Telling Family about CC

[nh85]

Hey all! Question for the experts. Do you tell your family or friends about your conceal carry? Make them aware?

 

[MaxVO2]

Hey all! Question for the experts. Do you tell your family or friends about your conceal carry? Make them aware?

***Nobody at work, and nobody in my extended family knows.

 

[TheOriginalMexicanBob]

The first rule of concealed carry club is we don’t talk about concealed carry club.

 

[jc1240]

My immediate family members know I have a permit but I don’t think they realize I use it.

Part of my on-going process of getting comfortable that it is concealed.

 

[linkstate]

Unless I have a standing relationship with someone where we discuss firearms on a regular basis and I know where they stand, then no. The only person in my family that knows I have a carry permit is my wife and she never asks about it.

When I visit grandma who like to give waist high front bear hugs, I pocket carry a j-frame.

ETA: I assume you’re asking about telling people about your new permit. Like so what’s new with you, oh I finally got my permit. Or do you mean announce every time you see them that you are carrying. The former applies above but never the latter unless asked.

 

[Crazytrain]

I tell my friends who are of similar mindset. But it's mostly because they want to carry, or already carry, and it is a useful transfer of knowledge. It's not something I generally announce, though.

To family...I carried around my wife for, I guess, a couple weeks without telling her (don't remember exactly...but it seemed like a long time as I don't like keeping secrets). It was a test, really, to see if I was doing it right. I got lucky and she appreciated rather than resented it as she doesn't want me to embarrass her and this allowed her to become comfortable that I concealed it generally well. Although if certain people are around she's been known to ask, discretely, if I was carrying and has been fairly appalled when I respond "of course." I don't win many battles, but I did this one. Mostly.

 

[Brychan]

No

 

[Chat-Bot]

I get a lot of...is that a gun in your pocket or are you happy to see me?

 

[Tungsten]

My wife knows. My kids do not. A couple gun people in the neighborhood know I have firearms but none of them know my carry habits.

 

[Alan3413]

I'm just happy to see you.

 

[Occam]

It’s between me, my wife, a couple of very close friends (who also carry), and my gun dealer. Oh, and a whole lotta people on this forum, now that I think about it.

 

[Jimgoespewpew]

Do you all realize you're answering this question and it's this user's first post? Seems like a mad mommy survey to me.

 

[Bikebreath]

Do you all realize you're answering this question and it's this user's first post? Seems like a mad mommy survey to me.

I only tell the mad mommies I carry.

 

[Harrys]

Nope tell no one and for many years no one has a clue.

 

[pcfixer]

Hey all! Question for the experts. Do you tell your family or friends about your conceal carry? Make them aware?

My wife is on board CC all the time---Some of close family is aware for sure- I trained them.
Neighbors-- It's None YA.

 

[Bountied]

My BIL got his CCW. He came over after he got a new pistol. I spotted his print as soon as he walked in the door. I don't think he's carried around me since or he got better at the conceal part.

 

[ras_oscar]

I have a group of friends I get together with on a weekly basis. I therefore am well aware of their stance on 2a issues. One day one of the non 2a friendly participants asked if I had gotten my permit. I answered truthfully that I had. He asked aggressively if I was carrying now. I asked him how big his dick is. Awkward silence ensued. I then told him " you keep it in your pants and don't talk about it". He hasn't asked since.

When participating in the aforementioned get togethers, we rotate homes. One of the hosts was ambivalent about 2A, neither for nor against. At one of those meet ups I waited until we were alone. Then I said " I need to apologize to you for bringing a firearm to your house without asking if that was OK. He said "that's ok, its in the car, right? I stood up, held my arms up at shoulder height and did a runway spin. Then I lifted my shirt. He said " so long as you keep it in your pants its OK. Just don't pull it out and start shooting.

I'm fairly certain the reply (which I would have complied with) would have been different if I hadn't sat there armed with he unaware for 4 hours prior to asking. I believe his concern was not for me per se but the response of the other group members that are strongly anti. He wanted to avoid arguments.

There seems to be a belief among non 2a people that lawfully armed citizens are going to suddenly start acting violently. Violent people will be violent. Non violent people do not suddenly change their personality because they are armed.

I believe I have a responsibility to comply with the wishes of people in their own homes. I believe it's none of anybody else's business whether I'm armed or not.

 

[Bountied]

I have a group of friends I get together with on a weekly basis. I therefore am well aware of their stance on 2a issues. One day one of the non 2a friendly participants asked if I had gotten my permit. I answered truthfully that I had. He asked aggressively if I was carrying now. I asked him how big his dick is. Awkward silence ensued. I then told him " you keep it in your pants and don't talk about it". He hasn't asked since.

When participating in the aforementioned get togethers, we rotate homes. One of the hosts was ambivalent about 2A, neither for nor against. At one of those meet ups I waited until we were alone. Then I said " I need to apologize to you for bringing a firearm to your house without asking if that was OK. He said "that's ok, its in the car, right? I stood up, held my arms up at shoulder height and did a runway spin. Then I lifted my shirt. He said " so long as you keep it in your pants its OK. Just don't pull it out and start shooting.

I'm fairly certain the reply (which I would have complied with) would have been different if I hadn't sat there armed with he unaware for 4 hours prior to asking. I believe his concern was not for me per se but the response of the other group members that are strongly anti. He wanted to avoid arguments.

There seems to be a belief among non 2a people that lawfully armed citizens are going to suddenly start acting violently. Violent people will be violent. Non violent people do not suddenly change their personality because they are armed.

I believe I have a responsibility to comply with the wishes of people in their own homes. I believe it's none of anybody else's business whether I'm armed or not.

Yeah, I would have left it in my car. You never know how people will react.

 

[DutchV]

Beyond immediate family and a couple buddies, it's nobody's business.

 

[Rich1911]

Sort of like crossfit - some people just can't help themselves...lol