The short story of my gun by Ximmy

[ximmy]

Thanks to you members here and reading and learning, my eyes being open to violence around me, I now carry a gun. For over a year now my gun travels with me in everywhere I go. Always within reach. I don't have a permit to carry. I don't care. I'd rather not be murdered or raped by some thug. It is a simple wheel gun, a 357, always loaded, no locks, no safety, just a heavy trigger. Some of the guys at work helped me decide on this and they have taken me shooting to the local ranges and helped me find a load that I could fire comfortably. I feel super great having it on me. At first I was worried abut the legality of carrying it around, but now that has passed knowing a stupid law will not protect me from evil.

I encourage everybody to carry a weapon with them. Times are not going to be getting better.

ximmy



http://www.corneredcat.com/article/why-a-gun/why-i-carry-a-gun/
Why I Carry a Gun

By Rachel Chumita

Hmph.
My sons and I push-started the cruddy little car and I mumbled a few choice comments under my breath. The car was going, and sounded all right, but the ride home was going to take about 3 hours. We’d piddled around at the beach so that it would be full dark before we arrived home. This particular stretch of road is notorious for its lack of cell service. Was the car reliable enough to drive down the deserted stretch of road? Should I risk it? If I didn’t risk it, what would I do instead? There were no service shops open in this almost nonexistent town on a Saturday night, nor were there likely to be the next day.
I know nothing about engines (hey, that’s what God made mechanics for!) and had no idea what was wrong. Maybe I’d left the headlights on while we were walking the boardwalk? If so, driving for awhile would take care of the problem. The car really did sound okay once it started up, and I couldn’t think of any really great alternative plans.
So we started back on that empty deserted stretch of road. And of course, a few miles down the road, the car died (fiddlesticks and other comments). So there I was, a woman alone with two young boys, with no cell phone, on a deserted stretch of two lane highway just before dark.
Was I worried? About the car, yes. But I wasn’t worried about our physical safety. I knew I had both the training and the tools to protect myself and my children even in the unlikely event that a human predator came along.
Shortly after the car died, another car pulled over and the man driving it asked if we needed help. Was I worried about his intentions? Nope, I was relieved to see him. I didn’t have to worry about him or what he might do, because I knew I could protect myself if he turned out not to be the good Samaritan he appeared to be. Having the means to defend myself allowed me to be friendly and confident in talking to a stranger in what could have been dangerous circumstances. So I gave him the phone number for AAA and asked him to call them for me. He said, “All right, I’ll do that — and I’ll come back and let you know what they said so you’ll know if I got ahold of them okay.” Nice guy.
Fifteen minutes later, the man returned, handed us three cold Cokes, and told me AAA was on the way. The kids and I thanked him profusely.
An hour after that, I was still sitting on the side of the road, waiting for my tow truck. The boys and I had run out of things to talk about. I was bored, a little worried that AAA had forgotten us, and we were all getting hungry and sleepy. Finally, the tow truck showed up — a greasy driver who talked a mile a minute. Of course he was greasy, that’s his job. But a woman alone on a deserted country road knows in her bones that the tow truck guy could be a rapist of opportunity. Did I worry about that? Not a bit. I knew I had the means to take care of myself and my kids if I needed to. Because I had that confidence, I was able to be friendly and forthright.
Eventually, the whole situation worked itself out, as these things do. Nobody offered me the slightest violence and because I was calmly confident of my ability to take care of it if they did, I was able to be outgoing and friendly rather than frightened or churlishly suspicious in dealing with other people, even in what I considered to be risky circumstances.
Although the stereotype is that gun owners are after some sort of a “power rush,” I never have felt super-powerful or invincible when carrying a gun, nor anything remotely like that. Instead, in a low-key sort of way, I simply feel confident that I am equipped to handle an unpleasant or even deadly situation if I really need to do so. Because I know I could cope with the worst that could happen, I am free to go about my regular business without a lot of that low-level, back-of-the-mind feeling of vulnerability that most women experience on some level in their daily lives (especially when traveling though big cities, or in deserted areas after dark). When I first began carrying, I really liked having that feeling of calm confidence which came from being prepared to cope with the worst life could possibly throw at me, and I wanted to keep feeling it.
And that is why I carry a gun all the time.

The Constitutional Right
And Social Obligation To Carry A Gun
http://www.ironwordranch.com/



Why I Carry A Concealed Handgunhttp://www.christiangunowner.com/why_carry_handgun.html

[Ares]

If they made a law to outlaw wolves from having their teeth and hunting in packs unless it was for dinner would the wolves comply?

I haven't had a carry permit since I moved from Indiana. I haven't bothered to get a permit here in the Carolinas because self defense is a God given right. I'm done asking for permission.

[Hitch]

I break gun laws too. Won't say which ones.

I'd like to say I understand, Ximmy, I do but I don't. Unfortunately if you need to protect yourself, you'll be the one on trial these days. Helps that you are a woman. Play the game if you need to. If you do get attacked, we all pray you don't, hopefully the attacker is a man.

[EE_]

Food for thought

Words to live by...
Never break more then one law at a time
Example: don't get caught with a gun and under the influence too.

How many times have you been searched in your life? Most people probably haven't ever.
So chances are slim you will get caught.

If you are ever caught, stop talking right there and tell the cop you want your lawyer. The girl thing might not work, so best to play it safe and get a mouthpiece that knows the gun laws.

Try not to carry in schools, government buildings etc. Lock the firearm in the glove box.

[palani]

My sons and I push-started the cruddy little car ...

Too bad this gal couldn't prepare her car as well as she appears to be prepared.

90% of not getting yourself into trouble is not being at the wrong place at the wrong time. In fact I will lay this one on you. If you don't frequent bars you aren't going to die in one.

[Jewboo]

Thanks to you members here and reading and learning, my eyes being open to violence around me, I now carry a gun. For over a year now my gun travels with me in everywhere I go. Always within reach. I don't have a permit to carry. I don't care. I'd rather not be murdered or raped by some thug. It is a simple wheel gun, a 357, always loaded, no locks, no safety, just a heavy trigger. Some of the guys at work helped me decide on this and they have taken me shooting to the local ranges and helped me find a load that I could fire comfortably. I feel super great having it on me. At first I was worried abut the legality of carrying it around, but now that has passed knowing a stupid law will not protect me from evil.

I encourage everybody to carry a weapon with them. Times are not going to be getting better.

ximmy


I'll stop worrying about Ximmy only after she moves out of negro-infested mexican-infested California.

The always-carried revolver is good news...

[Horn]

for those times you cant have a gun near you like when you're naked soaped up and taking a shower,

a close stainless machete always works as a nice substitute.

Practice makes perfect with those too.

[EE_]

for those times you cant have a gun near you like when you're naked soaped up and taking a shower,

http://31.media.tumblr.com/454a80539d16cc130b396353bfeb3fe5/tumblr_inline_n46276cd9z1sa57ns.gif

http://31.media.tumblr.com/f5c5e586be33e34644f29b30dce8f993/tumblr_inline_mfca82bXtL1qe0g82.gif

[Shami-Amourae]

Thanks to you members here and reading and learning, my eyes being open to violence around me, I now carry a gun. For over a year now my gun travels with me in everywhere I go. Always within reach. I don't have a permit to carry. I don't care. I'd rather not be murdered or raped by some thug. It is a simple wheel gun, a 357, always loaded, no locks, no safety, just a heavy trigger. Some of the guys at work helped me decide on this and they have taken me shooting to the local ranges and helped me find a load that I could fire comfortably. I feel super great having it on me. At first I was worried abut the legality of carrying it around, but now that has passed knowing a stupid law will not protect me from evil.

I encourage everybody to carry a weapon with them. Times are not going to be getting better.

ximmy


North American Arms 22LR is legal in California.

Great backup pistol. Just saying. You can slip in virtually anywhere with it.

http://truthaboutguns-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1-900x586.jpg


http://truthaboutguns-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Neck-Holster-NAA-Mini-22LR-courtesy-naaminis.com_.jpg

Woman hid one in her vagina:
http://www.1055thebeat.com/onair/the-freakshow-4695/this-chick-had-a-loaded-gun-12284282/


http://police-praetorian.netdna-ssl.com/North-American-Arms-285xw.jpg

http://truthaboutguns-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NAA-5th-Pocket-900x633.jpg

It's more accurate than you'd think and lethal with the right ammo:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlxzIIGQ8kg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyR1K92pyq4

[Ponce]

Like ximmy says......i'd rather be judge by 12 than carried by six.........

V

[Jewboo]

North American Arms 22LR



Ximmy's choice is much wiser...


:rolleyes:

[Shami-Amourae]

Ximmy's choice is much wiser...


:rolleyes:


I said backup gun.

It's good to have for ultra covert too. Like in a bathing suit or something.

[madfranks]

North American Arms 22LR is legal in California.

Great backup pistol. Just saying. You can slip in virtually anywhere with it.

http://truthaboutguns-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1-900x586.jpg

The only concern I see is that it's so small if you carried it as a backup every day it'd be very easy to forget you have it. With a gun so tiny, extra due diligence is warranted.

[Dogman]

The only concern I see is that it's so small if you carried it as a backup every day it'd be very easy to forget you have it. With a gun so tiny, extra due diligence is warranted.


But very nice up and up close and personal belly gun.

That will get their attention when the hammer drops on the out of the blue!

I do like the form factor, you would have to be buck ass naked not to be able to conceal one of these. I have always liked small guns that can be hidden in the hand, I have carried a .22L derringer with me dam near everywhere I go for near 20 years. Larger guns and calibers have their place, but for me weight is a major factor plus bulk.

Despite the neigh sayers a .22L will put down the biggest bastard in an instant ether by head shot or directly into the heart. Then there is the very nasty shot into the groin/junk.

Granted you have to be up close to do it , but if the prep has not a clue you are armed because the gun is hidden in your hand, the caliber and short barrel works very nicely.

North American Arms make some very nice pieces, knew a fellow supervisor at a paper converting plant in the 80's that was the night shift boss, and he wore a freedom arms belt buckle, that nobody had a clue it was real.

Looked like this..

http://gold-silver.us/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7783&stc=1

Worked very nicely for him.

Hidden in plain sight..

;)

[madfranks]

Now I'm really tempted to pick up one of those. It looks like they retail for just over $200. Definitely affordable.

[Shami-Amourae]

Another thing Ximmy:

Make sure you test the ammo you carry. I originally carried a round in my wheelgun and got several failure to fires (was using Winchester PDX1 in 38 Special.) Make sure you can shoot the ammo at least 100 times without any issues before you can feel safe with it.

Also get some speedloaders and some SnapCaps. Practice speedloading, dry firing, and loading in more rounds with the speedloaders. Also practice drawing and dry firing.

[Horn]

I'm staunchly against dry firing or dummy rounds in any firearm.

Anytime the trigger is pulled something should go bang and come out the barrel.

[Tumbleweed]

I carry a NAA Sidwinder in .22 magnum a lot. It's easy to slip one in your pocket and a few extra rounds. I have an NAA Earl that has a 4" barrel and I carry that all the time to shoot rattle snakes. I use CCI magnum bird shot and they do a good job on snakes. I killed a prairie dog with it loaded with bird shot at about thirty feet.

I've read somewhere that the .22 magnum out of a NAA mini mag penetrates better that a .380 round out of the pocket pistols. Don't know if that's so but they do seem to pack a wallop. If some one pointed one at me I'd sure as hell be trying to get out of the way.

[Shami-Amourae]

I'm staunchly against dry firing or dummy rounds in any firearm.

Anytime the trigger is pulled something should go bang and come out the barrel.

It's mostly about trigger control.

I have a laser "bullet" that I slide into my gun chamber and use a laser target. I then practice that way since I can make sure I don't jerk my pistol or whatever when I pull the trigger.

Like for a revolver you can usually add a laser to the group (a lasergrip) and hold it and dryfire it against the wall. Make sure the laser is stready when you pull the trigger. My earlier shooting was horrible since I jerked the trigger too fast, along with the gun.


http://www.pistolaccents.com/assets/images/cmtlg405_crimson_trace_jframe.jpg

[gunDriller]

i don't have a handgun to carry in public.

i have 2 semi-auto's which i've started keeping with loaded magazines. one magazine is
installed. nothing loaded in the chamber.


handgun wise, i started buying bullets - 357 magnum.

i am interested in the 357 Mag /44 Mag rifles, possibly leaning more towards the 44 because it's
bigger.


generally i think the biggest threat towards Americans, especially Americans with Street Sense,
is American cops.


on the other hand, i've also seen a neighbor pull out a handgun, when needed to kill a deer
whose legs he had shattered with his car.

they do come in handy.


i also would be interested in finding out more about a handgun caliber that you can use
without hearing protection. obviously i prefer to wear hearing protection.


with rifles i notice that the heavier bullets tend to be quieter. right now i use a
blast re-direct (specialized muzzle that sends the noise forward). it doesn't matter,
a 5.56 is obnoxious. Has something to do with the sonic boom. I usually wear ear-muffs
plus ear-plugs.

With the heavier bullet, e.g. 147 grain, the sound is easier on my ears. a lower
frequency sound. Still has a sonic boom, just less fvcking screechy.


of course, in a home defense situation, most burglars are not like, "oh sure,
i'll give you 5 minutes to put in your ear-plugs. Don't forget your safety glasses !"


for those with handguns, i'm curious to what extent hearing protection (HP) is a
part of your plans.

obviously, Practice with HP.

but, when the magic moment comes that you are picking it up because something
has suddenly told you you need to ... hearing is one of the senses we use ... and
RELY ON ...

and then BLAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMM. from one shot.


how do you manage that, in the 'field situation' (live ammo, real attacker, not a drill) ?

[Shami-Amourae]

generally i think the biggest threat towards Americans, especially Americans with Street Sense,
is American cops.

No. It's Dindus and Amerindians.

I know from personal experience.

Cops aren't an issue as long as you follow their orders, be polite/respectful, and submit.


BTW, are you American?

[Hitch]

If some one pointed one at me I'd sure as hell be trying to get out of the way.

I think you nailed an important point about that NAA mini revolver. If the attack or fight is on, it may not be enough with the adrenaline going. But, if you can whip it out and point/or shoot, it should stop an attack from forming to begin with. Also, take me personally, I wouldn't say I'm a trained fighter by any means. If confronted by a larger man who wants to attack me, a shot in a shoulder should take that arm out of the fight and hopefully even the odds or even put them in my favor. Or, it may just discourage an attack from happening to begin with.

It's a neat and useful tool, imo. I want to get one. Just to keep in my pocket while at home, if anything. Just in case.

[Horn]

Thing Shami is you have to ask how many times in real world situations when firearms were used in defense was the shot delivered from a perfect form point stance.

Any trigger jerk with a laser pointer or dummy round redundancy isnt going to fine tune any real world applications when it goes bang and you're on the move.

[Shami-Amourae]

Thing Shami is you have to ask how many times in real world situations when firearms were used in defense was the shot delivered from a perfect form point stance.

Any trigger jerk with a laser pointer or dummy round redundancy isnt going to fine tune any real world applications when it goes bang and you're on the move.

If it's up close, yeah. That's why I have a laser.

I still want to be able to shoot tight groups as far away as possible.

[Ponce]

That tiny gun is a real "pussy" gun.....just right for some people.

V

[Dogman]

That tiny gun is a real "pussy" gun.....just right for some people.

V

You ever been "Pussy" whipped ?

When things are right, there IS no defense!




;)

Sent from my Nexus 7

[Tumbleweed]

That tiny gun is a real "pussy" gun.....just right for some people.

V


This Chick had a Loaded Gun in Her VAGINA




http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1765909.1398261376!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_1200/pistol24n-1-web.jpg
Tennessee woman being booked for driving with a suspended license was slapped with weapons charges after cops found a loaded gun in her vagina, The Smoking Gun reported. (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432)
Dallas Archer, 19, was arrested at around 3:15 p.m. Monday and brought to Kingsport jail, where cops found the tiny gun concealed in her private parts, cops said.
A female cop was performing a routine search when she noticed an "unknown object" in Archer's groin.
She and another female officer then took the blond perp into the bathroom, where they discovered the 4-inch North American Arms 22LR revolver.
Police said the $250 gun originally belonged to John Souther, a retired car salesman from Kingsport.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1765908.1398261375!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_1200/pistol24n-2-web.jpg


Souther said it was stolen from his 1994 Mustang last year while the car was parked in front of his home.
"Oh gosh," Souther, 70, told The Smoking Gun (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432) after learning where his gun was found.
The "little fellow," he said, would need a "bath in bleach."
Archer was charged with gun possession and introducing contraband into a jail and released after posting $6,000 bond.



Read more: http://www.1055thebeat.com/onair/the-freakshow-4695/this-chick-had-a-loaded-gun-12284282/#ixzz3ivZyqOVu

[Half Sense]

I carry the NAA Black Widow .22 Mag. It's roughly twice the size of the little 1-1/8" .22lr Mini. This takes away some of the size advantage, but makes it a LOT easier to shoot accurately. The little minis were just too small for me. The Black Widow was used by Speer as the test platform for their .22 Magnum Gold Dot defensive ammo.
http://gold-silver.us/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7784&stc=1

[Horn]

If it's up close, yeah. That's why I have a laser.

I still want to be able to shoot tight groups as far away as possible.

My best game of golf was my first game. After that it was all just natural ability that wasn't present. lol!

[monty]

i don't have a handgun to carry in public.

i have 2 semi-auto's which i've started keeping with loaded magazines. one magazine is
installed. nothing loaded in the chamber.


handgun wise, i started buying bullets - 357 magnum.

i am interested in the 357 Mag /44 Mag rifles, possibly leaning more towards the 44 because it's
bigger.


generally i think the biggest threat towards Americans, especially Americans with Street Sense,
is American cops.


on the other hand, i've also seen a neighbor pull out a handgun, when needed to kill a deer
whose legs he had shattered with his car.

they do come in handy.


i also would be interested in finding out more about a handgun caliber that you can use
without hearing protection. obviously i prefer to wear hearing protection.


with rifles i notice that the heavier bullets tend to be quieter. right now i use a
blast re-direct (specialized muzzle that sends the noise forward). it doesn't matter,
a 5.56 is obnoxious. Has something to do with the sonic boom. I usually wear ear-muffs
plus ear-plugs.

With the heavier bullet, e.g. 147 grain, the sound is easier on my ears. a lower
frequency sound. Still has a sonic boom, just less fvcking screechy.


of course, in a home defense situation, most burglars are not like, "oh sure,
i'll give you 5 minutes to put in your ear-plugs. Don't forget your safety glasses !"


for those with handguns, i'm curious to what extent hearing protection (HP) is a
part of your plans.

obviously, Practice with HP.

but, when the magic moment comes that you are picking it up because something
has suddenly told you you need to ... hearing is one of the senses we use ... and
RELY ON ...

and then BLAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMM. from one shot.


how do you manage that, in the 'field situation' (live ammo, real attacker, not a drill) ?


Yes, by all means use hearing protection. I shot the hell out of a Colt .38 special for a number of years without hearing protection. That coupled with working under ground around loud air drills and, working around construction machinery and in truck repair most of my life without hearing protection I only have about 52% of my hearing in one ear and 48% in the other.

[gunDriller]

Yes, by all means use hearing protection. I shot the hell out of a Colt .38 special for a number of years without hearing protection. That coupled with working under ground around loud air drills and, working around construction machinery and in truck repair most of my life without hearing protection I only have about 52% of my hearing in one ear and 48% in the other.

I sort of meant, how do you train for an incident where you probably won't have hearing protection ?


It sounds like the answer is, always TRAIN with ear protection.


Then I guess everybody has their own plan on a home defense situation, about whether or not
they would use hearing protection.

[Jewboo]

I sort of meant, how do you train for an incident where you probably won't have hearing protection ? It sounds like the answer is, always TRAIN with ear protection. Then I guess everybody has their own plan on a home defense situation, about whether or not they would use hearing protection.

I want Ximmy to always wear ear protection during training. After the first shot in any "home defense situation" she will be instantly deaf and won't be able to hear anything either. Who remembers to put in earplugs while being attacked?

:rolleyes: can't hear in either situation

[Tumbleweed]

gunDriller, maybe you could get some hearing aids that block the sounds of gunfire but still let you hear otherwise. I wear hearing aids that do a pretty good job of that. Here's a link to some hunting hearing aids.
http://www.earplugstore.com/in-ear-hunting-hearing-aids.html

[Horn]

Those paintball tournaments that GoD used to do, were probably better training for home defense than a target shoot.

[milehi]

Good job Ximmy. Take a look at calguns.net It's a legal 2A site with up to date CA firearms laws. There's also a ladies forum and several other forums full of know it alls.

[gunDriller]

i know a guy who regularly does "role-playing" with live handguns. for example, if i step outside my house wearing
ear-muffs and carrying an AR, all of a sudden i'm a possible target. how do i deal with that ?

so they do role-playing, where they run through the scenario, then break and talk about it, etc. Very professional.


ATF has a problem with it. i think it sounds interesting.

[Jewboo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoUEQYjYgf4&feature=player_embedded

You guys are wasting your time telling Ximmy what to do
She done crossed over



:cool:

[madfranks]

Screw it, I'm getting me one of those NA Arms 22LR. I have cases of .22 that I bought years ago on the cheap, with nothing other than my single shot .22 bolt action rifle to shoot them with. I need a new gun to shoot, and that's the one.

[Hitch]

Screw it, I'm getting me one of those NA Arms 22LR. I have cases of .22 that I bought years ago on the cheap, with nothing other than my single shot .22 bolt action rifle to shoot them with. I need a new gun to shoot, and that's the one.

Right on madfranks, I think I will try and get one as well. Perfect to just keep in the pocket.

Also, regarding how loud guns can be. In academy, they had us all in the living room of home (old military base used for training). They fired off a 357 magnum round. It was extremely loud inside the home. Not just to the ears, but a shock to the system. The point of that was, when that first round goes off, it stuns you temporarily. Could cause you, from the sudden shock of it going off, to hesitate.

That being said, when your adrenaline is going, your body focuses on the sense that keeps you alive, usually your sense of sight. Pinpoint accuracy, tunnel vision, etc. It's a natural instinct, so the loudness of the gun going off may not matter at all once the fight is on.

[ximmy]

Another thing Ximmy:

Make sure you test the ammo you carry. I originally carried a round in my wheelgun and got several failure to fires (was using Winchester PDX1 in 38 Special.) Make sure you can shoot the ammo at least 100 times without any issues before you can feel safe with it.

Also get some speedloaders and some SnapCaps. Practice speedloading, dry firing, and loading in more rounds with the speedloaders. Also practice drawing and dry firing.

I've got two Safariland speedloaders and dummy rounds. I use good all brass ammo. Tied, tested, ready. Cheap ammo cases were sticking in the barrel after being fired. I am pretty fast with a speedloader.


I want Ximmy to always wear ear protection during training. After the first shot in any "home defense situation" she will be instantly deaf and won't be able to hear anything either. Who remembers to put in earplugs while being attacked?

:rolleyes: can't hear in either situation Ear muffs, eye protection and gloves when practicing.


Good job Ximmy. Take a look at calguns.net It's a legal 2A site with up to date CA firearms laws. There's also a ladies forum and several other forums full of know it alls.

I check calguns on occasion. I was considering getting a concealed carry so I am read up on most current laws. After carrying for this amount of time a CCW seams meaningless now.