-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Petro wrote:

On Monday, December 31, 2001, at 02:15 PM, Faustine wrote:

Thanks to all for the excellent advice and recommendations. I'm sure it's worth taking the time to try them all before deciding, thanks again for a more solid place to start.

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How much time do you have? There are a *lot* of pistols out there.

Oh no, I just meant the ones people here are recommending most. The ones I had my eye on to begin with, plus some .40s and others. david wrote:

After you acquire a handgun you have to figure out what to do with it. Are you going to carry it on your person, or leave it in your vehicle or at home?

Concealed carry it the only way to go, after I iron all the permits out. I'm a firm believer in mobile preparedeness: in fact, every day I never leave home without carrying a complete BOB concealed in a Kate Spade bag. And I mean fucking EVERYTHING, the true survivalist nutcase works: first aid kit, emergency rations, flashlight, space blanket, poncho liner, magnesium fire starter, water purifying tabs, mini-entrenching tool, Swiss army knife, NIOSH-95 filter mask, nitrile gloves, monocular, grundig shortwave, passport, etc etc. (Full contents available on request, it would take awhile!) Since I put some effort into cutting the items' weight, and densely packed and organized everything into 3 see-through zipper pouches for easy access, I can actually get away with going much smaller than a lot of the regular women's handbags you see every day. Total stealth: nobody would ever know it's not just a regular cute, fashionable purse. Would you believe I've actually been complimented on how nice it looks? LOL! If only they knew! Once upon a time, I lived out of such a stealth bag, minus most all of the cool stuff. Just because I'm doing well now, I see no reason to deprive myself of a system that works. It's a nice feeling to know that at the drop of a hat I could disappear completely off the face of the earth, survive and thrive. And even if I were separated from my BOB, I've studied primitive skills (shelter, firemaking, trapping etc) so I know I'd pull through. With the right attitude and knowledge, you can live through most anything. But then, investing in a solid concealed carry never hurt anything either. :) ~Faustine. *** He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. - --Thomas Paine -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPsdk version 1.7.1 (C) 1997-1999 Network Associates, Inc. and its affiliated companies. (Diffie-Helman/DSS-only version) iQA/AwUBPDNtI/g5Tuca7bfvEQJDQwCg9FaCoZsNfP60kz3BtejHtredOTkAoOCW NdgtOzTuQd5GG5RSWa+dMok+ =S9pU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----