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Offline j102

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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #30 on: February 15, 2022, 09:18:50 PM »
No.

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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #31 on: February 15, 2022, 10:50:06 PM »
I've never had any comment about printing.

I was in one gunshop where one of  the sales guys made the claim that shoulder holsters were no good for concealment and  that he could always spot someone wearing one.

I then asked him how many times he noticed mine? He was real quiet for the rest of the time I was in there.
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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #32 on: February 16, 2022, 12:07:16 AM »
Nope. Never been asked.


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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #33 on: February 16, 2022, 02:12:20 AM »
I'm not an expert on "printing" laws in various states, but I am aware of a few conditions which may or may not be accurate or current.  My understanding about Florida is that it is concealed carry only and that "printing" or otherwise revealing your CCW is illegal.  In Texas my understanding is that "printing" doesn't exist in a legal sense, and also didn't exist prior to open carry or constitutional carry being made legal.  On public college campuses in Texas, open carry is still banned, but concealed carry is legal... still nothing in the law about "printing" that I'm aware of.  In Colorado, open carry is legal in the entire state except for in Denver, which is concealed only.  Not sure if "printing" is a legal issue there.  Florida is actually the only state I hear about regularly having that issue, but that is among the primarily southern and southwestern states I travel between and concern myself with.


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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #34 on: February 16, 2022, 09:28:15 AM »
I'm not an expert on "printing" laws .........

And what is an answer for OP question? O0

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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #35 on: February 16, 2022, 10:53:55 AM »
No

Someone needs larger CCW sweaters & jackets!.  Before I lost 50lbs after Wuhan flu & my stroke, I was large enough to easily CCW a 1911 on my hip.  Now that my clothes are all bigger than me, it should be even easier, after I buy some pants that'll actually stay up (I dare not CCW now, as my pants are all way too big - replacing my battlebelt is gonna be the be-otch and an expensive one at that!).  I might even go back to a shoulder holster at this point.  THE secret to CCW is wardrobe, wardrobe, wardrobe!!! ;D
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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #36 on: February 16, 2022, 01:27:45 PM »
I'm not an expert on "printing" laws .........

And what is an answer for OP question? O0

I already answered his original question in a previous reply:

No, nobody has ever noticed me printing and asked me about it, not in over 20 years of off-and-on CCW.

Then he came back and made an inquiry about each person's local laws regarding "printing", so I shared what I knew about "printing" laws in certain states, in and around where I normally CCW.  Basically, I don't believe "printing" exists as a legal concept in my state of residence, or surrounding states where I sometimes travel, with the exception of Florida, where I actually haven't been for about 35 years now.

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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #37 on: February 16, 2022, 10:33:19 PM »
Sorry @CCWLearner.. that makes me a "moron"  O0 ::) ;) :P
Looks I lost the track of the whole discussion.  :o

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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #38 on: February 16, 2022, 11:06:33 PM »
Sorry @CCWLearner.. that makes me a "moron"  O0 ::) ;) :P
Looks I lost the track of the whole discussion.  :o

No problem.  It's hard to keep up with who said what in a thread like this, with several pages worth of one-line responses.

Anyway, back on the topic, if I remember correctly you live in Illinois, which is one of those states I avoid passing through on a road trip due to no reciprocity for my Texas LTC.  Better to go from ex. Indiana to Kentucky to Tennessee and not have to leave my gun in the car when I stop for gas and food.  So what is the rule about "printing" or revealing your concealed firearm in your state?

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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #39 on: February 17, 2022, 12:26:28 AM »
Anyway, back on the topic, if I remember correctly you live in Illinois, which is one of those states I avoid passing through on a road trip due to no reciprocity for my Texas LTC.  Better to go from ex. Indiana to Kentucky to Tennessee and not have to leave my gun in the car when I stop for gas and food.  So what is the rule about "printing" or revealing your concealed firearm in your state?

Hey, you are always welcomed in IL  ;D
Just drive through as fast as you can.  ;)

"Printing" for us is very favorable. IL Gun Law says:
fully concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or her person;.
The problem is made by people, who can be scared seeing shape or part of the firearm.
I personally never had any problem with it. I saw several people whos handgun was visible at grocery stores while reaching out for items at top shelves. From Law perspective it's OK.

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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #40 on: February 17, 2022, 10:57:40 AM »
NO

Offline DOC 1500

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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #41 on: February 17, 2022, 04:59:14 PM »
No

Someone needs larger CCW sweaters & jackets!.  Before I lost 50lbs after Wuhan flu & my stroke, I was large enough to easily CCW a 1911 on my hip.  Now that my clothes are all bigger than me, it should be even easier, after I buy some pants that'll actually stay up (I dare not CCW now, as my pants are all way too big - replacing my battlebelt is gonna be the be-otch and an expensive one at that!).  I might even go back to a shoulder holster at this point.  THE secret to CCW is wardrobe, wardrobe, wardrobe!!! ;D
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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #42 on: February 17, 2022, 06:28:33 PM »
 Seems to me that if you have a bulge in your clothing, you are not really carrying concealed.
Thats why I carry a Kahr P380 in the summer here. When its colder I have a Kahr PM9 or Sig P365.
I dont belong to the group that thinks you need a 17rd gun with 3 extra mags on you. I carry 1 extra.

Offline CCWLearner

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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #43 on: February 18, 2022, 03:24:36 AM »
I can carry my P-07 in summer or winter, but I definitely have to dress around it.  It's too bulky to carry with a tucked shirt as a cover garment, creating an obvious bulge, so I can only carry it with an untucked shirt or a jacket as a cover garment.

I also have a single-stack .380 that is much easier to conceal, either IWB or in a pocket holster, and can be carried with a tucked polo shirt in a fairly discreet way.  It's a lot easier to dress around.  I also have a fanny pack setup for it that works well at the gym or while bike riding, and an ankle holster that I basically never use.

I also carry a single spare mag, either an 8-rounder in a leather pocket organizer inside my offhand pocket for the .380, or a 15-rounder in a OWB horizontal mag pouch for my P-07.  I could run a couple of 17-rounders in a double mag holder I have, but to me that seems pointless.  I carry a spare mag mainly to deal with a malfunction, not because I expect to be mag dumping multiple mags in a self-defense situation.

If I want to open carry my P-07, I can... it is legal here and in most surrounding states, and I have a couple of active retention holsters for that, but I basically never do.  To me, that is only appropriate for a situation where you are in the wilderness or on some rural land, or a situation where other people are also open-carrying so it is standard practice. Other that that, "concealed means concealed".

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Re: Question about printing your firearm.
« Reply #44 on: February 18, 2022, 04:17:34 PM »
Seems to me that if you have a bulge in your clothing, you are not really carrying concealed.
Thats why I carry a Kahr P380 in the summer here. When its colder I have a Kahr PM9 or Sig P365.
I dont belong to the group that thinks you need a 17rd gun with 3 extra mags on you. I carry 1 extra.
That's the whole point of this thread just goes to show nobody really knows what you're carrying,  they don't really know that could be a colostomy bag.
Don't worry about printing keep calm and carry on.
The only people that would really notice that you might be carrying are other people that carry for self-defense anyway period
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