Every time I look at the news I want to get my Conceal carry more!!!

[Ron61]

Buzz,

I never speed on the highway, especially with that car. Every CHP and LEO that sees it really looks it over. I had one CHP office follow me 15 miles once and when I stopped to go into a store he pulled right in beside me. I waited to see what he wanted and he was very nice. He said he had seen one of the 69 Cobra hatch backs at a car show once but had never seen the fastbacks which us what they used in NASCAR and would I let him look it over. We must have spent 30 minutes talking and he was a car nut and had a couple of MOPARS. When I want to blow it out, I take it out on a long new straight road they just cut through a few years ago and run it up to around 6300 in 3rd gear. With the low gear ratio it has, I am not speeding.

Ron

[Wes Tausend]

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When I was younger I carried a sawed off 12 ga shot gun under my pickup seat for a while. When I inquired about whether it was legal in ND, I was told that it constituted a concealed weapon and could be cause for arrest. Took it out, pronto. At the same time, it was rather common to have a full size rifle or shotgun behind the truck seat for hunting access. Racks were unpopular because that could result in a busted window and lost rifle. I didn't have a pistol permit, and never have gotten one, although I later considered it from a standpoint of transporting an out-of-sight handgun to-and-from a firing range.

In the case of the handgun, I found that as long as the pistol was in a locked case, it could be legally kept out of sight in my vehicle, which is what I do now for rare transport. Kind of useless for personal protection this way. As for the sawed off shotgun, the previous owner had left the barrel at 18½ inches which was just longer than the 18 inch legal minimum. The stock was cut to a pistol grip. But my LEO source told me it might be legal but would likely be frowned upon. ND does not ever allow a round in the chamber inside a vehicle that I know of. When we hunt, we have to chamber a round upon exit to be ready , but the magazine can be pre-loaded.

There is far less reason for carry personal protection here in ND than some parts of the country. The one time I would like to carry is when on vacation to less safe areas of the USA. But that doesn't work too well legally across state lines, right now. I personally think tourists are chosen pickings, with the perp knowing the likelyhood of them being unarmed.

The next time a friendly amendment-rights politician gets in, I wish they could do something to make available a federal permit that would be good anywhere. The perp would have to think twice about tourists that may be armed, good for all, armed and unarmed alike.

Wes

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[fsstnotch]

PA is similar as far as a round in chamber. Letting a LEO know you are carrying is a courtesy to them, and IMO a safety measure for yourself. If there are LEO's that would taze a 90yo woman... they sure as hell wouldn't hesitate to hit me if they see a weapon that i had disclosed.

[Scott S]

The only person ever to pull a pistol on me was a young police officer. I was pulled over at 3:30 AM on my way to work and gave the officer my DL and CCP. He asked for insurance and registration, as I opened the glove box to get the paperwork he saw the revolver in the box and shouted gun! I thought oh cr*p and turned to look at his glock inches from my face. Another officer jerked me out of my PU and jacked me up against the hood then asked why I didn't tell them I had a weapon. I told the officer to look at the CCP in his hand and the shuffling and mumbling started....the apologies came profusely and I was sent on my way.

At the time I was serving on the local 911 board with the chief of that small town, he had a hand written apology for me when I got home that evening.

Scott S