How long have you carried?

[abnk]

Since I moved to Indiana--five years ago.

 

[JetGirl]

What an eclectic mix. Two weeks to 30 years.

That's pretty cool.

It's awesome!!
It's great to be a noob with all this access to the "Been there done that" types!

 

[bigcraig]

Turned 18 July of 1990, August of 1990 I had my permit in hand, and had my father purchase my first handgun for me.

I also worked at Bradis part-time in HS, I assisted the guy that worked on the Home-lite equipment and helped out in the gun room when they got busy.

 

[melensdad]

over 20 years and wish they had the lifetime back then would have saved me a a lot of time paperwork and money over the years

remember the ones you had to have an index finger print on the permit

Yup. I thought it was odd they sent you the permit and you were responsible for putting your own fingerprint on it.

And the personal interview with the town police chief too!

 

[Mini-14]

25yrs+

 

[bigcraig]

I actually still have all my old LTC's, don't know why.

Looking at my first LTC it amazes me that I never tore it up, the damn thing was HUGE at 5.5"x4", and even though it is lamenated you still had to fold it to get it in your wallet.

 

[Shay]

Turned 18 July of 1990, August of 1990 I had my permit in hand, and had my father purchase my first handgun for me.

I also worked at Bradis part-time in HS, I assisted the guy that worked on the Home-lite equipment and helped out in the gun room when they got busy.

What school did you go to? I bought my first gun from Bradis in 1991.

 

[TomN]

Yup. I thought it was odd they sent you the permit and you were responsible for putting your own fingerprint on it.

And the personal interview with the town police chief too!

My first two licenses I had you had to put your fingerprint on them. Never had to interview with the police chief, but I did have to have 3 letters of recommendation for my first one in '88.

 

[strongcrow]

March 2003, so 5 years happily being a "Sheepdog"

 

[bigcraig]

Shay, I am a distinguished Ben Davis grad. (91')

 

[40calPUNISHER]

A Glock 17.

and what do you carry now?

 

[bigcraig]

IIRC, Shay carries a G19 currently.

 

[Shay]

IIRC, Shay carries a G19 currently.

I will carry a Glock 19 until someone makes something better.

 

[Shay]

Shay, I am a distinguished Ben Davis grad. (91')

Decatur Central class of 1991 here.

 

[bigcraig]

Decatur Central class of 1991 here.

Ah, my mortal enemy!



Small world.

 

[SilentWarrior1]

I have had mine since May 2003... so 5 years this year.

Decatur Central High, Class of 2000

Marching Band Tenor Sax line... the best in the biz. /flex

 

[melensdad]

. . . Class of 2000

Damn, I'm old. I graduated before CDs and cell phones were invented, I can remember a time before microwave ovens, when houses had 1 TV set (and it was B&W), when houses had 3 or 4 children but only 1 bathroom, when men married women and didn't divorce, and when you could buy a gun at any hardware store without a background check and when violence was rare.

 

[Annie Oakley]

Got my first one in 1977. It was a proud day..... Melensdad, I remember all those things we didn't have and the good ones we had as well.

 

[TomN]

I will carry a Glock 19 until someone makes something better.

Then you should be carrying an M&P then. Or perhaps a XD!

 

[quicksdraw]

Damn, I'm old. I graduated before CDs and cell phones were invented, I can remember a time before microwave ovens, when houses had 1 TV set (and it was B&W), when houses had 3 or 4 children but only 1 bathroom, when men married women and didn't divorce, and when you could buy a gun at any hardware store without a background check and when violence was rare.

Amen, pop an 8-track or vinyl album on the hi-fi and rock & roll. Oh, and the B&W TV used vacuum tubes.