Introduce yourself

[carlson1]

Welcome buzzkill to the Forum.

[ImportedTexan]

Hey everybody, thanks for the warm welcome.

30’s male
Field Engineer Sr.
Married with two boys
Just got my license, but it should’ve been almost 12 years (story for another time)
No idea who my rep is.
Glock 20 IWB “We the people” holster when it’s cold
Glock 19 IWB Tagua sport

[SQLGeek]

A little late but from one import to another, welcome!

[carlson1]

Welcome Rob to the Forum and Texas.

[Interblog]

Age - mid-50s

Gender - female

Profession/school status - Bachelor's and MS degrees in the geosciences, small business owner with a geographically-distributed client base (requiring travel). (Aside: I am amused that, upon preview, this forum automatically converted the two-letter abbreviation of "Bachelor's" into the word "bull". Some people do consider those degrees to be bull, yes ).

Marital status - married (to an LTC holder)

Years CHL - I had my CHL wa-ay back before clarification of "premise", but I let it lapse because I was traversing public school property almost daily, and therefore could rarely carry. Currently have a new application in progress, have completed the course, fingerprints tomorrow because there's ice on Houston roads today and Identogo is closed for yet another day!

Texas State Representative House District - 24 / Bonnen

Carry guns/equipment - currently Ruger SP-101 revolver (love it), S&W Air Lite Ti (great design for concealed carry but heck of a painful recoil of course), still searching for a semi-automatic that feels right.

Personal focus - I live for a few months per year in a tech'd-out Mercedes Sprinter-based camper van, sometimes with my husband but often alone or only with our dog. I do this for both work-related and personal reasons, periodically driving across large swaths of North America in the process. Our van was extensively designed with off-grid capability, including solar power and a large lithium battery bank to supply power for a mobile computing scenario. I overnight routinely in rather unusual areas where self-defense is a concern and my van has been surveilled in the past by criminal elements. Break-ins are common with this type of vehicle.

Many general-focus forums that cater to the mobile tech worker and RV crowds do not allow discussions of firearms due to the perceived "controversial" nature of the topic - moderators often shut down the threads before the discussion is able to bear fruit. I (and others) would like an opportunity to raise practical self-defense questions within the context of our unusual lifestyles without being flamed, stigmatized, or silenced.

[Maxwell]

Wow! There are a lot of new folks!

Welcome one and all!

Maxwell

[carlson1]

Age - mid-50s

Gender - female

Profession/school status - Bachelor's and MS degrees in the geosciences, small business owner with a geographically-distributed client base (requiring travel). (Aside: I am amused that, upon preview, this forum automatically converted the two-letter abbreviation of "Bachelor's" into the word "bull". Some people do consider those degrees to be bull, yes ).

Marital status - married (to an LTC holder)

Years CHL - I had my CHL wa-ay back before clarification of "premise", but I let it lapse because I was traversing public school property almost daily, and therefore could rarely carry. Currently have a new application in progress, have completed the course, fingerprints tomorrow because there's ice on Houston roads today and Identogo is closed for yet another day!

Texas State Representative House District - 24 / Bonnen

Carry guns/equipment - currently Ruger SP-101 revolver (love it), S&W Air Lite Ti (great design for concealed carry but heck of a painful recoil of course), still searching for a semi-automatic that feels right.

Personal focus - I live for a few months per year in a tech'd-out Mercedes Sprinter-based camper van, sometimes with my husband but often alone or only with our dog. I do this for both work-related and personal reasons, periodically driving across large swaths of North America in the process. Our van was extensively designed with off-grid capability, including solar power and a large lithium battery bank to supply power for a mobile computing scenario. I overnight routinely in rather unusual areas where self-defense is a concern and my van has been surveilled in the past by criminal elements. Break-ins are common with this type of vehicle.

Many general-focus forums that cater to the mobile tech worker and RV crowds do not allow discussions of firearms due to the perceived "controversial" nature of the topic - moderators often shut down the threads before the discussion is able to bear fruit. I (and others) would like an opportunity to raise practical self-defense questions within the context of our unusual lifestyles without being flamed, stigmatized, or silenced.

Welcome Interblog to the Forum. This is an excellent place to find knowledge for Texas' LTC.

Carl

[mcm730]

Hello all!

I’m 21
Currently enrolled at Texas Tech University
Finished my first application process Dec 5th
Represented by Jody Arrington
I bought my first gun back in August, a Rossi 972 .357 revolver.
I have a shoulder holster for it as well as two speed loaders.
My first gun was always going to have been a revolver

[carlson1]

Hello all!

I’m 21
Currently enrolled at Texas Tech University
Finished my first application process Dec 5th
Represented by Jody Arrington
I bought my first gun back in August, a Rossi 972 .357 revolver.
I have a shoulder holster for it as well as two speed loaders.
My first gun was always going to have been a revolver

Welcome mcm730. I love revolvers too. I carrynone from time to time, but the barrels are not as long as yours.

[mcm730]

Hello all!

I’m 21
Currently enrolled at Texas Tech University
Finished my first application process Dec 5th
Represented by Jody Arrington
I bought my first gun back in August, a Rossi 972 .357 revolver.
I have a shoulder holster for it as well as two speed loaders.
My first gun was always going to have been a revolver

Welcome mcm730. I love revolvers too. I carrynone from time to time, but the barrels are not as long as yours.

Not a lot of love for revolvers these days, and it’s a darn shame. Even my friends are trying to get me to use a semi-auto as my EDC, but I’m stubborn and know what I like. When I get a more compact gun to lug around it will most definitely be another revolver.

[tking3444]

28 years old
male
Courier for major pkg. delivery company
Married for 5 years. 2 girls (3yo and 7months)
1 year
Tx state house district 137
S&W M&P Shield .40, Alien Gear Shapeshift 4.0 iwb
S&W SD .40 V, Alien Gear OWB Slide

[carlson1]

28 years old
male
Courier for major pkg. delivery company
Married for 5 years. 2 girls (3yo and 7months)
1 year
Tx state house district 137
S&W M&P Shield .40, Alien Gear Shapeshift 4.0 iwb
S&W SD .40 V, Alien Gear OWB Slide

Welcome to the Fourm. We are glad you joined.

[Grundy1133]

huh i never did this...
30 Male
dislocated worker (recently laid off)
Previously worked in the aerospace industry.
Before that a freelance IT contractor
full size S&W M&P .40 M1
onyour6designs IWB left handed kydex holster
onyour6designs IWB forward facing right side single mag kydex holster
SOG Trident Knife

[Rafe]

Hi folks! Lurker signing up.

Age: Not too long ago, but will never see the 30s again
Gender: Male
Profession: Geeky IT stuff
Years CHL/LTC: 6
U.S. Congressional District 2--Representative, for now, Ted Poe
State Senate District 4--Senator Brandon Creighton
State House District 127--Representative Dan Huberty
Carry guns/equipment: Main is a service size XD(m) in .40 (yep, I know some don’t like the caliber)
If I can’t dress around it I pocket carry a Ruger LCP II in .380 (yep, I know some don’t like that caliber either)
Usually also carry a Kershaw folder I got as a freebie for ordering an instruction DVD
But I can’t carry at all at work. Thank goodness I can lock it in the truck.

Been lurking for a while. Been shooting (not as regularly as I should) for about a dozen years. May not be able to contribute much, but the whole recent anti-NRA mess after the Florida school shooting and the upcoming “outlaw all guns” marches motivated me to finally register. Been an NRA member since the year I got my carry license.

Oh and Rafe is a nickname, an abbreviation of my name.

Carry on!