While there are way more than 5 things a concealed carrier should never do, we only have so much room for one article! We’ve picked 5 extremely important rules that as a concealed carrier, you should never break. So keep your gun in its holster and keep reading!
- Never fire warning shots. There are a lot tense situations out there where you may feel tempted to take a defensive stance and remove your concealed carry. Let’s skip to the chase – if you feel threatened, act accordingly. That’s all it comes down to. But DO NOT – repeat, DO NOT – fire warning shots. Let someone find out the hard way if your weapon is loaded.
- Don’t tuck your handgun without a holster. Holsterless concealed carry isn’t effective. There’s nothing protecting your trigger guard and even with a tight belt, you’re not really providing good, even retention across the firearm. It’s asking for a disaster to happen.
- Don’t shoot instinctively without practice. If you don’t practice dry firing, holstering and re-holstering, and do some actual range time once in awhile, those skills are virtually non-existent in your reactive mind – the part of your brain you need to actually respond to an emergency.
- Pay attention to what’s around your target because you don’t want to injure an innocent bystander. So before you fire, look around the target area. It only takes a few milliseconds and you could save someone’s life. It’s also a fundamental of firearm safety.
- Never ignore the fundamentals of firearm safety. If you’re stuck in an active shooting environment, the fundamentals of firearm safety still exist. We can promise you that the police will investigate every single round that exits your gun and you will face charges if they find that you acted negligently.
