This is a first for me on BP!
Permitted in 2000, 9mm, various holsters, when the situation presented itself (mostly on trips...but that's another story).
Quick draw? LOL! The last quick draw in Springfield, Mo. was Wyatt Earp on the town square after a polker game where he re-acquired his watch.
As you go through your required class (I hope you take a class) I hope you'll learn that the element of surprise is your best advantage, not standing for a dual! With a large coat, you can carry in a pocket, you might ruin a coat, but you don't have to take it out in a pinch....I hope this doesn't get into all kinds of fantasy situations.....
Now, since there are so many places you can't carry, public parks in my area, banks, stores, resturants..epecially where they serve booze, it's better to keep the thing in the car if it's out at all, IMO.
For a couple of years, off and on, I was in situations where a weapon was required. I've been walking the streets in cities all over this country, not war zones, but let's say areas of some concern sometimes and never needed a weapon as a citizen. Never! Being prepared? For what? A bank robbery? Some gang member try to roll me? While the I have been confronted a few times, I never needed a weapon. Many times, I carried a weapon for my job over ten years, actiually, it's a PITA, especially when you must carry it.
While I support the notion of conceal and carry, being armed is an great responsibility to the public and should never be taken with a maucho attitude that so many have, IMO, when they carry, as if they are Wyatt Earp!
