Carry in Midland?

[Cogent Design]

I've been living in Midland since the end of March...I have spotted two people carrying at this point. Back in TN, I would spot somebody carrying concealed at least twice a week!

People dress about the same between the two. I see a lot of people working in a restaurant and going to a decently large church...but no printing!

Maybe you guys are just THAT good at concealing...

 

[Dawico]

We are.

 

[Byrd666]

I was, and still am.

 

[Cogent Design]

Good. Just checking! :-)

 

[Whisky]

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Tennessee population is roughly 6.5 million - Texas about 26 million - would guess with a 4x more population and the Texas "carry" mindset there would be at least 4x the number of folks who carry here - perhaps we just hide it better yeehaw

 

[Charlie]

I print more now since we found out for sure that it's not illegal! But cursive is still difficult for me.

 

[majormadmax]

I print more now since we found out for sure that it's not illegal! But cursive is still difficult for me.

Good one!

 

[Jlrockboy]

I would say there are a lot of CHL'ers in Midland. The classes have been full for several years now, in the area. Most classes had been booked for a good 4-6 weeks out.

 

[TXARGUY]

I carry in Midland. You can bet 1 out of every 5 guys you see in Midland is carrying. And that's a conservative estimate.

 

[Byrd666]

In addition, I carried daily when I was in Midland and considering where I normally had to go, and on occasion what I had to do, or carry with me, legally, I'd say you would be surprised at how many people do actually have a firearm on them.

During a wait in line at the bank, myself another patron and his wife started bs'g. They made a comment about my shirt, don't remember what, as I had forgotten I was wearing an NRA shirt, and somewhere in there, the prim and proper couple in the mid fifties stated somewhere along the way, "...that more people need to start carrying a gun. There's just way too much crime here now with the oil boom." More discussion, he was carrying a FS 1911 and she had 9mm Glock in her purse. Similar story at the north side Walmart.

So I 'd probably concur with that 1 in 5 being a low guesstimate.

 

[Stumpy]

Over the past few months, I've realized many more people carry than I originally thought.

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

Im black soooo everybody thinks i carry anyway .
I havent been made yet

 

[Byrd666]

Im black soooo everybody thinks i carry anyway .
I havent been made yet

I knew it, I knew it. I kept seeing that same black guy carrying a gun. And people just said I was being a profiling racist

 

[Cogent Design]

Awesome. I've seen a few NRA and USMC shirts, but couldn't see a print anywhere. I'll take ya'lls word for it. I like Texas a little bit more after this thread.

I liked the cursive joke. lol