Cost of CCW permit versus illegal carry.

[DDT]

yeah, but when the Santa Anas are kicking up and the moron firebugs are out you do make sure all of your water hoses are connected and handy.

[Glock22Fan]

yeah, but when the Santa Anas are kicking up and the moron firebugs are out you do make sure all of your water hoses are connected and handy.

Not just then, all the time. And I spend several thousand a year on brush clearance.

[Meplat]

One of my "frisks" resulted from the officer misinterpreting a (perfectly legal) traffic move I made as trying to avoid him. That on top of the really ratty work in progress Jeep I was driving set off his "gut instincts". He actually admitted that after the whole thing was done. He felt he needed to frisk me for his safety. When he asked if I had anything he should be concerned about in my pockets, I said: "I don't know, are you concerned about the North American Arms Mini-revolver in my watch pocket?" He actually let me take it out and give it to him. He wanted to unload it but couldn't figure out how, I told him I'd show him and he almost handed it back to me before he caught himself. By this time he was obviously not really worried about me being a danger to him. He put the 22 in his car loaded and patted me down. Asked a bunch of questions that I KNOW

Not necessarily true.

For example, if you are in an accident and need medical care, an illegally carried gun might come to light without a LEO search.

Or if a store wrongfully detains you for shoplifting, you can bet that they will use the gun charge to deflect a civil suit.

I once was called for jury duty where it appeared that the defendant, who was being prosecuted for illegal carry (and not shoplifting), had been arrested by store detectives at Sears, who found an illegally carried handgun.

[N6ATF]

Since the actual cost of a CCW would probably mean a bribe coughmaximumallowablecampaigncontributioncough, I will only CCW when legally justified.