10 Tips For Concealed Carry

Carrying concealed comes with responsibilities and consequences.

- Shoji Hattori

Learning about concealed carry earning about concealed carry does not stop when your concealed carry weapon (ccw) class is over, and you pass your final exam or receive your certificate. We are all students at all times. The attitude adopted by the most battle hardened survivors i know is “always the student.” exercising your right or privilege, depending on where you live to carry a concealed weapon for personal protection is a complex subject and much discussed. I recommend you continuously review and inform yourself with the concept of carrying concealed to stay current and to stay alive.

This article may contain information you are hearing for the first time, or you may already know all of these tips. Either way, take a few minutes to refresh your mind on concealed carry with this easy-to-follow advice on things to do and others to avoid.

1 Choose the most appropriate handgun for you.

This is the most important and most complicated topic. Weapons are made in numerous cartridge calibers, with dozens of choices for each. It is essential to choose a handgun that suits your need—and there are tradeoffs. Maximizing concealment may have a compromise in capacity, accuracy or “stopping power.” Carrying a full-size weapon will compromise concealability. It is most important to choose a weapon that you are comfortable operating in a high-pressure situation, which is a highly individual matter. Instead of relying on reviews or studies, which are written by other people, when choosing your Concealed Carry (CC) handgun, you need to write your own story, by practicing your marksmanship and manipulation, until you are 100% confident. Train, train, train.

2 Have the right gear.