Sorry for not pinging MIA guys :(

[Mr. Rogers]

Since I am engaging in illegal activity, the last thing I want to do is carry a firearm into a session. I'm all for concealed carry but I don't want anyone knowing that I have a gun on me, anyway.

[GingerKatt]

It doesn't bother me at all when a client pulls out his handgun and places it on the dresser. Most of the ones that have are licensed to carry, and I don't invite people over that I don't trust. I have a regular who's a Sheriff and one who's a cop, so they are required to carry. And my ex husband was a cop and taught me to shoot, and my daddy was a sniper/sharpshooter (two tours in Vietnam) in the Marines for 22 years. So I guess I'm just very comfortable with them! They make me feel safer, not scared.

[BluesMan]

I carry concealed almost always when I'm out in public, but like some guys who have already posted, I do not carry into a session. If I'm not comfortable enough in the lady I'm going to visit to not carry, I don't need to be seeing her in the first place. I also don't like the idea of open carry for myself because I don't want a potential bad guy knowing he's got competition.

Mini Rant: What really irks me is that idiot who was walking around the Atlanta airport the other day with a fully loaded AR15 just because he could. I know we need to protect our 2nd amendment rights but people like him give gun owners a bad name.
Rant Over:

[OnTheSpotCorrection]

BluesMan, I concur. I carry almost everywhere that is legal anyways but don't feel I should to a session. If I am uncomfortable with where I am then I don't need to be there and will remove myself from the equation. And your rant is spot on

[rexdutchman]

I agree with seanj317 , I carry and if a bad guy is going to do something I want the shock when the tables turn !. Also I'm sure more provides in call have hardware, however I don't think its to go into appointment armed. (unless the provide is ok with that)

[Muscleup]

Originally Posted by atf searcher

I'm not a carry guy (my hands are lethal weapons) but I'm curious about this. Providers how would you feel about a client walking in the door with a Dirty Harry cannon strapped to his hip? Clients how would you feel about a provider having that same cannon sitting on the night stand?
It's legal so there is nothing wrong with it, RIGHT???
Could make arguments over services and donations more exciting.

[AmericanIdiot]

Originally Posted by ElisabethWhispers

Past experience has proven to me that it's always the element of surprise that will get 'ya. Having a gun doesn't help unless you're prepared, and trained.

This, 100%. Being aware has saved my skin at least 2 times.

Cooper's 4 Stages of Awareness

And if you do carry and leave your gun in the car, please don't be the idiot who sticks it in the center console or glovebox. Have a small car safe, they're inexpensive insurance when compared to losing a gun that could later kill someone.

I'm ambivalent towards open carry, I can see the pro's & con's. At the end of the day it's what the provider is comfortable with that matters.

[Alastair]

Originally Posted by Mr. Rogers

Since I am engaging in illegal activity, the last thing I want to do is carry a firearm into a session.

That's wild - my hobbying is 100% legal! I meet beautiful women, set up a date, have a date, then leave some money for their companionship! But I agree about not taking weapons of any kind to a session. I think it's asking for trouble.

[!VI!]

Originally Posted by Alastair

That's wild - my hobbying is 100% legal! I meet beautiful women, set up a date, have a date, then leave some money for their companionship! But I agree about not taking weapons of any kind to a session. I think it's asking for trouble.

all this time i thought it was legal lol

[uncle buck 50]

Open carry is a tactical disadvantage. I want the bad guys to see my gun when I want them to see it.

If you need to carry your gun into a session, you need to upgrade the quality of your provider!

[Laura Lynn]

I'm not a fan of firearms, but completely support people's right to carry and I'd prefer a gent to not bring a weapon into a session.

A loaded gun is another story ;-)