"I Carry A Badge" Leather Concealed Weapon Permit Holder

[Cobra Medic]

Some people still don't read the title before clicking?

Yeah, go figure.

[Abraham]

I had no idea that we have so many CHLers who (with a straight face and varied rationalizations) actually support the idea of carrying a badge.

It's scary...

[03Lightningrocks]

There are folks who get a CHL because they are scared. They want everyone to know they have a gun so they don't have to worry about being attacked. They are operating under a false sense of security.

Then there are the folks who think they can whip out a badge for instant respect from the police. What most will discover is that some cops would prefer we are all disarmed. Then there is always the chance a cop will think your going for a gun when you are trying to pull out your badge and shoot you. Having a CHL badge is right up there with wearing a Dick Tracy decoder ring. It is just straight up weird.

Next on the list are the frustrated citizens who always wanted to be a cop but never went to the trouble. Now that they have a CHL, they get to do the coolest part of being a cop... carry a gun. A badge would help fill in the emotional gap left by not having a means of showing off the gun.

Then we have the majority of folks who feel a firearm may be necessary at some point to defend their lives and/or their families lives. We hope and pray we never need to use the weapon and have no desire to brag about our ability. Kind of like a martial arts expert. They just keep it to themselves and only use it when forced to.

[Purplehood]

There are folks who get a CHL because they are scared. They want everyone to know they have a gun so they don't have to worry about being attacked. They are operating under a false sense of security.

Then there are the folks who think they can whip out a badge for instant respect from the police. What most will discover is that some cops would prefer we are all disarmed. Then there is always the chance a cop will think your going for a gun when you are trying to pull out your badge and shoot you. Having a CHL badge is right up there with wearing a Dick Tracy decoder ring. It is just straight up weird.

Next on the list are the frustrated citizens who always wanted to be a cop but never went to the trouble. Now that they have a CHL, they get to do the coolest part of being a cop... carry a gun. A badge would help fill in the emotional gap left by not having a means of showing off the gun.

Then we have the majority of folks who feel a firearm may be necessary at some point to defend their lives and/or their families lives. We hope and pray we never need to use the weapon and have no desire to brag about our ability. Kind of like a martial arts expert. They just keep it to themselves and only use it when forced to.

What about us Martial Arts amateurs?

[MojoTexas]

There are folks who get a CHL because they are scared. They want everyone to know they have a gun so they don't have to worry about being attacked. They are operating under a false sense of security.

Then there are the folks who think they can whip out a badge for instant respect from the police. What most will discover is that some cops would prefer we are all disarmed. Then there is always the chance a cop will think your going for a gun when you are trying to pull out your badge and shoot you. Having a CHL badge is right up there with wearing a Dick Tracy decoder ring. It is just straight up weird.

Next on the list are the frustrated citizens who always wanted to be a cop but never went to the trouble. Now that they have a CHL, they get to do the coolest part of being a cop... carry a gun. A badge would help fill in the emotional gap left by not having a means of showing off the gun.

Then we have the majority of folks who feel a firearm may be necessary at some point to defend their lives and/or their families lives. We hope and pray we never need to use the weapon and have no desire to brag about our ability. Kind of like a martial arts expert. They just keep it to themselves and only use it when forced to.

Well said...I agree 100%. I know someone who fits that "frustrated wanna-be cop" label.

MojoTexas

[03Lightningrocks]

We already have a piece of plastic we can show an officer if we are asked. A badge would be pointless.

[MojoTexas]

I dropped by the "Cheaper Than Dirt GUNS!" new retail outlet this evening in McKinney...and guess what they had in stock?

[seniorshooteress]

I dropped by the "Cheaper Than Dirt GUNS!" new retail outlet this evening in McKinney...and guess what they had in stock?

So How many did you buy MoJo?

[MojoTexas]

So How many did you buy MoJo?

None...but I couldn't resist getting the picture! I did buy a new tuckable IWB holster for my J-Frame for under $10, as well as some Kountry Boys Sausage (http://www.kountryboys.com/). I love their sausage for lunch when I'm rushed at work, and the convenience store where I used to buy it no longer carries it.

I'm sure I'll be back there this Saturday....and every Saturday thereafter...

MojoTexas

[mctowalot]

Wow Mojo!

And so it begins...

[MojoTexas]

I think you might be advertising you own guns and get robbed when you are out of the house. I won't even put an NRA sticker on my truck for this reason. I would prefer the bad guys not know I have anything worth stealing.

I have TSRA and NRA decals on my back window of my pickup. I see it as a form of promotion for the TSRA and NRA, as well as a form of self-expression of my political views and support for the second amendment. I keep nothing in my truck that I can live without, and I also have serial numbers of all of my firearms recorded in a secure place in the event they are stolen. Also, I have a insurance rider to cover all my firearms. On the occasions where I leave a firearm in my vehicle (like going into a hospital posted 30.06), I don't leave my $1200 Kimber 1911 out in the truck...that's the reason for owning an inexpensive revolver as a "truck" gun. My home has an alarm system (with the appropriate signs and stickers advertising that fact), and I also have a large black lab that barks like crazy when someone strange comes to the door. I also keep the gate to the backyard locked, and I know my neighbors.

I'm not saying I'm invulnerable, but I've never had any problems yet. Most criminals look for easy targets. Unless they're crazy, they're not going to risk robbing the home of a "firearms enthusiast" with a security system and a big dog barking like mad inside. Or at least, I wouldn't, if I were a criminal!

That being said, I do try to blend in as much as possible when I'm out and about and carrying concealed. I don't wear 5.11 "Tactical" clothing, or khaki vests in the summertime, because IMHO that just screams "concealed carry." If anything, someone seeing me would probably think I am your average Texas good-ole-boy that just likes hunting and fishing and country music, and that's fine with me.

Just my two cents worth of course...

MojoTexas

[maximus2161]

This thread is still going?

I think we should all get these and just be done with the CHL badge concern.



Ok sorry I could not resist.

[jestmaty]

Yup, but of course, it is up to the individual to decide if it's right for them.

My father-in-law carries his in a wallet. Probably like most Texan men....

I DON'T carry a wallet, so this has become my wallet, and as I mentioned earlier, I like being able to quickly show or demonstrate some kind of i.d. to whoever else might decide to join the fray.

Just be careful when you attempt to pull your ID out. The police might think your going for a firearm. If your thinking you will just pull it out like Starsky and Hutch as the shooting starts, you need to quit watching TV and playing video games. When a cop sees shooting going on and a dude holding a gun, he ain't gonna be reading some 2x3 card hanging from your chest. He is gonna be pointing his weapon at you screaming for you to drop the weapon.

So true.....
I know this thread is huge, and my post is long, but if you read it carefully, you'll see that my dl,chl,credit cards and stuff is worn under my shirt. The only time anyone should see it is if my weapon has been used for sd. Hopefully, I'll have the frame of mind to pull it out and wave it high, regardless of other folks opinion of doing such a thing.

It can't hurt, as I mentioned before, I only hope the responder who is all jacked up on adrenaline can 'maybe' consider me the good guy if there's any question.

BTW- the most recent posts of the "badge" sold at cheaper than dirt are incredibly offensive and just plain stooopid (intentionally misspelled). Only a complete moron would buy one of those, either for real or a joke.

[MojoTexas]

BTW- the most recent posts of the "badge" sold at cheaper than dirt are incredibly offensive and just plain stooopid (intentionally misspelled). Only a complete moron would buy one of those, either for real or a joke.

I agree the badges are incredibly stupid but I wouldn't go as far as offensive, at least not to me. You have to remember a significant demographic of the "gun crowd" will always be insecure/immature wanna-be types...whether it's wanna-be cops and mall ninjas buying Concealed Weapons Permit badges, or wanna-be "elite tactical operator" soldiers who have never served a day in the armed forces. I too remember reading Soldier of Fortune magazines in the 1980s that my dad would bring home and dream of being a "merc" in Rhodesia or something similar...but thankfully I outgrew that phase. Some guys, unfortunately, never did. (I might add that my dad is retired Air Force...he read SoF for entertainment back in those days. He obviously wasn't special forces but had many occasions to work with them over the years he flew C-130s.)

My point is that those wanna-be types are mostly harmless, and they represent a significant customer base of any firearm business. CTD is just trying to make a buck, and if selling CWP badges and tactical gear to wanna-be's helps keep their ammo and firearm prices low, I don't mind.

MojoTexas

[Purplehood]

BTW- the most recent posts of the "badge" sold at cheaper than dirt are incredibly offensive and just plain stooopid (intentionally misspelled). Only a complete moron would buy one of those, either for real or a joke.

I agree the badges are incredibly stupid but I wouldn't go as far as offensive, at least not to me. You have to remember a significant demographic of the "gun crowd" will always be insecure/immature wanna-be types...whether it's wanna-be cops and mall ninjas buying Concealed Weapons Permit badges, or wanna-be "elite tactical operator" soldiers who have never served a day in the armed forces. I too remember reading Soldier of Fortune magazines in the 1980s that my dad would bring home and dream of being a "merc" in Rhodesia or something similar...but thankfully I outgrew that phase. Some guys, unfortunately, never did. (I might add that my dad is retired Air Force...he read SoF for entertainment back in those days. He obviously wasn't special forces but had many occasions to work with them over the years he flew C-130s.)

My point is that those wanna-be types are mostly harmless, and they represent a significant customer base of any firearm business. CTD is just trying to make a buck, and if selling CWP badges and tactical gear to wanna-be's helps keep their ammo and firearm prices low, I don't mind.

MojoTexas

I remember lots of younger Military guys (myself included at the time) reading SoF magazine. We considered it highly entertaining and chock-full of cool advertisements.