You will soon have a very important responsibility! Congrats! Use it wisely and carry often! Be careful out there! 
Theirs a great deal of responsibility that goes along with carrying.glocker19 said:Thanks! I will be glad to be a legal dog! Don't know why I never got on before, I've used guns for years.. Just nice to know
This is the best thing I've ever had the pleasure to read on here.Peterlago said:Theirs a great deal of responsibility that goes along with carrying.
For instance, we're not legal dogs. Those are cops. We're sheep dogs. We can work in a pinch if a cop is not around and our lives are threatened.
We are not legally authorized to uphold the laws. We're still just average joes.
And we don't carry "often".
We have a Duty, to carry All The Time! No criminal is going to schedule a stick up with you.
So, the motto is better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
You still have an obligation to avoid confrontation. The legal and financial ramifications can ruin your life for a long time!
You also have an obligation to NOT Allow your firearm to fall into the wrong hands. One knock upside the head and your on your back looking down your own barrel.
Protect your self from being quartered and triangulated. Scan your surroundings. Know your escape routs. Protect your firearm!
Also, I hardly drink anymore...
Outings, BBQ's. Camp outs. Dinners. Out on the town.
Why?...
Let's say you righteously defend your life against an armed attacker. But they found any blood alcohol content in your system.
Your whole story now comes into question, and makes the national news.
By all means!
Enjoy freedom from tyranny.
Enjoy freedom from fear.
Smile back at gangsters who are giving you stink eye. ( they'll know what it means)
But be careful!!
Be cautious!!
And don't give the gun grabbers a reason to come after MY gun!
If you haven't already, take the NRA course Personal Protection Outside the Home.
I teach it.
It will change your perspective.
As well as Ibutcherboy said:This is the best thing I've ever had the pleasure to read on here.