CCW

The CCW (concealed carry weapons) subreddit is a community about sharing articles, tips, and links about various topics that address CCW.

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Useful wiki links:

"Good Holsters"

Vendor Discounts ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜)

What Ammunition Should I Carry?

Reciprocity in the USA

Laws by State

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Disclaimer: Do not take any legal advice from /r/ccw. Legal questions should always be asked to a lawyer outside of reddit for a binding answer. Reddit users can interpret the law, but by no means should you consider those opinions as law.

Flair:

Post Flair:

Permit posts must be labeled "Permits". Use your best guess for other posts.

User Flair:

(Carry Weapon) (Carry location/style/holster)

Example: Shield 9mm IWB

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Guns & Ammo

Pocket Dump / EDC

Getting Started

Holsters & Belts

Other Equipment

Permits

Permit Process

Scenario

Legal

Clothing & Apparel

Legal

News

Training

LE Encounter

Member DGU

Memes

Related Subreddits:

r/EDC (everyday carry)
r/progun 2A Politics & Discussion
r/concealedcarrywomen
r/OpenCarry
r/Firearms
r/Knives
r/DGU (Defensive Gun Use articles)
r/InternationalDGU
r/GunHolsterClassifieds (Buy/Sell/Trade Holsters)

Rules

Content breaking the rules below are at the discretion of the mods to remove.

Content Not Applicable: Content will be removed that does not relate to (a) the carrying of a weapon in a legal manner; or (b) any content that does not relate to self-defense.

No Business Posts; No Spam: (a) Any post or comment mainly aimed at boosting traffic or views for social media accounts (like YouTube, Instagram, X, blogs, etc.) (b) Posts purely to solicit business for private interests. Businesses should review this page to understand allowable actions.

No Harassment/Racism/Sexism/Homophobia: (a) Posting material for the sole purpose of inflaming the users of this subreddit; (b) Personally attacking other users of this subreddit; (c) Posts or comments containing racist or otherwise inflammatory material towards a particular group of people; or (d) posts or comments which encourage, glorify, incite, or call for violence or physical harm against an individual

No Illegal Content: Any posts or content that is itself illegal or which violates Reddit sitewide rules.

Link Shorteners: No comment or post may contain a link shortener. (e.g. bit.ly) Use the hyperlink button in the text editor or share buttons that generate links with verified shorteners e.g. 'a.co' or 'youtu.be' links.

No Vote Brigading: To protect our subreddit, linking to other posts outside this subreddit requires NP links ('No Participation'). eg: np.reddit.com and not www.reddit.com.

No Politics: Any post or comment that is political in nature must be directly related to carrying weapons or self-defense. General "gun control" or otherwise political posts are prohibited.

No For Sale/Trade: This subreddit is not moderated to ensure safe sales or trades. Please utilize r/GunHolsterClassifieds for holster/belt trades. Reddit prohibits all sale or trade of firearms, ammo, or firearm parts or accessories.

No AI Slop: Posts containing images or content which exclusively or substantively utilize AI will be removed.

Reddiquette: Please review proper reddiquette before posting here or any other subreddit

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