[CW: guns] Thinking about packing... Not that kind of packing.
Anybody else pack a heater? (Non-burgerlanders, we know this is not normal or good, but we are surrounded by frothing at the mouth chuds with guns). Right now I carry a pepper spray and a legal knife, never needed to use it, but I'm thinking of carrying. What are your thoughts on this from the trans perspective?
Fair, probs best to keep away if you have impulses to do so.
As for strapping it to my thigh... I don't exactly go for compact. And the can adds like 11 inches to the length. I might have a little black cylinder poking out below the hem line. Could be a conversation starter!
i was kinda sorta trying to get a gun back when i was living a v different kinda life. it wasn't exactly a secret that i was really messed up. i'll always remember how my then bestie reacted to my asking around; "no fucking way, we're not gonna make it easier for you to kill yourself"
In Poland self defense law is utter shit, so even though you can carry a loaded black powder revolver legally without a license, don't ever think of using it. Even when you are the victim of an attack, self defense can end up with you being prosecuted :dont-laugh:. I carry pepper spray and am ok at running.
At least it's not as bad as in Germany, where you can only legally carry and use pepper spray against animals.
I recommend a 9mm semi auto to everyone for their first pistol. Easy to use, ammo is (relatively) cheap, almost no kickback. And despite what some gun bros say a 9mm is gonna stop someone just as easily as a .45
I don't carry, I don't have anything worth killing someone over. But I'm a cis male so I don't have to think about personal safety in the same way. I fully support arming my trans comrades. Just remember you never point a gun a something you aren't willing kill, pulling a gun isn't a threat it's a statement of intent. That said if your intent is to kill transphobes and Nazis
Yeah. I don't anymore because I live somewhere where trans people are relatively safe, but I used to.
A lot of holsters marketed to women will assume you have wide hips and they can fit kinda awkward if you don't. Also regular 4 o'clock iwb carry feels weird to me - I've had the most luck carrying aiwb (1-2 o'clock) with a subcompact with jeans and a proper belt. That's hard to do if you have a tummy or sit down a lot though.
As for what to carry, those teeny tiny 9mms aren't that bad to shoot and fit much better with women's clothing. It's not just the size - anything bigger than a subcompact will weigh down pretty heavy unless you have a good belt, which limits outfits. .380 is also good, but bullets are way more expensive and not that much easier to shoot. The Ruger LCP is a trap though - it's too small and awful to shoot and you won't wanna practice with it ever. But also you need to practice.
I only have full to extended frame right now, but they can fit in my purse. Not I'm not a fan of small guns with average calibers, but a .380 might do the trick for a subcompact for me so long as I get a grip extender mag. I've thought of revolvers for concealed on my person too though.
Off-body carry is not great, purse snatching becoming gun snatching makes a bad problem worse. There are purses designed for concealed carry through; with fast-access dedicated firearm pockets/sections and (hopefully) reinforced or somehow body-attachable straps.
Yes. Got a little single-stack 9 and a nice pocket holster for it; if I'm wearing pants it's usually in them.
6-o'clock carry gets a lot of hate, but my posture is terrible and I have bad anterior pelvic tilt and a lot of ass and damn if full frame double stack pistols don't just fucking disappear under a loose shirt back there.
I have a few cheap elastic thigh holsters for very tiny pistols with skirts but they've never been great; can't decide if I want to try a real expensive one or like a belly band or something.
And, final note, shoulder holsters feel exactly as as cool as you'd expect. Very very specific outfits required. But I feel like a hard boiled private eye from the 30s every time. (Probably look like a dork for real though)