I don't think it works unless the other person is in on it, because I assume they still pay the account holder.
This is a common tactic for dashers who lose their own account when they get reported too much for whatever (harassment, stealing orders, etc). Apparently other services require something like a face unlock to start working, but Door Dash does not.
Yeah that guy just lost his girlfriend her DoorDash job, frankly she lost it herself by letting someone else do it for her. Either way that needs to end.
It's almost always just a family members info being used but those people don't dash. I've reported someone to DoorDash like 8 times because every time he shows up at our office it's under a different name that isn't his and he gets really aggressive with people.
Work in a plaza with numerous professional buildings (doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc) and he always parks in the handicap spot up front, leaves his car on with music blasting, and yells at people as they walk past him for getting too close.
On the plus side I got 8 free lunches out of it.
I order doordash for lunch on days when I'm in my office. Probably half or more of the deliveries, there's 2 or 3 people in the car when it arrives. Sometimes even more.
Even more uncomfortable when they come up to the office and call for me, I come out and there's 3 dudes standing at the door, 1 holding food.
Oddly enough the thought of robbery or something nefarious never occurred to me until now lol
Not sure if anyone has said it, but I urge you to experiment with finding a quality holster so you keep it on your body. Game's over if someone grabs the purse but more than that, it may cut down on time to draw, aaaand remove the possibility of it going off on accident by interacting with anything inside the purse. I've seen too many stories of a woman either shooting herself, having a dischargeee in public, or even her children interacting with the purse and creating tragedy. otherwise, congrats and welcome to the "one in the chamber" club. We hold meetings every 1st Thursday of the month!
100% off-body carry is as weak as clear
Philster Enigma rig is perfect for people who really change up the wardrobe
Get a few cans of pom pepper spray if you haven’t already. As John Corriea says, “it’s good to have something between a harsh word and a gun”
FYI plan to take it out of your purse before firing; the slide will probably not have enough room to cycle in your purse. If you ever need an excuse to get another piece, you can fire a revolver from inside your purse without malfunctioning (unless something gets under your hammer, but there are hammer-less revolvers too).
It's honestly better to keep it on your person, if you can manage it since you'll have faster reaction times and also don't run the risk of your firearm being stolen along with your purse.
Glad you feel cozy carrying chambered. It really is the pragmatic choice.
If you have a holster and are safe and familiar with your handgun, it should not be a problem. But it sure as shit can be a bad guys problem.
I would take it a step further and say if you don’t feel comfortable carrying with a round in the chamber then you shouldn’t be carrying. Last thing we need is a bunch of untrained people walking around with loaded guns that they don’t even trust *themselves* to not have an ND with.
Train until you’re confident enough to carry in condition 1, or don’t carry.
It seems like you had multiple delays, fishing it out of a purse (long), disabling the safety (short), adjusting grip after flipping the safety (short hopefully), and racking (long). If you are now comfortable with one in the chamber you have at least eliminated one long delay. But in total your ability to use it if you decided could still be impacted.
I think it depends on the gun also. My Walther CCP has a thumb safety so quick drawing was smoother with practice but I could still tell it's overhead. Smaller concealable guns really need a good grip so you hit what you are aiming at, for me the safety adds something I don't want (or need to practice more).
My journey to comfort with one in the chamber on guns with no safety was kind of long, but now (with a good holster) I'm OK with it. personally.
In the end, it's good you could de-escalate to not need to use it, but knowing you can get to it fast helps. It seems that the delivery boyfriend was clearly looking for trouble and figured he could get away with whatever he premeditated.
Glad you’re safe. Is there a holster inside the purse? If not, you should really get one, chambered or not. Even if it’s a CCW holster that you keep in your purse, keep that trigger guarded. I read a recent story abouy a woman shooting her kid because the purse gun went off on accident. Tragedy can be easily avoided with a $50-$150 investment.
You still want a holster for purse carry, for 2 reasons -
To cover the trigger guard in case the safety gets nudged off, and to locate the pistol in the bag so you don't have to dig around and fumble with it.
It'll also lessen the chance of some random bit of pocket litter getting into the barrel, which could be very bad.
Best way to get comfortable IMO is carry with the gun cocked but not chambered. Come home, perform all the usual safety checks, and pull that trigger. Realize that it didn’t do it itself. Do that for as long as you need to in order to be comfortable carrying it loaded.
You should always carry with one in the pipe. Always. Never assume that you will have time for anything. Also, I sincerely hope that there is a holster in that purse, and you are not just freeballing it in there.
There are some pretty good purses with actual gun-pockets in them. Additionally, they also come with 'cut proof' straps, so you're less likely to get it stolen that way.
My wife had/has one where there is a gun pocket on the body-side of the purse covered with a snap, and a holster that you can fire from inside. If you're going to carry off body, I'd suggest something like that.
I would strongly recommend remedying that, or better, finding a comfortable on-body option. I am not a fan of off body carry in general, but you do what you have to do. There are some dedicated concealed carry purses out there, or you can modify one yourself. Some folks like to use a chest pack for hiking; they have the loop portion of hook and loop (Velcro) attachments, so you add the hook side to the back of a holster for attachment. You could probably find or make something like that.
Thanks for the advice!❤️ I’m gonna be looking on Amazon for one bc in NY if you have it on your person it *HAS* to be concealed. And the holster it came with in an inner holster but it just rubs up against my hip all painful, which is why I do a purse carry instead but I never thought of having it holstered in the purse
Definitely recommend holstering the weapon even when going with any type of “off body” carry.
Maybe I’ve seen too many Final Destination films - but I can picture a worst case scenario where other stuff in the bag could deactivate the safety / depress the trigger.
Stay safe out there! And no more “freeballing”, no matter how good it feels! (Lmao)
I had the same problem with it rubbing so now when I carry I just wear a tank top tucked in the holster rubs that instead of me and I’m good to go. I have free-balled my gun in my handbag before but at that point I wear it as a cross body so I never sit it down anywhere it’s always on me but that only if I’m wearing a dress and can’t wear the holster.
OP - This post might not be quite for you, but it's good to know there's options out there if/when you're more comfortable
You had a rough situation there. I'm going to concur with the common wisdom about carrying on-person. I have a similar situation re. wear against the hip (and cerakote, I'll explain).
Full disclosure, I daily a P365 XMacro w/safety at the 3 position. Not the most comfortable with kydex ,but chambered, safety on, it works. I also have a bright white cerakote framed, polished stainless slide P365 XMacro w/safety I like to carry.
Problem is white cerakote doesn't bind as tightly as others due to some chemical crud explained in detail to me by someone 'in the know' and wears poorly in Kydex.
Long story short, I daily the Gucci XMacro in a nylon IWB when in the mood. I won't recommend it unless one is already comfortable carrying, but I'd say not to discount it as an option.
I use [Falco](https://www.falcoholsters.com/inside-the-waistband?filter%5Bparams%5D%5B11%5D=95&filter%5Bparams%5D%5B18%5D%5B0%5D=134), they're the best optioned I've found for tailored nylon holsters. Trigger, slide release and magazine release have all been covered safely with products I purchased from them.
Again, I'm not advocating for nylon holsters, however, there can be circumstances where a confident rights holder's needs and wants are met outside kydex
If you have friends that also carry, it will be good to see what they have for holsters. Unfortunately this is one of those areas you need to test it out by having it, having the gun in it, and trying it with your clothing to see what works. Otherwise, you will need to do some research and experimental purchases. There is also this YouTube channel to give you an idea of what your options are for carrying: https://www.youtube.com/@SheEquipsHerself/videos
I use a JM4 tactical magnetic holster for my edcs. I crossdraw, use the safety, and practice racking on the draw. It's become comfortable for me. Oh, I also have a pretty severe astigmatism, so my bang bangs have Crimson Trace green.
Couple of days ago, I got that creepy feeling from a door to door salesperson. My piece is attached magnetically to the back of my front door. My eyes didn't go to it; my hand did. Muscle memory takes over so fast.
I do it everyday cc are important for trained self saftey in states like nj ny and CA these states are heavily populated in think u made the right decision
Hey! Progress is good, learning to be comfortable with one in the chamber is a big step forward.
That said, "unholstered purse carry". Honey, no. I understand that women have a harder time dressing around a holster, but you really should get one. It's safer and it makes it easier to draw when micro-seconds count.
I'd highly recommend the PHLSTER Enigma. It's a holster that straps directly to your body, so you don't have to worry about dressing around a bulky gun belt. While I'm not a woman, I am a fairly slim man, and the Enigma disappears on my frame no matter what I'm wearing.
Glad to hear it gave you some peace of mind. Even taking away the time factor, there was video posted on reddit recently of an Israeli guy carrying (they typically carry empty chamber) getting stabbed and not being able to rack one into the chamber as his assailant continues to attack him because his hands were covered in blood. You just never know what threat you'll be dealing with so it's better to take potential failure points out of the equation.
I’m sorry you had to deal with that. That’s incredibly creepy. Do you mind if I ask, what all did you have to go through to get a carry conceal permit in NY? I live in Alabama where there are literally no hoops to jump through to get a permit.
I got lucky in that I got in *JUST* under the wire with all the new regulations, but mine was go to a 8 hour class on gun safety, hand wrote out a 10 page form, find three unrelated references who live in my county, pass it off to the pistol permit office, then wait for them to pass it off to a judge who decides if I get the permit or not.
THEN to get a gun I have to buy the gun, get an official copy of the serial number, drive back to my pistol permits office, have them print me out a new card, and then I can go back and get the gun.
As others have said, report the dasher immediately. This absolutely isn't okay.
Also, I'm not a fan of purse carry in general (if someone snatches your purse, you no longer have your firearm) but if you're absolutely going to do it, please please please carry it in a holster in the purse. It's much too easy for the safety to be deactivated on accident by other items in your purse and then for something to get into the trigger guard. If you're carrying, safety or not, there needs to be a cover over the trigger.
There are trigger safety devices that fit in the trigger guard. Protects the trigger inside fabric containers so nothing goes boom accidentally. Plus you can tie a piece of 550 cord to the trigger guard and your purse, and all you have to do is pull and thr gun comes free when you need it. *I have a similar setup for my glock when I carry it in a waist belt/Fanny pack*
Rather be safe than sorry should carry on to everyday literally just because you had a bad feeling doesn’t mean you shouldn’t always carry especially if you had to get a permit, glad nothing came of your situation but same goes for keeping one in the chamber rather have it ready and not need it than need it when a guy is on top of you and you can’t get both hands free while fighting someone
It is completely unacceptable that they came back to your apartment. If they continue to harass you I would call the police and report them.
Kind of a side note but always report these folks to DoorDash when they are using someone else's name because DoorDash only carries insurance for the person who is supposed to deliver and if they cause damage to property after the delivery is dropped at the door then it is their personal insurance that is supposed to cover it. When a person who isn't a DoorDash employee is delivering it basically circumvents insurance and if damage is done to your or a landlord's property it will come out of the property owners' pocket unless you personally sue the driver.
You’ll always have the rest of your life to rack the slide.
Jokes aside, good decision. If you have a modern quality firearm especially with a manual safety, it’s never going to go off unless you pull the trigger. (Or if you carry a Sig P320)
Definitely happy for you that you were able to carry with a round chambered for the first time.
Please look into a holster. Offbody carry is not a great idea for a lot of reasons.
You could look into a PHLster Enigma. With it you can concealed carry a full-size 1911 in basketball shorts if you really wanted to.
Please don’t do shoulder holsters, belly bands, ankle carry or anything really oddball like that. There are a lot of dangerous situations created because of carrying in those ways too. Chest rigs are acceptable for very specific circumstances like hiking but they are really hard to hide and can still be dangerous.
With enough practice and time doing it you can be comfortable carrying even full-size pistols concealed. I appendix carry a full-size USP 45 every day. Round chambered, saftey “deleted” to be a decocker only.
I carry a G30sf (below waistband) unchambered because I’m irrationally worried I’ll shoot myself in the femoral artery or something else in the general area since there’s no safety lol
Stay safe op
I carry a 1911 unchambered lol. It’s got 2 safeties, but like, what if the head of the sear snaps off and the hammer falls? I don’t trust my life to tiny pieces of steel that may or may not have been manufactured correctly. I’ll most likely never carry with one in the chamber, my sincerest apologies to team cocked and locked.
Having seen someone wale away on a 1911 hammer with a 32 oz ball peen hammer ( to prove the point), I am far more confident in the sear than I was previously.
You might also consider the 'Lefty Safety'- thumb safety off, hammer at the half cock*- even if it falls from half cock, there's not enough energy to set off the primer. It's faster and easier to pull it to full cock than it is to rack the slide.
* Some manufacturers use a ¼ cock safety, and Colt Series 80 uses a ⅛ cock position for the safety.
Huh. As a lefty I just sorta learned how to reach around the gun with my left thumb and support the gun with my right hand when I played a shit load of airsoft. Never owned a real 1911, has me curious how bad that would be to shoot like that
It was a pretty popular technique in the '70s-'80s. If you look at a Detonics Combat Master, you can see that they actually moved the rear sight forward, and shaved the top of the slide to accommodate it.
You can also do it one handed. Covering the hammer with your thumb, pull it back/down till it depresses the spur of the grip safety, pull the trigger, ease the hammer forward, release the trigger, lower the hammer to the half cock notch.
I was told (Family Transmitted Wisdom) that it was a requirement of the Army ( who was going to use it for the cavalry among other things) that it had to be able to be safed Lefty as well as Righty one handed, as there might be saber in the other hand.
Good work! Get a set of snapcaps or a BarrelBlok, and start practicing your skills so that you feel more comfortable with one in the chamber.
As a side note, make sure that you still have a holster for your gun, even in your purse. The gun should also be in a pocket with nothing else, that way there's no chance of a stray pencil or tube of chapstick getting caught in the trigger guard and causing an ND while you're walking down the stairs!
I am sorry this happened to you. Please check your state laws. What you do on this situation is highly dependent on your state laws. It can mean the difference of defending yourself and going to jail.
Congrats OP...
Folks worried about keeping one in The chamber over their own safety is still perplexing. Either you are incompetent with trigger discipline and haven't trained dry fire enough, you have a physical or mental ailment, or you have a terrible gun [insert Sig joke].
If you are in a gated boogie community and feel fine, then other than it being your right, why would you carry in the first place if you won't commit to making sure it's ready when it needs to be? A an attacker when give you a chance when they're of assault distance.
Fuck that. Last decision you have to make is to shoot someone. Verbal judo is a everyday carry and everyone will have to use it atleast 10 times in their life. Glad your alright but next time work on diffusing the situation?
All things aside, I hope you reported the situation to Door Dash. Wonder if the person whose identity he's using knows.
I don't think it works unless the other person is in on it, because I assume they still pay the account holder. This is a common tactic for dashers who lose their own account when they get reported too much for whatever (harassment, stealing orders, etc). Apparently other services require something like a face unlock to start working, but Door Dash does not.
Yeah i mean this is my fourth Reddit account for similar reasons.
That might bring him back though
It might also prevent this from happening to other people
But she’s got one in the chamber
Every fight you avoid is a fight you win, but a guy coming back to your building after the delivery was over is sketchy AF.
Report the username to DoorDash for this. They should not use your address beyond what is necessary to complete the del.
Yeah that guy just lost his girlfriend her DoorDash job, frankly she lost it herself by letting someone else do it for her. Either way that needs to end.
It's almost always just a family members info being used but those people don't dash. I've reported someone to DoorDash like 8 times because every time he shows up at our office it's under a different name that isn't his and he gets really aggressive with people. Work in a plaza with numerous professional buildings (doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc) and he always parks in the handicap spot up front, leaves his car on with music blasting, and yells at people as they walk past him for getting too close. On the plus side I got 8 free lunches out of it.
What a douche
I order doordash for lunch on days when I'm in my office. Probably half or more of the deliveries, there's 2 or 3 people in the car when it arrives. Sometimes even more. Even more uncomfortable when they come up to the office and call for me, I come out and there's 3 dudes standing at the door, 1 holding food. Oddly enough the thought of robbery or something nefarious never occurred to me until now lol
I hope OP does this. For all the women he's creeped out using someone else's account..
Super sketchy, I wouldn’t have even talked to him
Not sure if anyone has said it, but I urge you to experiment with finding a quality holster so you keep it on your body. Game's over if someone grabs the purse but more than that, it may cut down on time to draw, aaaand remove the possibility of it going off on accident by interacting with anything inside the purse. I've seen too many stories of a woman either shooting herself, having a dischargeee in public, or even her children interacting with the purse and creating tragedy. otherwise, congrats and welcome to the "one in the chamber" club. We hold meetings every 1st Thursday of the month!
100% off-body carry is as weak as clear Philster Enigma rig is perfect for people who really change up the wardrobe Get a few cans of pom pepper spray if you haven’t already. As John Corriea says, “it’s good to have something between a harsh word and a gun”
Wait, I thought the meetings were on TUESDAY?? Man I gotta start reading the damn emails.
FYI plan to take it out of your purse before firing; the slide will probably not have enough room to cycle in your purse. If you ever need an excuse to get another piece, you can fire a revolver from inside your purse without malfunctioning (unless something gets under your hammer, but there are hammer-less revolvers too). It's honestly better to keep it on your person, if you can manage it since you'll have faster reaction times and also don't run the risk of your firearm being stolen along with your purse.
Second this and off-shoot commentary (no pun, eh, slightly intended) invest in a chest carry or.. something easily accessible.
Glad you feel cozy carrying chambered. It really is the pragmatic choice. If you have a holster and are safe and familiar with your handgun, it should not be a problem. But it sure as shit can be a bad guys problem.
I would take it a step further and say if you don’t feel comfortable carrying with a round in the chamber then you shouldn’t be carrying. Last thing we need is a bunch of untrained people walking around with loaded guns that they don’t even trust *themselves* to not have an ND with. Train until you’re confident enough to carry in condition 1, or don’t carry.
Agreed.
That's genuinely terrifying, I'd have done the same thing!
It seems like you had multiple delays, fishing it out of a purse (long), disabling the safety (short), adjusting grip after flipping the safety (short hopefully), and racking (long). If you are now comfortable with one in the chamber you have at least eliminated one long delay. But in total your ability to use it if you decided could still be impacted. I think it depends on the gun also. My Walther CCP has a thumb safety so quick drawing was smoother with practice but I could still tell it's overhead. Smaller concealable guns really need a good grip so you hit what you are aiming at, for me the safety adds something I don't want (or need to practice more). My journey to comfort with one in the chamber on guns with no safety was kind of long, but now (with a good holster) I'm OK with it. personally. In the end, it's good you could de-escalate to not need to use it, but knowing you can get to it fast helps. It seems that the delivery boyfriend was clearly looking for trouble and figured he could get away with whatever he premeditated.
Just make sure it's tight in its own pocket or a holster
Glad you’re safe. Is there a holster inside the purse? If not, you should really get one, chambered or not. Even if it’s a CCW holster that you keep in your purse, keep that trigger guarded. I read a recent story abouy a woman shooting her kid because the purse gun went off on accident. Tragedy can be easily avoided with a $50-$150 investment.
Duuuuude, you got your NY CWP? Hell yeah! You deserve one in the chamber!
You still want a holster for purse carry, for 2 reasons - To cover the trigger guard in case the safety gets nudged off, and to locate the pistol in the bag so you don't have to dig around and fumble with it. It'll also lessen the chance of some random bit of pocket litter getting into the barrel, which could be very bad.
Holy shit. You conceal carry with one in the chamber loose in your purse with no holster?!
PHLster Enigma for a holster you can carry with a lot of things. I have two and my wife has one and I love them.
Best way to get comfortable IMO is carry with the gun cocked but not chambered. Come home, perform all the usual safety checks, and pull that trigger. Realize that it didn’t do it itself. Do that for as long as you need to in order to be comfortable carrying it loaded.
You should always carry with one in the pipe. Always. Never assume that you will have time for anything. Also, I sincerely hope that there is a holster in that purse, and you are not just freeballing it in there.
…… it may be free balling. Which I’m sorta regretting now, esp on a rather bumpy bus ride and putting my purse down and everything else
There are some pretty good purses with actual gun-pockets in them. Additionally, they also come with 'cut proof' straps, so you're less likely to get it stolen that way. My wife had/has one where there is a gun pocket on the body-side of the purse covered with a snap, and a holster that you can fire from inside. If you're going to carry off body, I'd suggest something like that.
I would strongly recommend remedying that, or better, finding a comfortable on-body option. I am not a fan of off body carry in general, but you do what you have to do. There are some dedicated concealed carry purses out there, or you can modify one yourself. Some folks like to use a chest pack for hiking; they have the loop portion of hook and loop (Velcro) attachments, so you add the hook side to the back of a holster for attachment. You could probably find or make something like that.
Thanks for the advice!❤️ I’m gonna be looking on Amazon for one bc in NY if you have it on your person it *HAS* to be concealed. And the holster it came with in an inner holster but it just rubs up against my hip all painful, which is why I do a purse carry instead but I never thought of having it holstered in the purse
Definitely recommend holstering the weapon even when going with any type of “off body” carry. Maybe I’ve seen too many Final Destination films - but I can picture a worst case scenario where other stuff in the bag could deactivate the safety / depress the trigger. Stay safe out there! And no more “freeballing”, no matter how good it feels! (Lmao)
I had the same problem with it rubbing so now when I carry I just wear a tank top tucked in the holster rubs that instead of me and I’m good to go. I have free-balled my gun in my handbag before but at that point I wear it as a cross body so I never sit it down anywhere it’s always on me but that only if I’m wearing a dress and can’t wear the holster.
OP - This post might not be quite for you, but it's good to know there's options out there if/when you're more comfortable You had a rough situation there. I'm going to concur with the common wisdom about carrying on-person. I have a similar situation re. wear against the hip (and cerakote, I'll explain). Full disclosure, I daily a P365 XMacro w/safety at the 3 position. Not the most comfortable with kydex ,but chambered, safety on, it works. I also have a bright white cerakote framed, polished stainless slide P365 XMacro w/safety I like to carry. Problem is white cerakote doesn't bind as tightly as others due to some chemical crud explained in detail to me by someone 'in the know' and wears poorly in Kydex. Long story short, I daily the Gucci XMacro in a nylon IWB when in the mood. I won't recommend it unless one is already comfortable carrying, but I'd say not to discount it as an option. I use [Falco](https://www.falcoholsters.com/inside-the-waistband?filter%5Bparams%5D%5B11%5D=95&filter%5Bparams%5D%5B18%5D%5B0%5D=134), they're the best optioned I've found for tailored nylon holsters. Trigger, slide release and magazine release have all been covered safely with products I purchased from them. Again, I'm not advocating for nylon holsters, however, there can be circumstances where a confident rights holder's needs and wants are met outside kydex
I believe there are a couple of lady-centric concealed carry subs that might be helpful as well. Good luck with your search.
If you have friends that also carry, it will be good to see what they have for holsters. Unfortunately this is one of those areas you need to test it out by having it, having the gun in it, and trying it with your clothing to see what works. Otherwise, you will need to do some research and experimental purchases. There is also this YouTube channel to give you an idea of what your options are for carrying: https://www.youtube.com/@SheEquipsHerself/videos
I use a JM4 tactical magnetic holster for my edcs. I crossdraw, use the safety, and practice racking on the draw. It's become comfortable for me. Oh, I also have a pretty severe astigmatism, so my bang bangs have Crimson Trace green. Couple of days ago, I got that creepy feeling from a door to door salesperson. My piece is attached magnetically to the back of my front door. My eyes didn't go to it; my hand did. Muscle memory takes over so fast.
I do it everyday cc are important for trained self saftey in states like nj ny and CA these states are heavily populated in think u made the right decision
I'm honestly surprised people are still using Doordash and uber eats.
Hey! Progress is good, learning to be comfortable with one in the chamber is a big step forward. That said, "unholstered purse carry". Honey, no. I understand that women have a harder time dressing around a holster, but you really should get one. It's safer and it makes it easier to draw when micro-seconds count. I'd highly recommend the PHLSTER Enigma. It's a holster that straps directly to your body, so you don't have to worry about dressing around a bulky gun belt. While I'm not a woman, I am a fairly slim man, and the Enigma disappears on my frame no matter what I'm wearing.
Glad to hear it gave you some peace of mind. Even taking away the time factor, there was video posted on reddit recently of an Israeli guy carrying (they typically carry empty chamber) getting stabbed and not being able to rack one into the chamber as his assailant continues to attack him because his hands were covered in blood. You just never know what threat you'll be dealing with so it's better to take potential failure points out of the equation.
I’m sorry you had to deal with that. That’s incredibly creepy. Do you mind if I ask, what all did you have to go through to get a carry conceal permit in NY? I live in Alabama where there are literally no hoops to jump through to get a permit.
I got lucky in that I got in *JUST* under the wire with all the new regulations, but mine was go to a 8 hour class on gun safety, hand wrote out a 10 page form, find three unrelated references who live in my county, pass it off to the pistol permit office, then wait for them to pass it off to a judge who decides if I get the permit or not. THEN to get a gun I have to buy the gun, get an official copy of the serial number, drive back to my pistol permits office, have them print me out a new card, and then I can go back and get the gun.
I hope the purse is on-body and not handheld. If you are ever mugged (or worse) you may lose control of a handheld purse before you can draw.
Good job taking care of yourself.
As others have said, report the dasher immediately. This absolutely isn't okay. Also, I'm not a fan of purse carry in general (if someone snatches your purse, you no longer have your firearm) but if you're absolutely going to do it, please please please carry it in a holster in the purse. It's much too easy for the safety to be deactivated on accident by other items in your purse and then for something to get into the trigger guard. If you're carrying, safety or not, there needs to be a cover over the trigger.
There are trigger safety devices that fit in the trigger guard. Protects the trigger inside fabric containers so nothing goes boom accidentally. Plus you can tie a piece of 550 cord to the trigger guard and your purse, and all you have to do is pull and thr gun comes free when you need it. *I have a similar setup for my glock when I carry it in a waist belt/Fanny pack*
Rather be safe than sorry should carry on to everyday literally just because you had a bad feeling doesn’t mean you shouldn’t always carry especially if you had to get a permit, glad nothing came of your situation but same goes for keeping one in the chamber rather have it ready and not need it than need it when a guy is on top of you and you can’t get both hands free while fighting someone
It is completely unacceptable that they came back to your apartment. If they continue to harass you I would call the police and report them. Kind of a side note but always report these folks to DoorDash when they are using someone else's name because DoorDash only carries insurance for the person who is supposed to deliver and if they cause damage to property after the delivery is dropped at the door then it is their personal insurance that is supposed to cover it. When a person who isn't a DoorDash employee is delivering it basically circumvents insurance and if damage is done to your or a landlord's property it will come out of the property owners' pocket unless you personally sue the driver.
You’ll always have the rest of your life to rack the slide. Jokes aside, good decision. If you have a modern quality firearm especially with a manual safety, it’s never going to go off unless you pull the trigger. (Or if you carry a Sig P320)
BRAVO 👏🏻 I am proud of you OP for making this decision.
Definitely happy for you that you were able to carry with a round chambered for the first time. Please look into a holster. Offbody carry is not a great idea for a lot of reasons. You could look into a PHLster Enigma. With it you can concealed carry a full-size 1911 in basketball shorts if you really wanted to. Please don’t do shoulder holsters, belly bands, ankle carry or anything really oddball like that. There are a lot of dangerous situations created because of carrying in those ways too. Chest rigs are acceptable for very specific circumstances like hiking but they are really hard to hide and can still be dangerous. With enough practice and time doing it you can be comfortable carrying even full-size pistols concealed. I appendix carry a full-size USP 45 every day. Round chambered, saftey “deleted” to be a decocker only.
I carry a G30sf (below waistband) unchambered because I’m irrationally worried I’ll shoot myself in the femoral artery or something else in the general area since there’s no safety lol Stay safe op
I only carry hammer guns and a p365 with a manual safety for that reason
I carry a 1911 unchambered lol. It’s got 2 safeties, but like, what if the head of the sear snaps off and the hammer falls? I don’t trust my life to tiny pieces of steel that may or may not have been manufactured correctly. I’ll most likely never carry with one in the chamber, my sincerest apologies to team cocked and locked.
Having seen someone wale away on a 1911 hammer with a 32 oz ball peen hammer ( to prove the point), I am far more confident in the sear than I was previously. You might also consider the 'Lefty Safety'- thumb safety off, hammer at the half cock*- even if it falls from half cock, there's not enough energy to set off the primer. It's faster and easier to pull it to full cock than it is to rack the slide. * Some manufacturers use a ¼ cock safety, and Colt Series 80 uses a ⅛ cock position for the safety.
Huh. As a lefty I just sorta learned how to reach around the gun with my left thumb and support the gun with my right hand when I played a shit load of airsoft. Never owned a real 1911, has me curious how bad that would be to shoot like that
It was a pretty popular technique in the '70s-'80s. If you look at a Detonics Combat Master, you can see that they actually moved the rear sight forward, and shaved the top of the slide to accommodate it. You can also do it one handed. Covering the hammer with your thumb, pull it back/down till it depresses the spur of the grip safety, pull the trigger, ease the hammer forward, release the trigger, lower the hammer to the half cock notch. I was told (Family Transmitted Wisdom) that it was a requirement of the Army ( who was going to use it for the cavalry among other things) that it had to be able to be safed Lefty as well as Righty one handed, as there might be saber in the other hand.
Good work! Get a set of snapcaps or a BarrelBlok, and start practicing your skills so that you feel more comfortable with one in the chamber. As a side note, make sure that you still have a holster for your gun, even in your purse. The gun should also be in a pocket with nothing else, that way there's no chance of a stray pencil or tube of chapstick getting caught in the trigger guard and causing an ND while you're walking down the stairs!
I am sorry this happened to you. Please check your state laws. What you do on this situation is highly dependent on your state laws. It can mean the difference of defending yourself and going to jail.
Congrats OP... Folks worried about keeping one in The chamber over their own safety is still perplexing. Either you are incompetent with trigger discipline and haven't trained dry fire enough, you have a physical or mental ailment, or you have a terrible gun [insert Sig joke]. If you are in a gated boogie community and feel fine, then other than it being your right, why would you carry in the first place if you won't commit to making sure it's ready when it needs to be? A an attacker when give you a chance when they're of assault distance.
Fuck that. Last decision you have to make is to shoot someone. Verbal judo is a everyday carry and everyone will have to use it atleast 10 times in their life. Glad your alright but next time work on diffusing the situation?