Concealed carry permit holders, like other human beings have to use the toilet unless you are a super-human like me. Carrying a firearm concealed presents an interesting challenge in this situation. Here are CCW toilet episodes that did not go well:
“The Dangers of Inadequate Concealed Carry Training”
“When Debra Monce went into the bathroom stall of the Clarion Hotel in Tampa last Friday and sat down to conduct one of life’s biological functions, she certainly didn’t mean to hurt anyone.
That said, when she squatted the small-caliber handgun she was carrying fell out of its holster, hit the ground, and went off.
The single bullet went into the next stall. Janifer Bliss — ironically at the hotel for a women’s health conference — was hit by the bullet in the lower leg. Monce, who has a concealed carry permit, now faces the possibility of being charged by the state attorney’s office. She will also probably suffer from a lifetime of jokes involving the phrases “crap shoot” or “shooting someone in the head.”
-Do you leave your IWB holster on your belt when your pants are down making it visibile under the toilet stall?
-Do you take your weapon out of the holster and risk dropping it?
-Do you hold on to your weapon and complete all toilet operations one-handed?
It’s a tough call but here are a few ideas:
1. Secure your weapon in a locked compartment like the trunk of your call before entering the toilet stall.
2. Use a secure location inside the toilet stall to stow your weapon while you take care of business. (Don’t forget your gun.)
3. Place the weapon in a backpack or purse and hang the purse on a coat hook inside the toilet stall.
4. Wear two belts…an ‘inner belt’ to secure your weapon and that stays on even when you take your pants down and an ‘outer belt’ for your pants that comes off to take care of business.
5. Although less concealable, a fanny pack, gun-purse or belly band are more effective for securing weapons during calls of nature. You may consider keeping one in the car to give yourself options.
Gun potty-training
