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1) Are you licensed for concealed weapon carry and in how many states?
Nope, not in a single one. 2) Do you carry your gun at the airport (often, rarely, etc.)? Have never seen even the smallest need to even give it the briefest considertation. 3) What do you do with it when you are flying? 4) Have you ever had a problem with airport personel who may have caught sight of the gun? Not applicable. 5) Have you ever been in a situation where you were thankful that you brought it with you? There have been situations in my life when I have been armed and times when I wish I had been. But I have to say that these situations could not have been further removed from General Aviation. In fact, I would say that GA airports -- even remote GA airports in the darkest hours of the night -- are probably the safest damn places anywhere in this great nation of ours. I would probably be at greater risk in my own house late at night than I would be when pre-flighting an airplane at almost any airport I could think of. This would be especially true on a night when my wife has opened the latest invoice from the flying club. (Note to self: get to the mailbox before wife does). But in all seriousness, while airports are not totally crime-free, they are almost invariably lower risk than the area which surrounds them. This is especially true of violent crime. I would be far more nervous withdrawing cash from an ATM at any hour of the day than I would be at even an unattended GA airport. I've never seen even a hint that would suggest any danger at any airport. 6) What do you usually carry? I own a Sig P-226, locked away and rarely removed from it's holdster. I'm thinking of selling it. Anyone want to make me an offer? I really don't need the thing, and I especially don't need it when I go flying. |
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