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OneGuy67
12-14-2010, 11:39
So, I was having coffee with a buddy at the Starbucks in Highlands Ranch this past Sunday and we both observed a white male come in order, walk past us to go to the bathroom and back and he had an obvious bulge on his right hip in the shape of a handgun. He was wearing a simple long sleeved shirt that was too tight and imprinted pretty badly. He had a folding knife in his right front pocket.
My buddy and I couldn't decide if he was newbie cop or a CCW holder or possibly someone without a CCW of some sort. We couldn't decide if we wanted to contact him to inform him of his faux paus, but we elected to ignore it and go on with our conversation.
Was that anyone from here? If so, GET LARGER SHIRTS!
Would you let someone know if they were being so obvious?
BlasterBob
12-14-2010, 11:45
Nope, not me but I believe you would be 100% correct by just ignoring it.
DeusExMachina
12-14-2010, 11:46
You should've told him. It would freak him out into being more careful.
trlcavscout
12-14-2010, 11:46
Usually it is people that didnt spend the money for a good CCW class that covered CCW, or they just dont care (me sometimes) [Beer] I have had people aproach me asking questions about my work that obviously didnt know how to carry. Maybe it was someone here from Greeley? A year or so ago a guy comes up to me in a restaurant parking lot talking to me, from a bout 30 feet away I see he has an XD in an IWB right side with nothing but an unbuttened shirt covering it and as he walked the gun stuck out. Normally it might have alarmed me but I was in a hurry to get a breakfast burrito, and he was a smaller framed older guy.
Colorado Luckydog
12-14-2010, 11:51
I carry open so much, that I could care less if I print.
If the bulge was in front of my pants it was me. [ROFL1] I carry my pistol in my back pocket....Wait maybe thats why girls run away from me. [Coffee]
OneGuy67
12-14-2010, 11:55
It wasn't open and it would fall under concealed carry, which would have been a violation of law if he did not have a CCW. Not the best thing to do in front of two cops.
ghettodub
12-14-2010, 11:59
I try to avoid, but I usually don't worry too much if I do imprint a little
DeusExMachina
12-14-2010, 11:59
It wasn't open and it would fall under concealed carry, which would have been a violation of law if he did not have a CCW. Not the best thing to do in front of two cops.
If he did have a CCW, it wouldn't violate any law that he was carrying so obviously? For some reason I thought it did.
Edit: I think I've just been super anal about imprinting. [Coffee]
I always wear a winter parka that's about 3 sizes too big to avoid printing.....
Kind of a bitch when it's 100 degrees outside, though......[LOL]
Wasn't me....I'm damn careful about printing or exposing....my sidearm, you preverts....sheesh
trlcavscout
12-14-2010, 12:09
If he did have a CCW, it wouldn't violate any law that he was carrying so obviously? For some reason I thought it did.
Edit: I think I've just been super anal about imprinting. [Coffee]
When I lived in Las Vegas we were warned about "inciting a riot" if we were to scare some old lady in a tourist town. My class covered everything from what to wear, how to act, what to say as well as when, where and how to shoot. They covered different holsters, different guns etc. They even had a sims shoot house we had to go through.
But after 10years of packing in multiple states I have gotten lazy sometimes. I dont even care if Walmart sees it anymore [ROFL1] Course in 10 years I have never been asked, checked, harassed or even noticed that I can tell. Even my Grandma can hug me without knowing.
Daniel_187
12-14-2010, 12:26
You guys carry guns? OMG. I just leave mine at home, in the safe with 2 trigger locks on the silde and frame and totaly disassemble LOL
BPTactical
12-14-2010, 12:28
Probably just a "Noob" with a wardrobe problem. When I worked at the shop we used to see it all the time with new permit holders. You can tell them pretty easily after a while-they are always touching/brushing it, reassuring themselves that yes, they are carrying a firearm and yes, it is still there.[ROFL1]
I would say that I am a medium framed guy and prefer 1911's as my carry piece. Holster selection is critical and just like a firearm, you get what you pay for. I have been able to carry without printing in a T-shirt in the summer thanks to Bianchi and Galco.
Does this holster make my ass look fat?[Muaha]
DeusExMachina
12-14-2010, 12:29
You guys carry guns? OMG. I just leave mine at home, in the safe with 2 trigger locks on the silde and frame and totaly disassemble LOL
Don't forget without one in the chamber! Dangerous!!
StagLefty
12-14-2010, 12:31
Does this holster make my ass look fat?[Muaha]
[ROFL1][ROFL2][ROFL3][LOL]
I'm pretty sure it's the 7-11 burritos and my dedicated lack of exercise that makes my ass look fat....
Byte Stryke
12-14-2010, 12:39
I'm pretty sure it's the 7-11 burritos and my dedicated lack of exercise that makes my ass look fat....
for me its the hot-pockets, Mt Dew and the "Chairborne Ranger" exercise regiment
bowhunter
12-14-2010, 12:43
for me its the hot-pockets, Mt Dew and the "Chairborne Ranger" exercise regiment
Mt Dew is the drink of the DEVIL Bobby!!! [Muaha] If I quite going to the gym and start drinking Dew again I will gain 25 lbs in a week! But man its GOOD!
Byte Stryke
12-14-2010, 12:47
Mt Dew is the drink of the DEVIL Bobby!!! [Muaha] If I quite going to the gym and start drinking Dew again I will gain 25 lbs in a week! But man its GOOD!
I Seriously cut WAY back due to health concerns, but yeah if I ramped back up I could just carry in a fat-fold and never have to worry about printing
[Puke]
DeusExMachina
12-14-2010, 12:49
I Seriously cut WAY back due to health concerns, but yeah if I ramped back up I could just carry in a fat-fold and never have to worry about printing
[Puke]
Hey, its not as easy as you think for us fatties. My gut doesn't make right angles against my shirt!
bowhunter
12-14-2010, 12:52
Thats how I can tell if I have gained weight, when my pants are tight with the IWB.
Byte Stryke
12-14-2010, 13:01
Hey, its not as easy as you think for us fatties. My gut doesn't make right angles against my shirt!
at 6' and 250#
I am included in the "us"
just for your info
DeusExMachina
12-14-2010, 13:03
at 6' and 250#
I am included in the "us"
just for your info
Oh alright, so you were talking about that fat. I guess being able to do the lift, tuck and release would solve that problem. [Puke]
theGinsue
12-14-2010, 13:30
Mt Dew is the drink of the DEVIL Bobby!!! [Muaha] If I quite going to the gym and start drinking Dew again I will gain 25 lbs in a week! But man its GOOD!
I'm a System Administrator and I'm required to drink Mt. Dew. It's a Union rule and State law. You can look it up.
Oh alright, so you were talking about that fat. I guess being able to do the lift, tuck and release would solve that problem. [Puke]
Lift, tuck, release....sounds like what I have to go through just to get to my zipper anymore. Time to lose some weight.
OgenRwot
12-14-2010, 13:50
I carry open so much, that I could care less if I print.
Let's try to get this back on track and far far away from fat rolls and big asses on dudes. [Tooth]
I don't really care much if I print either. You wont see me wearing underarmor out and about but you get the idea. I have been made once in four years of carrying and it was by my wife's uncle. He's also a CCW holder and saw me get out of the car at his house and my shirt came up over the gun, I was being careless because I was in the driveway of a family member. I think people are way too paranoid about "getting made". The only person that will notice is someone like you or I that pays very close attention to their surroundings and I'll take my chances that those guys are good natured fellas that probably carry as well. If it's a bad guy and he notices maybe he will consider robbing some other joint. Most people either wont see the grip printing through your tshirt or will think that bulge in your pocket is a cell phone/keys etc.
I'm a System Administrator and I'm required to drink Mt. Dew. It's a Union rule and State law. You can look it up.
Lift, tuck, release....sounds like what I have to go through just to get to my zipper anymore. Time to lose some weight.
I also am well....lets say.....A FAT ASS!!!
Maybe we should start a CO AR15 Fitness thread and see how many rolls we can loose starting Jan 1st? Maybe a genorus vendor will give a discount or prize to a winner (or top 5).
at 6' and 250#
I am included in the "us"
just for your info
Guess I'm totally tier 1 and in the "Super Fatty" category.... lol [Beer]
BPTactical
12-14-2010, 15:38
Seeing how I am on the skinny side I have discovered I have 2 basic pant sizes: IWB and Non-IWB.
Forget your Mtn Dew-
Monster, Redbull and Pepsi!
[Pepsi]
BPTactical
12-14-2010, 15:47
Maybe we should start a CO AR15 Fitness thread and see how many rolls we can loose starting Jan 1st? Maybe a genorus vendor will give a discount or prize to a winner (or top 5).
I could always mill your slides so at least your THINKING your losing weight[ROFL3]
That fat old man that just waddled in.....is he? Or isn't he?
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/my%20handguns/DSCN1469.jpg
He is!
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/my%20handguns/DSCN1468.jpg
Your starbucks experience doesn't sound like LE to me. Possibly a noobie with a CHP?
Yea I know its time to loose when I can carry a 92fs in a sholder holster with a aves jersy on and have no one know its there.
HBARleatherneck
12-14-2010, 16:03
are you serious? i didnt know a man who would own a gun, would drink foofoo coffee. you city boys.
Lex_Luthor
12-14-2010, 16:29
Well, what about polar opposites? One of the things that turns me away from carrying (if/when I decide to get my cc permit) is that I'm too damn skinny! Pants with a 32" waist look wicked funny on me.
Byte Stryke
12-14-2010, 16:33
Maybe we should start a CO AR15 Fitness thread and see how many rolls we can loose starting Jan 1st?
I plan on "losing" plenty of "Rolls" before 1 jan...
preferably with honey-butter or gravy
[ROFL1]
Seeing how I am on the skinny side I have discovered I have 2 basic pant sizes: IWB and Non-IWB.
[Pepsi]
I also have 2 pant sizes, Before Dinner and after Dinner!
I could always mill your slides so at least your THINKING your losing weight[ROFL3]
not enough metal, too much pizza
hurley842002
12-14-2010, 16:41
I also am well....lets say.....A FAT ASS!!!
Maybe we should start a CO AR15 Fitness thread and see how many rolls we can loose starting Jan 1st? Maybe a genorus vendor will give a discount or prize to a winner (or top 5).
I'm already having to compete for equipment, against the New Years Resolution crowd. Anyone in the Parker area that wants to meet up at the Lifetime Fitness around 5:30am, i'm more than willing to help you shed a few LBS.
OneGuy67
12-14-2010, 20:04
The guy was pretty clean cut and the age you'd expect for a newbie cop. That was the primary reason we let it go...plus we didn't want to interrupt our "foo-foo coffee" time! [Tooth]
I have shrunk many, if not most of my shirts over the years. I didn't really notice, until I started carrying a gun. Whenever I make it out the door without realizing that my shirt is too small to be carrying, I just unzip my fly and try to draw attention else where.
68Charger
12-14-2010, 21:11
I've got a hike out by Cotopaxi that we could drill you guys on!
goes from/to Five Points Rec. area to/from property I own in Copper Gulch area... about 5mi, but LOTS of vertical change up & down (either way)
it's through a BLM Wilderness Study Area, so no motors allowed, but you can carry (suggested, as it has the highest concentration of Mt. Lions in the state)
who wants to play drill Sgt to push the pace? [Coffee]
68Charger
12-14-2010, 21:14
I have shrunk many, if not most of my shirts over the years. I didn't really notice, until I started carrying a gun. Whenever I make it out the door without realizing that my shirt is too small to be carrying, I just unzip my fly and try to draw attention else where.
LOL, I've tried to shrink faster than my shirts, and have been mostly successful- but some are just too short, rather than too tight. I just switch to deep concealment in that case- I think if I left my fly unzipped, it would lead to a whole new set of problems, culminating in divorce.. [ROFL1]
and then I wake up, and realize I'm a 40-year old has-been (or never-was)... nobody wants to see it, touch it, etc... including my wife :-(
The Red Rocks work out is free and almost guaranteed to make you puke if you try to do it all the first time if you are out of shape.
BPTactical
12-14-2010, 22:29
The Red Rocks work out is free and almost guaranteed to make you puke if you try to do it all the first time if you are out of shape.
I tried that once. Got halfway up and had to stop and have a cigarette and a Pepsi and enjoyed the view.[Tooth]
Aint bein 165# great[Muaha]
Well, it's more than just running up the stairs at Red Rocks. It is an organized thing where a ton of people show up every weekend all through out the year. You just show up and join in.
68Charger
12-14-2010, 22:43
Well, it's more than just running up the stairs at Red Rocks. It is an organized thing where a ton of people show up every weekend all through out the year. You just show up and join in.
Stairs? we don't neeed no stinkeeen stairs!
the only part not free would be if someone wants to park at the 5 points Rec. area (it's a state park, so there's like a $7/day per vehicle fee, & $16 for a camp site overnight)- or you could camp on my land for free! oh, and the gas to get down here...
you guys in the 'metro' need to get out to the woods now an then... [Coffee]
I'd play the drill Sgt, but I think could use the workout if someone in better shape was, LOL...
Colorado Luckydog
12-14-2010, 22:49
It wasn't open and it would fall under concealed carry, which would have been a violation of law if he did not have a CCW. Not the best thing to do in front of two cops.
Is printing illegal in the state of Colorado?
DeusExMachina
12-14-2010, 22:56
Is printing illegal in the state of Colorado?
Someone might be able to distort it into "menacing" or some other vague law.
At the very least it might get you police attention, and if you don't have a CCW....well I guess you get a slap on the wrist. But its still illegal.
This is why I only try to conceal carry a chainsaw. Small imprint, you see.
This is my open carry:
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080418002617/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/d/d1/ImageC.jpg/500px-ImageC.jpg
68Charger
12-14-2010, 22:58
This is why I only try to conceal carry a chainsaw. Small imprint, you see.
This is my open carry:
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080418002617/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/d/d1/ImageC.jpg/500px-ImageC.jpg
awesome!!! I want to see video of this used!!!!
I don't really care if I print or not. as long as it is covered it is concealed. that print could be a phone case as easy as it could be a gun.
this time of year I always have a jacket or sweatshirt and you can't tell.
In the summer when I wear just a t-shirt it makes it a little tough.
OneGuy67
12-15-2010, 10:48
Is printing illegal in the state of Colorado?
No, its not. When that does happen and a couple of cops see it, it opens you up to being contacted, having your CCW permit inspected and if you didn't have one, arrested for illegally concealing a firearm on your person.
We made an assessment of the person and decided to not further investigate. Whether he was a CCW holder or a newbie cop or someone illegally concealing a weapon, I don't know.
As with most things in law enforcement, it is a discretionary action event.
I made an assumption that the person might be here on the forum, given there are a number of people here who list Highlands Ranch as their home and others who live close by from here.
it certainly developed into a topic of discussion for me and my buddy as well as here.
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