Adam, likely a dumb question but are you saying you need to qualify with a specific weapon for a permit? That makes no sense to me, but neither do a bunch of other things that folks seem to read into the 2nd. Amendment.

You'd probably shoot and hit the guy but you've got an awful good chance of getting shot yourself if that guy pulls the trigger. Seems to me it's a lot easier to give the guy your wallet and not get shot. Look at his shoes and remember them and call the cops and point the guy out. To each his own though, it's your own life you're risking. Not a lot of room to hide in a 2 foot wide stall.

Some states are like that . Gotta qualify with the weapon that is listed on your license. Crazy !!

Glock 43x. IWB holster.

About the last thing I will do in my life will be to look at a guys shoes so I can describe them to a policeman.
Likely will be a little set to before that.

Zim

LOL I'll take that chance !! Been shot twice before ~ I doubt they'll get me over the Stall door !!

I've heard of that being true for some LEO agencies.

So, if you qualify (I hate that word) with your 1911 and then decide to carry your Smith and Wesson 617 while trapping you would be in violation?

Zim

I don't think so. I believe that if you qualify with a more complex weapon you will be fine dropping down to a revolver,

BUT.........that is just my opinion

Exactly !

There a couple of larger gun shops that offer some type of training for concealed carry but I have not researched it much.

Thanks for all the great informative responses.

White17: LOL I'll take that chance !! Been shot twice before ~ I doubt they'll get me over the Stall door !!

Good Lord White, did you get shot while serving in a war or as a citizen? Glad you made it. Alaska must be even rougher than I thought, and it seems pretty rough to me from what I have heard and read.

Mac

Yeah it was in Vietnam........but I was a citizen then too

I have two carry pistols now

1 - KelTec P3AT - pocket sized .380 ACP with a little pocket clip like would be on the side of a pocket knife. The entire gun fits inside waistband and only the little pocket clip goes outside the waistband. A belt covers all but the tip of the pocket clip. So, I can carry this IWB with a dress shirt tucked in and it is completely concealed yet easy to draw. I hate shooting this little gun and don't think I could accurate hit anything further than about 6' away. But the little thing is so easy to carry and conceal that this is what I have with me most of the time.

2. CZ 75D PCR - compact 9mm double stack - 16 round capacity. I can carry this IWB but will usually carry it outside waistband when I have an un-tucked shirt or coat/jacket on. I'd much rather have this gun with me if there's trouble but it's not easy to conceal in dress clothes - so it doesn't come along as often. I mainly carry it OWB when I'm outdoors or wearing casual clothes. This is a good looking gun and a pleasure to own and shoot. I much prefer this over the striker fired guns.

Springfield XDS .45 16 rounds, shooting twice is silly.

depends on the state some the make model and sn# of your 5 guns you can carry are on your permit I have heard of this for CA. north CA where you can actually get a permit.

most states I have heard of like TX if you qualify with an auto you can use a auto or a revolver but if you qualify with a revolver you can only carry a revolver. TX may have changed this now but that was how it was in the past a few other states have the same type of qualification.


WIs with no live fire and WI hunters ed is very easy to get a CCL. my wife has one just encase I leave a gun in the truck and she drives it. cheap insurance and if she ever decides she wants to carry she can but she chooses not to.

Zim, not a dumb question at all. Yes there's caliber specific weapon specific qualifications. Here you can carry for any caliber and under in the platform you did the course with. You can qualify with both revolver and semi automatic during the course and no additional fee.
Examples: I qualified with a semi automatic. 45 which allows me to carry any caliber in semi automatic. I've seen people qualify with 9mm semi automatic 9mm so they can carry 9mm and under in semi automatic. I often help my buddy with his ccw class on range day & I have even offered his students to qualify with my .45 so they can carry any caliber, but some refuse.

A guy in my ccw class offered me to use his snubnose rhino .357 but I didn't think I would want to carry a revolver now I regret it but still can add it in the future with an additional fee.

It's dumb that there's caliber and platform restrictions (sort of) and we can only ccw 1 pistol at a time outside of the vehicle and that ccw gun must be in compliance of which your license is valid for. If I decided to ccw a revolver I could be charged with unlawful possession of a gun.
Here's the backside of my license

Good to see another CZ fan! I love my P07. If I'm not mistaken, the PCR is NOT a polymer pistol, correct?
I'm with you on the striker fired guns, I don't own one and don't really care to. I started on revolvers, so the exposed hammer sa/da is what I prefer. With a decocker, not a manual safety. If you are in the market for a good iwb holster for it, I HIGHLY recommend the Protos-m from Black Arch holsters. Notice in the last picture how the kydex wraps around the entire trigger guard. This makes it safer, better retention (that won't loosen up over time) and makes for easier/faster reholstering. It is extremely comfortable to wear, has breathability and is very well made.

@Adam M you and your friend could keep a 45 with bullseye loads , very light and a 45 revolver and have everyone qualify with the light target loads and have an everything license. charge just for ammunition.

Thanks. This past week I had to wear a few suits for my uncle's funeral services and realized I needed a smaller pistol because carrying a shield 45 iwb with a dress shirt is a pain. With temps around 100° the jacket had to come off. So it was either show my gun to everyone or figure something else out. I'll look into the keltec.
Wearing a suit and carrying in fall- early spring isn't bad since the temps are much cooler and the jacket can stay on but in the dead of summer is another story.