Glad to be apart of the community!
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Iām with you @Matthew! If they donāt want me to be able to protect myself, they donāt want my money either.
Welcome to the Community!
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If its a store whom said a āgun free zoneā ill go in no matter what and ill leave if they ask. luckily i have hardly found any gun free zones here where i live in Florida! 
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Thank you for the welcome, I called before coming to the site because I got the notice via fb messenger. She confirmed it was legit and I got excited because I have been looking for a place to talk with others that are likeminded other than the Glock forum I am in.
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Weāre keeping it pretty quiet as we build it, @Matthew. Iāve been inviting people who are active on our social media pages and who have entered their email on our training broadcast pages. That way we can make sure weāve got a great foundation before we open the doors to everyone.
I hope you find the conversations enjoyable and educational! Please jump in and comment, ask questions, and post responses! Also, please go ahead and invite your friends and family who are interested in or are already responsibly armed Americans. 
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Everyday in most situations itās when we get complacent that we are potentially in danger
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Maine guy here also Nathan, it looks like our new legislature is doing everything they can to turn us back into MA.
I carry anytime I leave the house, and often when Iām home. Itās always concealed carry.
I donāt really ever understand why someone would open carry, maybe thereās just something Iām not considering here and Iāll gladly admit Iām wrong, but itās not a deterrent to a criminal at all. It would almost guarantee I would somehow find my way into a fight for either my life, my gun, or the lives of my family. It makes no sense to me at all.
To be honest, it almost seems like carelessly putting yourself in a position that you have no business really being in. An example, guy comes in to rob a store with no intention of shooting anyone, maybe he doesnāt even pull out a gun till he sees yours, too late, he sees your gun, thinks he has to shoot first cause he knows youāll shoot him. Senario 2, is he takes the money and no one is shot or dies, you never go to court to prove you were in the right, everyone saves money including the USCCA, possibly lives are saved, jail time is avoided etc. Maybe someone can explain why open carry is good for a non cop or security guard. Part of the CCW deterrent is never knowing who may be armed in any given situation.
I was in a pizza place the other day, and saw a woman open carrying in simple pancake holster that had no retention in about the 5 Oāclock position. All I had to do was push her right shoulder to the left exposing the gun even more, Thereās no way she could have fought me off, or got to her gun before I could have disarmed her. I almost wanted to say something to her, but itās not really my business. But I think itās a bad choice.
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I go through the exact same thing going from my home state of PA into NJ, which oddly enough is usually to see my brother(who was a certified instructor before some health issues) and my sister in-law and go shoot at the range, in NJ of all places. Iād have him come to PA, but itās hard for him now, so I go to him so at least he can still get some range time.
In NJ, the gun has to be locked in another place from the ammo, no loaded mags, less than 10 round capacity ā¦etc. So I canāt even carry to the NJ border and then lock them up cause all my mags are over ten rounds. the thing about NJ is they dont give carry permits to anyoneā¦I mean anyone! If you look at the USCCA gun laws page for NJ and see how many permits were issuedā¦its a joke. Hopefully you can get a MA permit, but Iām not sure how strict they are.
I just looked, out of 8.9million people they have issued 1000 permitsā¦itās 0.01% they are probably all retired cops who are now security for the idiots who make those laws.
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i wont patronize or do business with either. i leave also.
i believe there are calling cards you can acquire and leave with them enlighten them to why your leaving and there gun free zone advertisement etcā¦
I carry wherever I go but my significant other donāt want me to carry in restaurants like Loganās, Longhorn, OāCharleys but will carry in convenient stores
i have seen chaos break out in restaurants
i carry and know my entry and exit points and means to get out if need beā¦
mike has many a great videos on it
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@Dave3, curious as to your SOās reasons for that?
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Youāre right, Mark. I was rather disappointed in how much the Democrats cleaned house in the last election. Governor Mills at least does not seem too eager to strongly push for more gun control laws in the state at this time. I think she realizes that as long as she doesnāt go after guns or hunting in her first term, she will keep the āFuddsā in their camps and deer stands come November 2022, much like what happened last November. If she should get reelected, then her gloves will come off. Of course, if the Dems in our Legislature put an anti-gun bill on her desk (which they can at any time, with the Republicans powerless as the minority party), I doubt that she would veto it. To sum up, I am not comfortable with the current political situation in Augusta.
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Iām armed whenever I am wearing pants. And I never leave home without my pants.
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Thatās probably the funniest thing Iāve heard today.
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I havenāt done that since I was a kid (They call him the streak).
Bonus points if you can name the song writer without looking it up.
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@DBrogue thatād be āThe Streakā from about 1974ā¦?
(boogity boogity)
but Iām no good with remembering the singers or the writers, so no extra points for me
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Ray Stevens
Oh yes they call him the streak.
He likes to turn the other cheek.
Heās always making the news, wearing just his tennis shoes.
Yes you can call him unique
DONT LOOK ETHEL!
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I totally agree with you on the subject of open carry. I used to attend church where one of the members always open carriedā¦I thanked him one morning, and when he asked me why I thanked him, I told him that if anything went wrong, heād be the first logical target, and I would have time to get off a good, second shot! He never thought of it that way.
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