Concealed Carry Fails

[gunguy]

I thought I would start a new thread on concealed carry accidents, I will start with one I had a few years ago at a local Wal-Mart. I had put one of those clip draw
holsters on my old Glock 26, this it that little clip that goes on the side of your slide, you just put the gun inside your waist band and the little clip holds it in place. This was a good system until that clip didn't have as much spring to as it did when it was new, so I was in Wal-mart and right after I checked out I started to walk out when I felt my G26 slide down my pant leg. I played it out pretty smooth by just bending down and acting as if my shoe was untied, I put it in my bag and walked out. I went strait home and took off the clip-draw holster.

[hedonistic]

I have two my favorite first.....

I just got my CC permit I was carrying my HK PSP in thunderwear I had to wait in a long line in college for registration, I really had to pee so I un buttoned and dropped. I guess the guy next to me must have been a meat gazer. He was so startled he put the equipment away before he was finished.

Another time I was in a rush to leave my house to meet my father at the range I pushed my T shirt into my holster (cross breed super tuck) and my gun fell out at the range counter

Perhaps my favorite... not really a fail more of a success my date found my gun it was in my thunderwear!

[Libertarian_Geek]

In my younger days, I carried an HK Tactical USP (.45) in an uncle Mike's left hand #5 holster IWB at my ass crack.

^ That's so much fail, it doesn't need an accidental exposure to qualify.

[ick]

Now THAT is a firearm with no resale value. Pew!

PLEASE tell me you still own the gun and didn't sell it to some poor sap...

[Libertarian_Geek]

Now THAT is a firearm with no resale value. Pew!

PLEASE tell me you still own the gun and didn't sell it to some poor sap...

The ass-crack HK was traded for a Kimber.

The Kimber (and proper Fobus paddle holster) was sold and I bought two Glocks (with paddle holsters) and haven't looked back.

Somewhere out there, there's a second-hand HK w/ an odd scent.

[doubloon]

The old Alabama carry.

[pneumagger]

I was at a clay shooting range doing some 5 stand and was carrying IWB on my hip. I had recently tucked in my outer shirt and tucked it into the hoster and somehow the shirt was hosered in with the gun. My first clay of a round as I raised my shotgun to shoot the flying clay my shirt was tucked in too tight and came untucked along with stainless springfield 1911 and landed on concrete directly on the rear sight. Knocked the sight halfway off the slide.

[continuity]

Was in the checkout line at Krogers, started to put the stuff from my shopping cart on the conveyor belt counter. Apparently while I was bending over to reach things in the cart, my T-shirt was riding up and the kid with the lady in front of me, spied my paddle holstered Glock 17. I heard a LOUD "why does that man have a gun mommy" and I immediately straightened up and went into the "look around to identify a threat" mode, only to realize in the next second that the kid was talking about ME!!!

Holy Batman Robin... the lady paying for her stuff in front of me freaked, snatched her kid and made for the door leaving her groceries, the lady behind me freaked and left the line, the clerk freaked and said "please don't kill me", and ducked down in her little area. Talk about being "that guy"!!!! Everything went into slow motion as I pulled my shirt up to display my badge, and then worked to unclip it from my belt.

All I could think about was some CCW owner, stuffing their, whatever they were carrying, in my ear, or drawing down on me.

Fortunately the guy running the register beside us recognized me, threw this hands up and yelled... he's a cop. I recovered enough to wave my badge around and things went back to... normal??? Good grief. Had a hard time getting my debit card to slide through the machine, and kept my head down the rest of the checkout time. Distinctly remember that the clerk had apparently pee'd her pants, and while she did finish checking me out, kept giving me the "look". Pretty sure if looks would have killed I'd not be writing this. I mumbled a "sorry bout that" to her, but to this day, don't think she accepted it.

Whatever. I never go to her lane anymore.

Bought a KHAR 9mm, and changed to a belly band thingy... when not wearing it in an ankle holster.

I'll never be the same.

[Libertarian_Geek]

Was in the checkout line at Krogers, started to put the stuff from my shopping cart on the conveyor belt counter. Apparently while I was bending over to reach things in the cart, my T-shirt was riding up and the kid with the lady in front of me, spied my paddle holstered Glock 17. I heard a LOUD "why does that man have a gun mommy" and I immediately straightened up and went into the "look around to identify a threat" mode, only to realize in the next second that the kid was talking about ME!!!

Holy Batman Robin... the lady paying for her stuff in front of me freaked, snatched her kid and made for the door leaving her groceries, the lady behind me freaked and left the line, the clerk freaked and said "please don't kill me", and ducked down in her little area. Talk about being "that guy"!!!! Everything went into slow motion as I pulled my shirt up to display my badge, and then worked to unclip it from my belt.

All I could think about was some CCW owner, stuffing their, whatever they were carrying, in my ear, or drawing down on me.

Fortunately the guy running the register beside us recognized me, threw this hands up and yelled... he's a cop. I recovered enough to wave my badge around and things went back to... normal??? Good grief. Had a hard time getting my debit card to slide through the machine, and kept my head down the rest of the checkout time. Distinctly remember that the clerk had apparently pee'd her pants, and while she did finish checking me out, kept giving me the "look". Pretty sure if looks would have killed I'd not be writing this. I mumbled a "sorry bout that" to her, but to this day, don't think she accepted it.

Whatever. I never go to her lane anymore.

Bought a KHAR 9mm, and changed to a belly band thingy... when not wearing it in an ankle holster.

I'll never be the same.

I always worried that sometime soon, folks seeing a flash of a holstered gun will equate to threat in their little sheep heads. I thought it was further away, but your story says otherwise.

I may have already shared this in one thread, but just in case (and it fits well here):
My wife and I were waiting in the waiting area along with several other families for a table to open in an Outback steakhouse one evening. At one point, a rather large man (not me) was putting in his family's name at the hostess lectern when I noticed his Glock 17 showing completely. It was small-of-the-back IWB carry. (Alabama crack carry to Doubloon) and his shirt had both come untucked and gotten to the other side of his pistol. It was as if it was trying to escape the misery of the man's ass crack.

No one freaked out (to my surprise), but there was a noticeable increase in mumbling, staring and furrowed brows around us. I stood up, walked up to the man and quietly told him "your Glock is showing." He thanked me, stood up straight and quickly covered it before turning around and walking outside to wait.

[gunguy]

Was in the checkout line at Krogers, started to put the stuff from my shopping cart on the conveyor belt counter. Apparently while I was bending over to reach things in the cart, my T-shirt was riding up and the kid with the lady in front of me, spied my paddle holstered Glock 17. I heard a LOUD "why does that man have a gun mommy" and I immediately straightened up and went into the "look around to identify a threat" mode, only to realize in the next second that the kid was talking about ME!!!

Holy Batman Robin... the lady paying for her stuff in front of me freaked, snatched her kid and made for the door leaving her groceries, the lady behind me freaked and left the line, the clerk freaked and said "please don't kill me", and ducked down in her little area. Talk about being "that guy"!!!! Everything went into slow motion as I pulled my shirt up to display my badge, and then worked to unclip it from my belt.

All I could think about was some CCW owner, stuffing their, whatever they were carrying, in my ear, or drawing down on me.

Fortunately the guy running the register beside us recognized me, threw this hands up and yelled... he's a cop. I recovered enough to wave my badge around and things went back to... normal??? Good grief. Had a hard time getting my debit card to slide through the machine, and kept my head down the rest of the checkout time. Distinctly remember that the clerk had apparently pee'd her pants, and while she did finish checking me out, kept giving me the "look". Pretty sure if looks would have killed I'd not be writing this. I mumbled a "sorry bout that" to her, but to this day, don't think she accepted it.

Whatever. I never go to her lane anymore.

Bought a KHAR 9mm, and changed to a belly band thingy... when not wearing it in an ankle holster.

I'll never be the same.

I always worried that sometime soon, folks seeing a flash of a holstered gun will equate to threat in their little sheep heads. I thought it was further away, but your story says otherwise.

I may have already shared this in one thread, but just in case (and it fits well here):
My wife and I were waiting in the waiting area along with several other families for a table to open in an Outback steakhouse one evening. At one point, a rather large man (not me) was putting in his family's name at the hostess lectern when I noticed his Glock 17 showing completely. It was small-of-the-back IWB carry. (Alabama crack carry to Doubloon) and his shirt had both come untucked and gotten to the other side of his pistol. It was as if it was trying to escape the misery of the man's ass crack.

No one freaked out (to my surprise), but there was a noticeable increase in mumbling, staring and furrowed brows around us. I stood up, walked up to the man and quietly told him "your Glock is showing." He thanked me, stood up straight and quickly covered it before turning around and walking outside to wait.

Did this guy buy you a tall beer?

[Libertarian_Geek]

Was in the checkout line at Krogers, started to put the stuff from my shopping cart on the conveyor belt counter. Apparently while I was bending over to reach things in the cart, my T-shirt was riding up and the kid with the lady in front of me, spied my paddle holstered Glock 17. I heard a LOUD "why does that man have a gun mommy" and I immediately straightened up and went into the "look around to identify a threat" mode, only to realize in the next second that the kid was talking about ME!!!

Holy Batman Robin... the lady paying for her stuff in front of me freaked, snatched her kid and made for the door leaving her groceries, the lady behind me freaked and left the line, the clerk freaked and said "please don't kill me", and ducked down in her little area. Talk about being "that guy"!!!! Everything went into slow motion as I pulled my shirt up to display my badge, and then worked to unclip it from my belt.

All I could think about was some CCW owner, stuffing their, whatever they were carrying, in my ear, or drawing down on me.

Fortunately the guy running the register beside us recognized me, threw this hands up and yelled... he's a cop. I recovered enough to wave my badge around and things went back to... normal??? Good grief. Had a hard time getting my debit card to slide through the machine, and kept my head down the rest of the checkout time. Distinctly remember that the clerk had apparently pee'd her pants, and while she did finish checking me out, kept giving me the "look". Pretty sure if looks would have killed I'd not be writing this. I mumbled a "sorry bout that" to her, but to this day, don't think she accepted it.

Whatever. I never go to her lane anymore.

Bought a KHAR 9mm, and changed to a belly band thingy... when not wearing it in an ankle holster.

I'll never be the same.

I always worried that sometime soon, folks seeing a flash of a holstered gun will equate to threat in their little sheep heads. I thought it was further away, but your story says otherwise.

I may have already shared this in one thread, but just in case (and it fits well here):
My wife and I were waiting in the waiting area along with several other families for a table to open in an Outback steakhouse one evening. At one point, a rather large man (not me) was putting in his family's name at the hostess lectern when I noticed his Glock 17 showing completely. It was small-of-the-back IWB carry. (Alabama crack carry to Doubloon) and his shirt had both come untucked and gotten to the other side of his pistol. It was as if it was trying to escape the misery of the man's ass crack.

No one freaked out (to my surprise), but there was a noticeable increase in mumbling, staring and furrowed brows around us. I stood up, walked up to the man and quietly told him "your Glock is showing." He thanked me, stood up straight and quickly covered it before turning around and walking outside to wait.

Did this guy buy you a tall beer?

Doesn't he owe me one? He was the one showing.

[Wakko]

Ankle holster? Oh boy.

How about this idiot? One for the Cobra .380 and two for having it improperly secured:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nation ... 0776.story

A Walt Disney World park guest found a loaded gun in the seat of a ride at the Animal Kingdom that had fallen out of a man's back pocket on Sunday.

A grandmother handed a Cobra .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol about noon to a park attendant, who immediately contacted security and the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

A young boy said, "My grandma found it in her seat," the report stated.

The owner, Angelo Lista, 44, of Royal Palm Beach claimed the firearm — which had five hollow point bullets inside — fell out of his back pocket during the bumpy Dinosaur ride, according to a Sheriff's Office incident report.

Deputies unloaded and confiscated the weapon.

Lista has a valid Florida concealed weapons permit and told authorities he did not know he was supposed to tell Disney security because there are no signs posted about firearms.

According to the report, Lista thought the security bag checks were for explosives not guns. He said he was not aware guests were not allowed to bring guns inside the parks.

However, Disney spokeswoman Kathleen Prihoda said their policy clearly states no guns or weapons of any kind are permitted on their property. The prohibition is posted on their website.

A Disney official said they cannot recall any other similar incidents with guns in recent years, calling the episode "rare" because its common knowledge the parks don't permit them.

Deputies said Lista was apologetic and tried to retrieve the gun the moment he realized it was no longer in his possession after the ride.

Disney asked Lista to leave for the day but did not trespass him.

Lista complied and deputies escorted him to his vehicle, the report said.

[Wakko]

... he's a cop. I recovered enough to wave my badge around and things went back to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... BICj64ak0k

[TRX]

Lista has a valid Florida concealed weapons permit and told authorities he did not know he was supposed to tell Disney security because there are no signs posted about firearms.
...
However, Disney spokeswoman Kathleen Prihoda said their policy clearly states no guns or weapons of any kind are permitted on their property. The prohibition is posted on their website.

Um. Yes. Of course.

[whiterussian1974]

Never had a FAIL as such, but a few learning moments.
When I first got my CCW in 1996 TX I didn't know others with carry experience so I began trying different styles that our instructor mentioned. I settled on fannypack and then IWB/SoB. First problem was when women hugged me. Their eyes bulged and since it was behind me they couldn't even joke about me being happy to see them. I learned to always make sure that my arms were lower than theirs so that they would reach my upper back or neck.
Next was using public toilets. If they had a flattopped tank, no problem. Most are only pipes with flush handles. So I learned to let my pistol lean forward into the fabric as I lowered my pants. It nested onto the fabric and usually stayed above the floor. Once at Walmart it contacted the ground and you could hear 'clunk'. The other people could plainly see it if they looked under the stall. But no one dared say a word and no employees bothered me.
I know of a few cases where people using open top holsters have had their piece slip out when bending, running, leaning, etc. So I ONLY buy thumbstrap designs now.

[whiterussian1974]

However, Disney spokeswoman Kathleen Prihoda said their policy clearly states no guns or weapons of any kind are permitted on their property. The prohibition is posted on their website.

It's amazing how companies get away with saying things are on their websites. I have many policies listed on MY website too. I have a 365day No-?s asked return policy on anything that I buy. Retailers are ALWAYS liable for anything that doesn't meet my expectaions, reasonable or not. Simply by failing to terminate their own life anyone that interacts with me recognizes that I set all rules and policies regulating our interactions and agree that I will arbitrate if any disagreement arises and that my rulings are final and legally binding.
Just a few policies that point out how ludicrous posting ePolicies are and expecting them to be legally binding. I've had to explain this to retailers at various times that if the policy wasn't either signed by me or prominently displayed at point of sale, then it holds no standing.

[warjunky1428]

Never had a FAIL as such, but a few learning moments.
When I first got my CCW in 1996 TX I didn't know others with carry experience so I began trying different styles that our instructor mentioned. I settled on fannypack and then IWB/SoB. First problem was when women hugged me. Their eyes bulged and since it was behind me they couldn't even joke about me being happy to see them. I learned to always make sure that my arms were lower than theirs so that they would reach my upper back or neck.

This is about the only way people have noticed that I carry. Christmas last year I was at a large family gathering and one of the younger cousins ran up and hugged me, she knew exactly what it was her arm was against on my hip(smart girl, but still has no weapons training) and then went up and whispered in her mom's ear who laughed and said it was all good. Another was on a date with a woman. I attempt at all times to keep any woman I am with on my left side for several reasons, but this one decided to sit down on my right on a bench, rather close. We didn't go out again. Another at another time noticed later that night, and she was all for it hahaha.

[whiterussian1974]

Another at another time noticed later that night, and she was all for it hahaha.

When they ask if there's a gun in your pocket or you're glad to see them, I guess you answer a 4" on your hip, and 8 1/2" "crossdraw" in the front.

[Tony M.]

However, Disney spokeswoman Kathleen Prihoda said their policy clearly states no guns or weapons of any kind are permitted on their property. The prohibition is posted on their website.

In FL, private businesses rules don't carry the weight of law. The rules are pretty simple; no bars, no state gov buildings, no federal buildings. Not much else since the state passed a law pre-empting any local ordinances. Disney aint on the list.

At worst, they can ask you to leave. If you refuse, then you're committing a felony, but as long as you comply if asked, there's not much they can do.

I just try to be discreet.

They call us the gunshine state for a reason. The brady campaign is so pissed that with over a million permits issued there isn't blood in the streets.

As for the cobra the guy was carrying, better than nothing I guess, at least it wasn't a major loss, but technically, he should get it back.