Ninth Stage

So, I guess my Tennessee concealed carry permit is now recognized there too.
UPDATE: The NPR link used to quote the governer as saying, “We’re just trying to respect the laws of other states and other governments,” (just as I heard on the radio). It has since changed as you can see from this [...]

“I’m armed and so are dozens more here.” Sounds like the opening line in a takeover robbery. I’d be checking for a clear backstop in preparation for shooting the assclown before I heard another word.
UPDATE:  More info on the incident at Snowflakes in Hell.

Syd on why he doesn’t carry a gun.  My favorite (and pretty much my reason):
I don’t carry a gun because I’m angry. I carry a gun so that I don’t have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
There are plenty more.

Tam speaks of the item that should have no name. Ouch! I hope my wife doesn’t forget where she left hers.
Talk about “concealed carry”.

Tennessee Handgun Carry Permits, a media look.
In April, we requested the state of Tennessee’s registry of handgun carry permit holders. The database containing that information is public record.
It will air tonight on WBIR for my east TN readers.
Oops, thought I’d posted this already.  My Middle TN readers should watch channel 2 at 10 for a [...]

In case I wasn’t clear, Packing.org is gone!
I recommend Handgunlaw.us as the new source for CCW information.
Alternatives sites include USA Carry and Open Carry.
If you know of any other sites serving the same audience, let me know in comments.
UPDATE: From comments, www.carryconcealed.net is another good site.  They just keep on coming.  I think it’s [...]

Tracy Schario, spokeswoman for George Washington University in Washington, D.C. said, “We do not allow weapons on campus for the safety and security of our student body and faculty.”
I keep reading statements like this and they never sound complete. They’re leaving off the reasons they do allow guns on campus, “We only allow weapons [...]

Another (and I think new) resource for all you pistol packers out there is USA Carry.  Reciprocity maps are coming soon and new features are promised.
Via a comment by the USA Carry site owner

Packing.org is down and, I think, out for the count.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been getting comments about the packing.org outage at an old post. Unlike earlier disappearances, this time it has been down for weeks.
I got the contact info for Mark Solomon, the site owner for packing.org, and attempted to ask [...]

Smith & Wesson 640-1 .357 Magnum 5-shot revolver (click on image for larger view).

I purchased this pistol some 12 years ago at one of those rare gun-shows that required a background check. They even made me wait a couple weeks like I was some kind of criminal - cauc-haters - good thing I [...]

Anyone know what happened to packing.org? The site seems to have disappeared.
UPDATE: They’re back up! (via Kirby in comments).
UPDATE: They’re gone.

Video of “assassins” drawing and shooting rapidly from concealment.
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I can’t recommend the “push the pistol out of the pants with your fingers on the muzzle” method of de-roscoeing your pants from a full monty mexican carry but it looks effective.
It also reminds us that if someone is intent on killing you, it’s pretty difficult to [...]

Mary, the Ninth Stage wife, has a CCW. After a few years of suggesting she get one I simply stopped mentioning it. Then about a year and a half ago she decided, on her own (the best way gents), to get her CCW. She chose her instructor and made all the arrangements [...]

The latest thing going around the gunblogs is a if you show me yours I’ll show you mine kind of thing involving carry guns. Well here is my array:

Glock 27 most of the time carry. Glock 17 lies in wait in my car. S&W 640-3 a sometimes carry piece.
Can you guess what [...]

I wonder how many of the victims were armed in the murder spree below. How many were armed in the shall issue state of Washington. I bet the headline could read: No Armed Citizens Harmed in Shooting Spree.

A friend of mine (a gunny) was doing some professional work for this couple. He’s doing his thing and notices the guy is wearing a fanny-pack, an Uncle Mike’s fanny pack. Being the gunny he is he asked the guy if he was carrying concealed. The guy was flustered and surprised that [...]

I Posted Earlier About Mary’s CCW Class
I now have photos of her target:

(the marks to the right and left near the “8″ ring are from staples)
And her score:
With all her hits in the “8″ ring or better she would have qualified with a perfect score:
Update: I forgot to add that Mary was so proud [...]

My lovely wife Mary.
successfully completed her concealed carry class while shooting a score of 96.4!
I am one proud husband!
I’m not sure what 96.4 means as a score since I took the class given by the sheriff’s office under the old law but she sure is happy.
The best part is she decided to do it and [...]