# Ask Ed: Concealed Carry FAQs | True Stories | USCCA **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 30, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs-true-stories-uscca/25980 "2020-04-30T15:14:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dawn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/dawn/32/24_2.png) [@Dawn](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Dawn)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs-true-stories-uscca/25980/1 "2020-04-30T15:14:58Z")
_ **NOTE:** USCCA Customer Engagement team members get a lot of questions, and they pass a good number of them along to_ Concealed Carry Magazine _Senior Editor Ed Combs. If you have a question, you can either ask it below or email it to_ [_editor@usconcealedcarry.com_](mailto:editor@usconcealedcarry.com)_. We, of course, cannot guarantee answers to all questions_ _— Ed’s a pretty busy guy_ _— but we’d love to help you out with whatever’s stumping you._ * * * This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs/](https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs/) ---
**Author:** ![Dawn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/dawn/32/24_2.png) [@Dawn](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Dawn)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs-true-stories-uscca/25980/2 "2020-04-30T19:48:01Z")
### Did you train or buy a gun first? ---
**Author:** ![Roger37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@Roger37](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Roger37)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs-true-stories-uscca/25980/3 "2020-05-04T19:00:30Z")
Trained first to get my CC in Florida. ---
**Author:** ![Reloader54](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/reloader54/32/560_2.png) [@Reloader54](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Reloader54)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs-true-stories-uscca/25980/4 "2020-05-04T19:28:29Z")
I bought my gun first. But I also looked for and took classes on firearm safety a few months later as well. I’ve taken firearm classes for handgun, rifles, and for my CCW. And I read books on it as well. Always learning more all of the time. ---
**Author:** ![John97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@John97](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/John97)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs-true-stories-uscca/25980/5 "2020-05-07T00:30:10Z")
Training came first. My father was a cop and 50-60 years ago was a different time. He left his 38 on his nightstand. He also taught the Scouts at a local range. We shot handguns and shotguns and learned to respect them. I’ve taught dogs too and learned to respect them also! ---
**Author:** ![Frederick3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@Frederick3](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Frederick3)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs-true-stories-uscca/25980/6 "2020-05-07T04:12:32Z")
Hmmm let’s see. I bought my first firearm when I was 14 years old. Did I train before that? If you call shooting with my brother and another kid “training” then yes! By the way, that was 54 years ago! ---
**Author:** ![ChaplainRobert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/chaplainrobert/32/13966_2.png) [@ChaplainRobert](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/ChaplainRobert)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs-true-stories-uscca/25980/7 "2020-05-07T10:05:48Z")
thoughts about using a chest carry rig under a button up shirts for conealment ---
**Author:** ![Gregory64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ccd318/32.png) [@Gregory64](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Gregory64)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/ask-ed-concealed-carry-faqs-true-stories-uscca/25980/8 "2020-05-07T18:54:41Z")
I have to wonder if the questioner regarding “slang” didn’t perhaps intend “jargon”. No time like early to know the difference between a clip and a magazine…