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21 hours ago, Mrs. Peel said:I have not applied for concealed carry "yet" - but I will def'ly be doing so. In the meantime, have been reading all of the related threads intently, have been watching videos/reading articles about DGUs and legalities, etc., and am planning to start IDPA pretty soon as well. So, in my usual tortoise-like fashion, lol, I'm slowly moving towards the CC goal... will no doubt have it sometime this year.
I have been following the recent thread on shoulder holsters... and honestly, I have hesitated to even post about this topic in the past... because I can only imagine the TIDAL WAVE of criticism it will cause (
), but one of the rabbit holes I've been diving down in recent months is methods of concealed carry for women. And goodness, what a mess that subject is! Most of the videos I've seen suck btw - many are done by men who clearly don't have a clue about carrying a purse (good god, man... just stay in your lane, lol), others are done by women who - you can tell just by looking at them - are total tomboys who spend their entire lives in jeans and t-shirts. (Hey, that's fine, but guess what? ...Not all women dress like that).
Guys, let me tell you... I don't like to complain or get into "battle of the sexes" territory... but on this front, honestly, you have it EASY! It's relatively simple to say "dress for the gun" when you have a man's wardrobe that consists entirely of shirts and pants/shorts! It's 1000x more complicated for most women (unless you happen to be one of those aforementioned tomboys who already owns a boyish type wardrobe).
Here's my typical summer outfit (just toolin' around town, shopping, meeting friends for a drink or lunch, etc.)... a casual, sleeveless maxi dress/sundress, usually in a light knit jersey and with a self-tie belt, cute sandals, and if it's really sunny, I add a wide-brimmed hat. I mean, that describes 95 percent of my summer wardrobe, right there! Literally, my closet in the summer is overflowing with dresses. Pretty much the only time I'm in pants is if I'm gardening -or- at a range - or some other outdoorsy activity. (And I don't even own a single pair of pants with "belt loops" - my closet wouldn't recognize a belt or a belt loop if it fell on one). My cold weather outfits aren't much different - more casual dresses but in heavier weight fabric with longer sleeves, maybe a shawl draped over the shoulders, replace the summer sandals with tights and ankle boots, and topped off with a beret or newsboy cap if it's really cold out. Where, pray tell, do you "conceal" a gun on those outfits? Maybe in the beret?
I'd have to buy an entire new wardrobe for all seasons.
Most of us, by a certain age, have figured out what looks most flattering on us (and for a lot of women, that's wearing things that nip in your waist, not that add bulk around the waist) - so "dressing for the gun" would not only be incredibly pricey for me, but it would also have me moving to a less flattering wardrobe. Hey, I'm not particularly vain, but I ask you... who among us wants to spend a bunch of money to look LESS attractive rather than MORE attractive?
Even a low-vanity person doesn't find that option appealing!
Yeah, I've read (and been advised by people I respect) over and over... and over... that the much-maligned "purse carry" (oh, the horror!) is actually the "worst carry of all" - but honestly, I can totally see why women end up going with that option, particularly since most women are carrying a purse ANYWAY (and if you're not packing IN the purse, then the purse is now merely an "obstacle" if drawing from your waist). Most purse carry videos I've watched actually suggest that you THROW the purse down... and THEN draw. Yet not ONE of those videos has addressed this: what happens after that? Suppose you're able to take cover someplace relatively secure, and you assess that you can safely dial 911 and report what's happening... well, guess what? You can't do that now... because your phone is sitting however many feet or yards away IN THE PURSE that you just threw down on the ground!
The fact is, the vast majority of these carry methods - IWB, OWB, etc. - simply don't mesh with how a lot of women dress or live their lives. It's frustrating. I don't mean to be a Negative Nellie, but for a wardrobe heavy on "dresses" in particular (because there's no open waistband to work with) it seems there really are no great or even adequate solutions.
Let the flaming begin!
If you're looking for advice on how best to carry from the female perspective, I have the perfect YouTube channel for you.
It's called, "She Equips Herself." And it's hosted by a young lady named "Stavrulo" or Stav for shot. She is of Greek Ancestry but was born and raised in Massachusetts. But she and her husband (Mike, an active LEO) give all kinds of info. on what wbat weapons to use, how to clean them and, most importantly, what kinds of clothing to wear in different seasons. I think you'll like her perspective.
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25 minutes ago, Downtownv said:Big Shock There! Didn't they have a little ghetto gunfight there a few years ago or was that the Garden State Plaza mall. Anyway this is Loretta Greenberg country, if you don't know who she is, she's the one that got us the "Smart Gun" law. the most boisterous anti gun person in the state government. Luckily she retired and perhaps dead.
I believe that would be Loretta "Weinberg," of Bergen County. She's the one that was caught on a hot mike after a committee meeting, saying, "Confiscate.... Confiscate... Confiscate!"
Give it time. I'm sure Moms, et. al. will be reminding all the merchants to put up "Force of law" no gun signs. Now, whether or not they do it is a different story. I guess it may depend on whether or not they do proper "customer analysis." If they perceive that most of their customer bases are pro-2A, I doubt you'll see a lot of those signs.
And, yes, I do believe IIRC, that it was the GSP mall where that little ghetto gunfight occurred. Man... I remember when GSP was an "outdoor only" mall.
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TBH, I'm surprised there aren't a lot more stores, etc. that post the "no-gun" signs because they do carry the force of law in NJ. They do not (currently) in FL. And that's why you don't see so many, down here. Some signs, down here, might "suggest" or "ask" you not to carry openly in their establishment. They say nothing about concealed, as long as it stays concealed. But the moment those signs acquire the force of law, trust me they'll be sprouting up all over the place, down here. Just like they did in Texas and Ohio. They already had force of law signs in Tx (sec. 30.06 and 30.07). But when constitutional carry was passed, they added Sec. 30.05 to cover that.
A lot of folks have been fighting for "open carry" to be included in the "Constitutional Carry" bill up for consideration now in FL. But the fear is that if it were ever included, the legislature would push for "force of law" no gun signs. They did it before, the last time OC was brought up. I support OC for those who want it, and it actually might even be of benefit to me as it eliminates the discretion given to LEOs when it comes to busting/harassing people for "accidental exposure" of a concealed weapon. But not at the cost of "force of law" no gun signage. And, even if it were to pass magically, I'd not use it anyway. As it stands now, I won't use the "permitless carry" being considered now, as I'll keep my CWFL. It benefits me in re: reciprocity with other states, as well as not having to wait 3 days for an FFL delivery.
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4 minutes ago, JohnnyB said:That link is 11 years old! 502 error is expected since the server no longer exists.
See my post above. As an alternative, you can use the cards I reference from handgunlaw.us
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2 hours ago, Tunaman said:We should make a flyer and drop them at every privately owned company and store:
Dear Store Owner:
Thank you for your consideration of NOT posting a "No Guns allowed" sign. As you know, people see these signs and will keep walking instead of entering. If you have no sign as you do right now, you will get all the customers you have now and quite a few new ones. Posting the sign will no doubt get you less customers. Thank you for your consideration,
The Law Abiding Fellow Citizen
I believe "handgunlaw.us" has a perfect cutout sticker for merchants that do not honor our right to carry by imposing these signs
BTW, they also state that NJ No gun signs "do" have the force of law... Be careful!
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A question, though. Do "No Gun" signs in NJ now carry the force of law? That's one of the biggest issues in Florida, Currently, they do not in FL but if we get "constitutional carry" in FL (especially if it implies "open carry" (currently, the proposed FL HB 543 does not)), various retail / tourist commerce associations (like "The Rodent/FRF") will scream bloody murder until it's included. thereby rendering all forms of carry useless/worthless.
If we adopt "permitless carry" (as it is not true "constitutional carry") as currently written, then whatever all a merchant can do is eject us from the premises if we are caught carrying in their premises (Concealed is concealed, after all). Now, if we refuse to leave after being ordered to, that becomes "Armed Trespass," a felony. If signs acquire the force of law, we can be arrested on the spot and charged criminally, no matter if we do choose to leave the premises or not.
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1 hour ago, 45Doll said:I guess so. Idaho is #9 for retirement in this evaluation. Guess where New Germany is?
And Florida Takes the Silver Medal!!!
I would consider Idaho, but the winter weather would keep me away. That, and I do enjoy being close enough to "the city life" but far enough away to not be "affected" by "the city life." Also, it helps to have a couple of airports within reasonable proximity and I can get places.
Actually, I wish it hadn't. Now all the libs and progressives will flock here and try to infiltrate the legislature, getting gun control passed. More than the FL Legislature is, already "infiltrated."
Anyway, I hope these new litigations will be fruitful for NJ. The ones based on Bruen. God knows y'all need some relief.
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Fair enough.....
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Former NJ Gov. Jim Florio, Dead at 85.
I recall a political cartoon in the newspapers (I forget the artist), but it's a picture of Sadam Hussein. In the first frame, he's standing all Narcissistic in front of a mirror:
QuoteMirror...Mirror on the wall.... Who's the most hated and feared leader of them all?
And in the second frame, you see him totally pissed off and yelling in a phone....
QuoteWHO THE HELL IS JIM FLORIO???
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On 9/2/2022 at 3:40 PM, Malsua said:If you're talking about living outside of Jax and working in Jax you might have trouble finding what you're after. Commute times make a 25 minute drive into an 90 minute one.
Any way you look at it though, you'll need to be SW, W or NW of the city to get some level of remote. North and south you've got the river and the ocean and everything that's built up along that.
If I were looking, I'd find some realtors in the region, go stay at a fleabag in Starke or the like and tour the area. Pretty much anywhere in Florida there are main highways(95,10,75), rural highways(301, 23, 27, 441, etc.) and you get much off those roads and it's rural real fast.
Well.... except there's one "fleabag" in Starke at which I'd never stay....
(i.e. where the Execution Chambers are located)....
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13 minutes ago, Zelig said:We started looking at Florida in 2014. Prices were great but you had to count your fingers with whoever you did business with. Offer #1 was to an intracoastal property in Boca, overpriced but gorgeous. Seller wouldn't budge and in the end he was a slimy jeweler in trouble with Fed Govt for buying stolen goods. Offer #2 was perfectly priced in Del Ray but we had a builder who said he would cut his real estate commission when he sells it and pass on savings to us if he does renovations. He botched offer and people didn't think we could have enough to close and walked. Last offer #3 was a great intracoastal canal property in Del Ray. There was a contract on it but seller wouldn't close and had lis pendens cloud on it. Our new realtor said it was OK to make an offer but it was BS. The guy had put the property in his wife's name and was in trouble for collecting money as a for profit charity to help kids with AIDS in Africa. Our offer was to put pressure on the people with contract who win lawsuit and get property.
To top this all off, our son who lived in Pompano Beach and reason for moving down to FL then dies of an accidental fentanyl OD. It is horrible all the way around. I wish Biden would hire DHS not IRS agents!
Now we are looking in New Hope area where prices are dropping but crazy (our daughter and granddaughter live in Somerville). Hope we can get to PA soon.
Florida is great, just watch out who you do business with. Do searches on the seller and significant offer. Caveat emptor (buyer beware)
First of all, I'm so sorry for the loss of your son. Parents should never have to bury/cremate their children. I know FL had some issues historically with Narcs and with those "prescription factories," but the state has cracked down on that. Now, yes, Fentanyl is a different problem since almost all the traffic in it is illegal. It should never be prescribed for home use and is really only valid for hospital/surgical settings. I hope they do fix that quickly. Yes, hire more Border Patrol agents.
I guess I've had luck with the people with which I've dealt in FL. My original realtor was great and the house was in pretty good shape for one 13 years old (built in 2003). I just had my roof re-done and my HVAC replaced, both for "relatively" reasonable prices and the work was total quality for both. It had to be in order to pass county inspection rules. There have been some merchants I've not done business with as I did not get good vibes from them, so I am being careful.
I still would prefer FL over PA or any place north of I-10, due to the weather, primarily and the ability to go diving, etc.
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7 minutes ago, CJack said:
What if Airlines, Amtrak, Greyhound, Transit etc all put up signs saying no carry. Most of them are private "technically" but are HUGE recipients of public / tax money. What are you supposed to do ? Walk, take a buggy ? How is that different from what NJ Court System told Carry Applicants before Bruen - "Find a different business or way to make a living, or move out of NJ".They already do that, to an extent. Amtrak does not allow the carrying on of firearms unless you are Amtrak Police. And they only allow firearms to be "checked" on long distance trains where there's a baggage car with a secure cage. Sadly, that knocks out the "Auto Train" as there's no "baggage car." You may not see a sign on their premises but it's definitely in their regs on the website. And, just like airlines, all baggage is subject to search by dogs, etc. I believe the same applies to bus lines, and other forms of transportation, even if it's not always enforced. I think it's more enforced on airplanes as that's an easier target to hit. I have seen it enforced on the Auto Train. On occasion, they'll have the dogs do a quick sniff search of the cars before they're loaded onto the containers. They'll also bring the dog into the terminal at times (officially to give the dog a break from the heat) but unofficially to sniff people's carry on baggage.
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3 hours ago, samiam said:If you care to read back (one post) in the thread, a previous poster claimed that gun restrictive signs on private property in Florida carried no "legal weight" and strongly implied that passing constitutional carry would render all such signs completely impotent. I was replying to those contentions and to the apparent endorsement of the idea that 2A liberties trump private property rights.
What did you mean by that? Just to be clear, what I was stating is that, given the way things are, currently, if Constitutional Carry were to be passed in FL today, the "Rodent/FRF" would insist that no gun signs acquire the force/weight of law, where they currently do not. But, even without the force/weight of law, the signs at least give you the merchant's position on the matter. The only thing the merchant can do without force of law is order you to leave if you are caught carrying (either concealed or open). If you refuse to leave, it becomes a crime (armed trespass - A felony). With Force/weight of law, the fact that you carried in the establishment, on its own, creates a crime, regardless of whether you leave or not.
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7 minutes ago, father-of-three said:The shall issue system here is similar to that of Washington DC now in that there are a lot of stipulations and requirements to keep the process from being simple and affordable....by design.
Yah, I didn't think NJ would give up so easily....
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40 minutes ago, SW9racer said:what states does nj have reciprocal with?
None. They do not honor permits from other states.
That said, I just looked at the USA Concealed Carry website that has the best map for showing "reciprocity."Take a look at this:
You'll see, clearly, that NJ does not honor any other state's permits or licenses.
Now, I flip it to States that Honor my permit and lo and behold:
And Glory be.... NJ appears to be "Shall Issue" to residents and non-residents!
A quick check of "handgunlaw.us" reveals the following:
The above appears to be a more realistic report of what happened. So, NJ just might be, technically, "Shall Issue" in that if you meet all the other requirements, you no longer need to present "Justifiable need." But like it says, up here, watch for more "No guns allowed" signs to pop up all over the place. We have that same issue before us in Florida. If we go ahead with Constitutional carry, the "Rodent" and the FRF (Florida retail Federation) will screem and cry for "no gun" signs that carry the force/weight of law. Right now, they don't.
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4 minutes ago, Scorpio64 said:Fake news. Nobody here is talking about CCW at all, not a peep.
As I suspected. Thanks for restoring my faith in my knowledge of NJ workings.
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I was browsing a thread on one of my Florida gun forums where the claim was made that, thanks to the Bruen case, NJ "wiggled a little" and now offers "by the book Shall issue." I couldn't believe it! Is that the case now? If true, that would be a heck of a milestone for NJ. And I'm sure all the CLEOs are buzzing over that!
Any truth to that, and if yes, has anyone tried it and what has been the experience?
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QuoteWhere is that sign? (Which Walmart?...I'll have to go to my local walmart and check for signs now!)
There is one of these at my Wally World in FL. But they are smart enough to know that No gun signs do not carry the force/weight of law in Florida. Do they have the force of law in NJ? And that's the biggest bone of contention about getting Constitutional Carry passed in FL. If they try to do it, the "Rodent" and the FRF will demand that No gun signs acquire the force of law (which is what they demanded the last time it came up... the only way to stop no gun signs with the force of law was not to pass constitutional carry).
The only thing a merchant/store owner can do if you are caught carrying openly (or your concealed weapon is deliberately "exposed") in FL is order you to leave. If you refuse to leave, it then becomes a felony - "Armed Trespass." If gun signs get the force of law, then if you're caught in that store, it becomes a crime immediately - no option to "just leave."
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1 minute ago, 45Doll said:When I did my research on this for my PA LTCF it became clear that there is no single personal fact that defines state of domicile. The DL is certainly part of the picture, but it doesn't negate a slew of other factors.
Usually people are concerned with tax matters, so they go with whatever the involved taxing authorities have to say about it. Typically it's the amount of time physically spent in a state.
Agreed, there is no one single fact. But I think the DL/State ID offers the most immediate and widely accepted proof of residency. Yes, where you pay taxes might also be a factor, but remember Florida has no State Income tax (not yet anyway....
) only sales and property taxes. I don't know how many people keep readily available records of that to present as proof of domicile. Maybe Voter registration might also help, a little.
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1 hour ago, 45Doll said:He would claim FL as his state of domicile, not just residence.
I'm a resident of NJ and PA, but my (one and only) state of domicile is NJ.
For the time being.
Correct. What matters is where your "primary domicile" is. Usually, that's determined by your Driver's License/State ID, plus any utility bills, receipts etc. that show that address. But I think it's possible to use a boating license (in NJ anyway) as a domicile indicator as well. Never tried that. Didn't own a boat.
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9 hours ago, Shepherd9 said:Tennessee here.
We spent the last year looking at TX, FL and TN. Had actually planned to head to PA for a year while we sorted between those three however we decided to stay put through the winter and finalize it.
The last few trips to TN sealed it for us and we just leased a nice single family home on .6 acres in Murfreesboro for a year. We'll spend that time deciding where exactly to buy as we'd like a bit more land for the long term. Our house in NJ goes on the market this week and we have very low inventory in the area so hoping for a somewhat quick sale.
Should be settled in the new home by May. Maybe a little sooner.
Unfortunately, TN still has some snow in the Winter, so that would be a deal breaker for me. It's also little too close to "Tornado Alley."
I'll stick with FL.
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If you're really into BBQ, there's a great place I discovered a little south of Chuck-Town just off I-95 in the town of Walterboro called Duke's BBQ. $13.00 all you can eat Buffet of some of the very best BBQ in the area. They are open Wed - Sat 11:00a - 9:00p and Sun 11:00a - 2:00p. If you choose to go on Sunday, get there as early as possible because the "Sunday Brunch" crew gets there right after Church and you may not even get near the place.
https://dukes-barbecue.business.site/
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I've heard a 3 judge panel of the 9th circuit just overturned this...
At least, for a little while, until it goes "en banc" and they re-instate it.
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On 1/18/2022 at 8:21 AM, falcone said:Thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely check that out
Yep. Hilliard Fl is a nice area and there is also an AMTRAk stop there.
Concealed Carry for Women... and the Sad Dearth of Good Options
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I think, perhaps, a lot of what she offers is done via "sponsorships." She's paid to endorse certain things, and I guess that's why she has so much. But what she endorses is very good stuff. For example, I have one of these "Vaultek" quick access safes that she endoresed: I got the one she's demonstrating.
As for "expense," I don't think either gender has cornered the market on that. We have a ton of different holsters, a ton of different belts (and they can run $100+ ), and other things.