To Keep and Bear Arms…

Bob Owens (he of Confederate Yankee and Pajamas Media fame) has a fascinating article up over at Pajamas Media regarding a 6-month experiment he performed on the practical carriage of a concealed weapon by an armed citizen:

On May 13, I was awarded my concealed carry permit and decided to carry a handgun as often as I was legally allowed, where I was legally allowed, for as long as I felt like doing it. I was interested in finding out what it felt like to carry a gun, what was the best way to carry, and if the various legal hurdles would make it so impractical that I’d simply give up.

I was also curious about how carrying a gun might change the way I looked at the world. Did the mere act of carrying a gun mean I was paranoid? Would carrying a gun make me paranoid?

Owens’ article touches on a number of issues that one really needs to think about when making the decision to go about armed. There’s a patchwork of laws that make it OK to carry in 1 place, not OK in another. There are considerations of what weapon to carry and, most importantly where a concealed carry is concerned, how one actually carries. Interesting stuff.