CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience (Read 9910 times)

Chiefjoe1911

CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« on: March 01, 2019, 04:44:02 PM »
The past two months, I travelled to Texas, Phoenix and Arizona. Spent 5 days at both places and carried every day while I was out. What a feeling to be able to have a firearm to protect yourself if anything bad went down. Both places were cold and so it was easy to conceal with hoodies and coats. Man, really don’t see why we can’t CCW here? Also, took several of my rifles to shoot it out in the deserts. Shot pass 1,000 yards and finally used the potential of my rifle & scopes. Wish us non military firearm enthusiast had 1,000 ranges to practice long range shooting. We in Hawaii can’t shoot pass a 100 yards until we’re in Molokai & Lanai on a hunt. Anyways,Is it just a fantasy to think that Hawaii will ever allow its citizens to CCW? just had to share.

changemyoil66

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2019, 06:15:20 PM »
Were fighting now for our childrens rights.

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Bushido

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2019, 08:02:09 PM »
Yes it is an awesome experience to feel the freedom. Living and growing up in HI, people don't realize how much they have been suppressed. It's a shame!!

changemyoil66

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2019, 08:26:01 PM »
Heard MGM exects got fired. Pres of Mirage, NYNY, MGM, Mandalay Bay.

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jase90

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2019, 09:06:29 PM »
I've only carried in Vegas. But yes, there is a sense on comfort knowing you are not completely helpless if God forbid you are near an active shooter or malicious person choosing you or a loved one as a victim. My wife has her carry permit also but doesn't feel comfortable carrying yet when we go up. So it's my responsibility that she is kept safe. We can only keep fighting for our RIGHT to carry here is Hawaii. Even if it is going to happen Hawaii will prolong that process for many more years.

I used to carry my Glock 19 appendix but since picking up a P365 last year I can actually use urinals now carrying at 9 o'clock LMAO!

Chiefjoe1911

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2019, 10:35:37 PM »
I carry Glock 19 with a Bravo OWB holster. I adjusted forward when I’m walking but adjusted backwards when I have to sit down.

RSN172

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2019, 09:05:02 PM »
Just finished a two day class at FS with my 13 yr old grandson.  There was a 10 year old girl and another 12 yr old boy in our class.  Surprised me how well she shot a 9mm handgun.  She was less than 4.5 ft tall and must have weighed only about 70 lbs, but she would be able to defend herself with a handgun if she needed to.  Bummer was it rained for couple hours today during the class and most of last night, so the ground was muddy.  Sandy mud.  I saw some guys who were taking the rifle class all dirty on the front, feet to chest.  Must have been from shooting from the prone position.  It was also windy, so it was cold.  A guy from Idaho, a constitutional carry state, told me today that Kentucky will become one next week. That will make #16 according the the NRA.  In the mean time, I get to conceal carry here for 11 more days before I return to the Peoples Republic of Hawaii.

Correction on the age.  The girl must have been at least 11, which is the youngest age FS allows if supervised by parent or guardian.  She was there with both parents and her slightly older brother.  If you saw her you would think she was about 8, but was able to rack the slide and didn’t let the recoil of a 9mm faze her one bit.
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Chiefjoe1911

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2019, 08:30:50 AM »
Peoples Republic of Hawaii 🤣. So true!

RSN172

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2019, 01:34:52 PM »
Was in the Ross store in Vegas today.  The guy in picture walks in with his kid.  Guess what?  No one gave a shit.  I love Vegas.  I don't gamble, but I love to eat and shop for certain things.  Both the shopping and eating here is great.  Staying in a condo and bought 2 dozen ex lg eggs for $3.69.
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changemyoil66

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2019, 01:40:10 PM »
Did he shoot up the store? He must have according to our law makers. Because we all know anyone with a gun in a public area is the wild west.

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groveler

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2019, 02:20:38 PM »
Peoples Republic of Hawaii 🤣. So true!
More like Banana Republic of Hawaii.

RSN172

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2019, 11:21:18 AM »
Drove from Vegas to Kingman AZ today.
Love AZ, home of the free.
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Chiefjoe1911

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2019, 12:12:54 PM »
Yasssss!

changemyoil66

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2019, 02:24:07 PM »
Got a freedom boner.

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jase90

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2019, 02:43:33 PM »
75 is our 55 here lol. I remember getting mean mugs and blown by going 80 in the fast last on the I-15 lmao.

I'm glad I have a lot of family in Vegas. The first thing I do is go to my cousin's house and grab all his 15, 17 and 33 round glock mags. He always tells me, "dude you can't fit all that sh!t in your pants" while I walk out his front door responding with a loud and fading "freedom!" Lol

RSN172

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2019, 04:45:17 PM »
Another thing that shows how free AZ is, I was researching their knife laws and found this.

Switchblades, gravity knives, Bowie knives, and stilettos are legal. It is legal for anyone over 21 to carry knives concealed. It is illegal to not inform a police officer when they stop you that you are carrying a concealed knife when the knife is not a pocket knife.

In contrast, NV allows you to carry a gun, but knife blades must be 3 inches or less.
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Chiefjoe1911

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2019, 05:27:10 PM »
Wow that’s interesting. Good for AZ. Surprise about Vegas knife laws.

changemyoil66

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #17 on: March 09, 2019, 05:37:38 PM »
Wow that’s interesting. Good for AZ. Surprise about Vegas knife laws.
Weird huh? Open carry no permit needed. But cant conceal a knife 3 inches+ or machete.

Hawaiis +1 on that one.

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RSN172

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2019, 06:52:38 AM »
Had breakfast at Dennys in Kingman this morning.  A guy walks in open carrying with his family.  Once again, no one even blinks an eye.  Was looking very carefully at everyone who stood up to see if anyone was carrying.  Was hard to tell since temps are in the low 50s and people were wearing jackets.  Couple guys l thought were probably carrying because printed a bit.
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punaperson

Re: CCW in Texas, Phoenix and Vegas experience
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2019, 07:42:52 AM »
Had breakfast at Dennys in Kingman this morning.  A guy walks in open carrying with his family.  Once again, no one even blinks an eye.  Was looking very carefully at everyone who stood up to see if anyone was carrying.  Was hard to tell since temps are in the low 50s and people were wearing jackets.  Couple guys l thought were probably carrying because printed a bit.
It's so sad to me (and disgusting and frustrating... but understandable) that we, here in Hawaii, have such "reactions" to being somewhere where people actually live by the doctrines embodied by the Constitution. I suspect it is similar to what American slaves at a certain point in time experienced if they had the opportunity to observe "free" blacks. "Hey, look! There's a black person over there talking to white people and going about his business, buying stuff for himself, without having to kowtow to an owner! And no one is blinking an eye! WTF?!"