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Noticed your handle and the USAF in your tag. Were you an F-16 pilot? My Father flew F-16's around 88-92 as well.. Where were you stationed in that time?falcondriver wrote:I only carry a small 380 inside the waistband or in pocket but my wife has never noticed in the last month or so. She isn't overly comfortable with idea. So I don't tell her. Not sure I can get away with that with a larger gun.
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My dad had to wear one of those for years.Oldgringo wrote:If y'all spot one of these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostomy_pouching_system" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, be sure to point it out.
Hospitals, like churches, amusement parks, and government meetings, are only off limits if you are given proper §30.06 notice. You have to keep reading in the statutes to get to these exceptions--§46.035(i) is probably the most-overlooked section of the Texas carry laws.robertflegal wrote:My doctors office is not in a hospital which, if I read the law correctly, are no-carry zones.
Right.hirundo82 wrote:Hospitals, like churches, amusement parks, and government meetings, are only off limits if you are given proper §30.06 notice. You have to keep reading in the statutes to get to these exceptions--§46.035(i) is probably the most-overlooked section of the Texas carry laws.robertflegal wrote:My doctors office is not in a hospital which, if I read the law correctly, are no-carry zones.
Cell phone @ 3:00Beiruty wrote:Most people will carry their cell phones to the front side, I mean at 1-2, If you see a bulge at 3 to 5, most likely it is not a cell phone.
It doesn't matter. Hospitals have to post 30.06 just like any another business, if they want to keep your guns out. The exception to this would be university owned teaching hospitals.xperthunter wrote:It is my understanding that a Dr.'s Office is not by default a hospital any more than a lawyer's office is a courtroom. IANAL
AM or PM?mctowalot wrote:Does anybody else carry at about 2:30?
I actually ran accross that statistic earlier today and was surprised it was so low! I'm not sure what percentage I would have thought it would be, but I guess part of me still thinks more Texans would carry guns like cowboys!teds787 wrote:Just doing a little math...
I seem to recall that Texas just recently issued their 400,000th CHL. The population of Texas is approximately 26 million. The math says that just over 1.5% of Texans are license to carry. So, considering that not all CHL holders are carrying and not all carriers are CHL holders, that means that on average about 1.5% of the people you see will be carrying. That's fairly slim odds. All that said... I look too and so far I haven't noticed anyone I've even suspected is carrying.
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Although, according to my poll in the off-topic forum (which is completely unscientific), it looks like there are certain groups of people who are more likely to have CHLs so that if you have one, the people you come into contact with (those being people like you) are generally more likely to be carrying than the average person.teds787 wrote:Just doing a little math...
I seem to recall that Texas just recently issued their 400,000th CHL. The population of Texas is approximately 26 million. The math says that just over 1.5% of Texans are license to carry. So, considering that not all CHL holders are carrying and not all carriers are CHL holders, that means that on average about 1.5% of the people you see will be carrying. That's fairly slim odds. All that said... I look too and so far I haven't noticed anyone I've even suspected is carrying.
TedS787
Hoi Polloi wrote:Although, according to my poll in the off-topic forum (which is completely unscientific), it looks like there are certain groups of people who are more likely to have CHLs so that if you have one, the people you come into contact with (those being people like you) are generally more likely to be carrying than the average person.teds787 wrote:Just doing a little math...
I seem to recall that Texas just recently issued their 400,000th CHL. The population of Texas is approximately 26 million. The math says that just over 1.5% of Texans are license to carry. So, considering that not all CHL holders are carrying and not all carriers are CHL holders, that means that on average about 1.5% of the people you see will be carrying. That's fairly slim odds. All that said... I look too and so far I haven't noticed anyone I've even suspected is carrying.
TedS787
That would be the group of people one chooses to be near or associate with. However, I was actually referring to the percentage of people we see (up to the point of a brief "encounter") in the daily comings and goings of our lives. These are the people that a blanket type stat could possibly be applied to. :-)Mmmm... this logic only works for some people though. I mean, 99% of people I encounter on a daily basis are either people I work with (of whom I have no clue if any of them have a CHL or not) or strangers at public venues. I am not necessarily "like" my co-workers in regard to ideals on gun laws or carrying laws as they are just my co-workers. I guess if I was retired (I wish) and only hung out with guys at the gun club, then obviously my chances of being around a CHL would be much higher. I don't think your logic applies to most people in their daily lives though.Hoi Polloi wrote:Although, according to my poll in the off-topic forum (which is completely unscientific), it looks like there are certain groups of people who are more likely to have CHLs so that if you have one, the people you come into contact with (those being people like you) are generally more likely to be carrying than the average person.