carry gun in alice pack on walks?
 

I live in illinois and I got a while to go before my ship date to Paris Island comes and i'm starting to do long walks, like 5-10 miles a day. I'm going to start to carry my alice pack with some weights in it and would really like to carry my glock too.

If the glock is in it's case and the magazine is in a separate compartment should everything be legal and good to go? i live outside of a small town in illinois so I won't be like walking around a crowded city or anything like that.

Thanks.

Paris Island? USMC?

Throw in 17 pounds and wear some boots- increase distance every second day.
But:
Have a break every second day! To much in the beginning is not good- if you havn't done it before. If you want to increase your Physical fitness, just do the 3 mile run on a daily basis.

Good luck to you.

yep, USMC 0331:rocking:. I figured I can walk longer than run and I really enjoy walking more so I chose this. running isn't an issue. any word on carrying the gun?

Should be fine. Just don't do/say anything that will bring unnecessary attention to it and you shouldn't have any problems. Good luck and thanks for choosing to serve. :c:

Yupp, simply unneccessary.

Believe me your DI's will do everything to let you feel discomfort and pain, you better get used to run.

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I'm here in Illinois also. You have to have on your person at all times that you posses a firearm or ammo, your foid card. The gun must be unloaded and cased, with all ammo stored in a separate case or compartment.

My question here is, why. What's the point of carrying it. In a pack, in a case with ammo separate, it's not like you will have access to it, so why take the chance of some small town Barney wanting to hassle you.

Sounds like you might as well leave your piece at home. Or move to Alabama and carry it on your hip, cocked, locked, and in plain sight without a permit.:jump:

I'm afraid I'd have to agree with Uncle and Bucket here. No sense in carrying a pistol you don't have loaded, or even access to. Unfortunatly, the only purpose your Glock would serve you on your walks/runs would be to shove your tit in a wringer should anyone with a badge find out about it.

No, you live in the Peoples Republik of Illinois where it is illegal to defend yourself and exercise your basic human and 2nd amendment right.

That being said, FUNK the law, carry anyways. Conceal it somewhere on your person, loaded ready to go with one in the chamber (any other way is pointless) and make sure nobody sees it unless you absolutely have to use it.

as far as i know carrying the gun in the case unload with the magazines in another compartment is legal and that's what i'm going to do. i know i should be able to carry it as i please anytime, anywhere, anyway, but lets face it, we have the new age modified rights.....i'm not getting into that.


carrying it in the case is better than not at all. it would take just about the same time to get it out uncased as it would cased up anyway.

By the time you get it out of the case, & loaded the cops will already be there:s:

OK thatll work.

If you get robbed, get your gun out of the case, unlock it, load it, chamber a round, then get out your cell phone and call 911. The ambulance will be there to scrape your body off the pavement in about 5 minutes.

Like I said, FUNK what the bureaucrats say, it is your body and you have the right to self defense. Carry CONCEALED, or move to Indiana where you can carry anyway you feel like it.

I couldnt live in a funking pinko libtard state like Illinois, no way. I avoid that shithole at all costs.

If you can't use your gun in a blink of an eye, then your gun is nothing more than a "PAPER WEIGHT":s:

We're not trying to bust your balls here bub, but NOBODY is gonna give you the time to dig your pistol out of your pack, find the magazine buried somewhere else in there, pack the mag, load the chamber and get even ONE round off before smashing your head in with a pipe of cutting your throat. A goblin can close a 20-foot distance and stuff a knife in your belly in less than a second. Considerably less time than it takes to pull that pack off... IF you even see him coming!

You are heading off to Paris Island pretty shortly. Trust me, you'll have PLENTY of time carrying a gun soon enough. Don't screw it up committing a felony by carrying a gun you have basically NO chance of of using to save your hide.

The biggest part of not becoming a victim is not putting yourself in the position to be a victim. Find ya a running partner. A baddie is much more likely to attack a single person. If you feel you need a weapon for self-protection, a small, tactical-style knife stuffed in a pocket or laced into your boots is very quick to get into action and quite possibly even more effective than a pistol round. Bad guys usually stop attacking when their intestines are spilling out of their bellies onto the ground.:ohno:

Something like this maybe:

http://www.tgscom.com/images/sharedi...el%20knife.jpg

Just call time out. That should give you enough time to get it out of your pack and loaded.

Seriously if it was me I would leave it at home and find some other source of weight to put in the pack. I can see nothing but bad coming from it being in your pack. If something was to happen you could end up having to answer for the gun and I know it would be legal but you will probably be hassled. Or worse the bad guy could end up with your pack and gun.

i'm not risking a felony by carrying a loaded gun illegally. you guys can but not me. it would be pretty difficult for someone to sneak up on me out in the quiet country with miles and miles of clear field of view. it is reasonable to say that i can get it ready if need be.

i'm not too worried about people. i'm 6' 5" 210 lbs not some small scrawney dude. i'm not the most attractive target someone would try to rob or deal with. it's more for animals that i might run into like dogs, bobcat's, wolf's, deer...if i see them in time i'd load it and carry it till they/i pass by.

i'm sure there are some who disagree so entertain away.

When I was in high school, it was always the big guys, that got beat up the worst:ouch: cause every one was sure to gang up & use a baseball bat on the big guy:bat:

Long walks in the woods with a pack ain't going to do much for ya....if ya want to be a Marine then ya need to run...run and then run some more...along with push up's, pull ups, situps and crunches to start with...oh and run some more...

Learn what the ranger shuffle is...load a pack to 35-45 pounds and go do 5 miles of ranger shuffle...every mile stop and knock out 50 pushups, 50 situps and 100 crunches...for a start...

Your size will work against you...run your ass off...and then the ranger shuffle..

As far as carrying a pistol in a pack, unloaded, seperated from the ammo...give me a break...:s::s::s: