provisions of Section 42.01 (a-8) - because you were not displaying your handgun in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm.

Interestingly AR's and AK 's with a pistol grips aren't "considered" to be a handguns - but the Texas definition of a handgun is 46.01 (5) "Handgun" -ANY firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with ONE hand.

You would probably be pulled over if riding down the highway with an AR or AK slung over your shoulder - but still no crime.

[cbr600]

Some people are not required to conceal their handguns. He's one of them.

[VMI77]

Tam wrote:

I was wondering exactly how clueless does a person have to be not to notice that they are blocking a busy aisle and that there are people trying to move in both directions who are tired of waiting for that person to get the heck out of the way.

Yesterday, the traffic in Tyler was unbelievable.

We got stuck behind a woman driver trying to turn left who had a cigarette in her left hand and a cell phone in her right. She had no one to steer for her so we were stuck behind until she felt it was okay to drive with no hands. OTOH, the smoking woman driver's female passenger had a free hand to shoot me the 'bird' upon my honk.

I wonder whether some people don't know that they're blocking the aisle or they just don't care?

Well, there is no doubt that some of them don't care. The middle finger you got is evidence enough of that.

[LongHairedRedneck]

I had my shirt ride up and over my Kimber recently while hooking up a computer scanner on a friends truck. No one noticed, not even my buddy or the people driving by and stopping at the stop sign directly besides us. Who knows how long it was hanging out in the wind. I was kind enough to wave at one truck as they waved at me, complete with Kimber showing

I'm up to spotting 2 concealed pistols, as they were definately pistols not holsters or bulges.