Are you cc now?

[03Lightningrocks]

The person asking was probably curious and perhaps intrigued by the idea about the idea of people concealed carrying. I think it was mostly innocent and harmless. I suppose that the worst case outcome of something like this would be to be asked to leave. I personally keep my CHL tucked away and am unlikely to use it as an ID. but if a discussion comes up about concealed carry, it may be an opportunity to explain CHL and the how and why of it all. A lot depends on the environment and context. I would not admit to conceal carry in the workplace for instance. Nor at any social gathering. To someone behind a gun counter? maybe.

[74novaman]

Plea insanity on a traffic ticket is not a good idea. There is a ??? on
the Chl Application asking if you have ever plea insanity to a charge.
A traffic ticket is a criminal charge. This could cost you your gun
rights and your CHL both for being insane

Check this out for yourself I'm not a Lawyer

Um....sarcasm.

I should have done it in the sarcasm font, like this:

Barack Obama is a wonderful president.

[RPB]

Press Asks Perry ... Are You Packing Heat?

Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/gov-rick-perr ... z1msr4pXIN" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://nation.foxnews.com/gov-rick-perr ... cking-heat" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/08/1 ... aign-trail" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I won't comment on how idiotic the Press is in both articles...

[AEA]

If I''m wearing pants I have a gun. If I'm not wearing pants, there's probably one within a few steps.

And it is no one's business until I have a need to use it in accordance with the Law.

The answer to the question when asked by other than a LEO should be something along the lines of "I can neither confirm or deny that" (if you feel so compelled to answer). Otherwise, I would simply ignore the question.

Additionally, I don't like "too friendly" salespeople. I am there to buy something and not to become their "friend". Kinda reminds me of most Car Salesmen. So, it would not be uncommon (for me) to just say....."I am not your friend and I do not want to be your friend. I want to checkout and leave".

[jmra]

If I''m wearing pants I have a gun. If I'm not wearing pants, there's probably one within a few steps.

And it is no one's business until I have a need to use it in accordance with the Law.

The answer to the question when asked by other than a LEO should be something along the lines of "I can neither confirm or deny that" (if you feel so compelled to answer). Otherwise, I would simply ignore the question.

Additionally, I don't like "too friendly" salespeople. I am there to buy something and not to become their "friend". Kinda reminds me of most Car Salesmen. So, it would not be uncommon (for me) to just say....."I am not your friend and I do not want to be your friend. I want to checkout and leave".

You are without doubt a certified curmudgeon.

[03Lightningrocks]

If I''m wearing pants I have a gun. If I'm not wearing pants, there's probably one within a few steps.

And it is no one's business until I have a need to use it in accordance with the Law.

The answer to the question when asked by other than a LEO should be something along the lines of "I can neither confirm or deny that" (if you feel so compelled to answer). Otherwise, I would simply ignore the question.

Additionally, I don't like "too friendly" salespeople. I am there to buy something and not to become their "friend". Kinda reminds me of most Car Salesmen. So, it would not be uncommon (for me) to just say....."I am not your friend and I do not want to be your friend. I want to checkout and leave".

You are without doubt a certified curmudgeon.

I had to look that word up. "a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man".

[RoyGBiv]

My reply?

"Only my wife knows for sure"

[C-dub]

My reply?

"Only my wife knows for sure"

Mine just assumes I am, but even she can't tell most of the time.

[apostate]

My reply?

"Only my wife knows for sure"

Is she a hairdresser?

[SATX-Scrub]

Plea insanity on a traffic ticket is not a good idea. There is a ??? on
the Chl Application asking if you have ever plea insanity to a charge.
A traffic ticket is a criminal charge. This could cost you your gun
rights and your CHL both for being insane

Check this out for yourself I'm not a Lawyer

Um....sarcasm.

I should have done it in the sarcasm font, like this:

Barack Obama is a wonderful president.

Not enough people watch Steven Wright vids on youtube, I'm thinking.

[The Annoyed Man]

I have been asked that question perhaps 2 or 3 times before, but each time it was by someone who I knew well enough that I felt comfortable revealing the truth. Each time, it has been within the context of a conversation about guns, and often in which I have offered to take someone to the range and teach them how to shoot. Those kinds of conversations will usually lead to my making a pitch for their getting themselves a CHL. They'll ask me if I have one, and I'll smile and say yes. That's when the "are you carrying right now" question comes up.

[Dave2]

Alas, I am not carrying right now. Normally I would be, but I'm currently in CA and my gun is 1720 miles away in TX, and my waistline isn't big enough for it to all work out.

[JP171]

My reply?

"Only my wife knows for sure"

Mine just assumes I am, but even she can't tell most of the time.

yea my wife does that too, even when I'm in uniform and I tell her that the guard policy is that I can't, so I use alternative methods that don't violate policy

[fishman]

Unless it's a leo, I always say no. That way I still have the element of surprise on my side should I need it. If you say yes the next Question is likely to be WHERE? With that said most people who know me well, don't know that I have a chl, and I like it that way.

[RPB]

In 2011, It might have been Wentworth, or another politician, answered
"Are you carrying now?"
with
"That's the beauty of CONCEALED carry ... no one ever knows if you are or aren't"
and that's all he said.

I'm sure if they had asked again a second time, he'd repeat what he said until they got the point.