What do you carry for protection?

For those that do carry and travel, like Coach-Net, there is a type of ERS for you. Gold'N

I have quite a few options but I usually carry a 45 handgun. While a shot gun is the ultimate deterrent, at the range someone would be a threat it would make an awful mess. After a lifetime of camping and working in some relatively rough and wild areas I found you rarely ever are confronted with one perp, typically it’s three. So I consider bats, tazers and such as useless. And a long gun is awkward in tight quarters or sitting around the campfire.

I’ve never had to draw one in 50 years of camping. But on at least three occasions my well developed sense of a threat was deafening and I was glad I had it. On the other hand, at home in the city I’ve had four occasions I recall where someone was trying to break in and once I came home early from work and had a burglar at gunpoint in the bedroom. So I think msmith1199,s post is right on the money.

My youngest son is in his early thirties and likes to shoot occasionally but isn’t into guns like I am. So I was a little surprised years ago when he asked me for a handgun to keep at the house. And not long ago he reminded me of an incident when he was young where someone was working on a kitchen window to break in. He was scared to death and it made a big impression on him that I was calmly sitting in the darkened kitchen with my handgun on the table waiting. And he realized he shouldn’t be scared, the guy outside should be.

So my thought is if someone has the means and temperament to protect themselves they have that right. And if they are willing to trust in faith it won’t happen to them they also have that right.

Executive wrote:
Having a gun in your possession is one thing, knowing how and when to use it is completely different. That said, many people that own guns don't really know what it's like to take another's life...it's a different situation when you point a loaded weapon at someone...you have to be prepared mentally that if you point a loaded weapon at a person, you may have to end that person's life and your life will no longer be as you now know it.....something to think about.....Dennis

x2, and if you aren't prepared to use it, don't pull it. Otherwise it can suddenly become a liability.

Having a gun in your possession is one thing, knowing how and when to use it is completely different. That said, many people that own guns don't really know what it's like to take another's life...it's a different situation when you point a loaded weapon at someone...you have to be prepared mentally that if you point a loaded weapon at a person, you may have to end that person's life and your life will no longer be as you now know it.....something to think about.....Dennis

hottubkid wrote:
With the way the government is right now, I would not answer this question. But ask you to be safe

CRAP!!

Kafn8td wrote:

Flowergirl wrote:
Wow, didn't know so many of you carry. Yikes!

And if done correctly you would never know that we are carrying.

The first word of concealed carry is, wait for it, concealed!

We were taught in training that hopefully no one will ever know you carry. Not even a good idea to talk about it in my opinion, specially on an RV forum.

There are gun forums.

loulou57 wrote:

rgatijnet1 wrote:

cpurves wrote:
I'm from Canada. We don't need to carry :)

As long as you stay in Canada.....MAYBE.
The two Canadians that were killed in Canada and their RV burned, may be still alive if they were armed.

I agree with cpurves, no need. No disrespect intended but I don't think we should speculate on something we don't know. It is easy for us to say having a gun could have prevented this disaster but having a gun could also cause such a disaster. IMHO, I feel the whole issue of having a gun or not is a very personal thing, not something to share.

Being armed may have saved this Canadian but then again, those that think it will never happen to them are most likely to become the victim. Random shooting in RV park

rgatijnet1 wrote:

cpurves wrote:
I'm from Canada. We don't need to carry :)

As long as you stay in Canada.....MAYBE.
The two Canadians that were killed in Canada and their RV burned, may be still alive if they were armed.

I agree with cpurves, no need. No disrespect intended but I don't think we should speculate on something we don't know. It is easy for us to say having a gun could have prevented this disaster but having a gun could also cause such a disaster. IMHO, I feel the whole issue of having a gun or not is a very personal thing, not something to share.

Goldencrazy wrote:
This is a very interesting question. I have no weapons but have been urged to get at least one while we RV. So many of you do have weapons. I am curious how you have had to use them. Obviously actually shot someone but also used it to scare potential threats off. With all this need for protection there must be many stories of break ins while in your RV or other circumstances where you used your gun. That leads me to the next question. Based on experience is it better to have a large rifle or a pistol?

Neither, a shotgun is best. They say that usually the sound of the pump action is enough to scare those intent on doing you harm away.

Trojan extra large, yuk yuk