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My malamute actually came into the house with the burglars and they fed her. The neighbors saw the criminals but thought they must have been family since the huge dog followed the bad guys around.

Now...my Dalmatian on the other hand was 100 pounds and would eat a small man and take a bullet for me. Lol

I prefer Huskies, Malamutes, or wolf Hybrids.. no one pushes the issue when something that looks like a wolf wants to turn your face into dessert.

"Oh, since that guy only has a 110 pound German Shepherd let's get him! It's not like he has a Malamute." - said no one, ever.

There's also a good reason you won't see those dogs used for law enforcement or military. But they are great looking dogs.

LMAO! Great post! I've actually had several police officers knock on my door only to have Nova, my 85 lb female GS peer through the curtains. The cops actually went and waited by the curb for me to put her away. LOL!

JJ

My malamute actually came into the house with the burglars and they fed her. The neighbors saw the criminals but thought they must have been family since the huge dog followed the bad guys around.

That's hilarious! Labrador Retrievers tend to be the same way. Never met a person they couldn't make feel welcome. "Hey, nice to have a new face around here for a change!" LoL!

The cops actually went and waited by the curb for me to put her away. LOL!

Ha ha! Yeah, I don't doubt that. Protective dogs often freak out when they see uniforms. I don't know what it is about uniforms, but it triggers something in them.

I know this is an old topic, like to know if you all still feel the same? This is a job and I’m leaning to do it better every day, won’t just leave my life to a company policy, got 4 littleones and a whole bunch of bills to be paid,!i do the rite thing work hard run hard, i in this **** going on would be a fool not to be be packing, not gonna be a victim and don’t really care about any damn law

Until you get locked up.

I find most people with strong feelings have never had to take another's life.

I know this is an old topic, like to know if you all still feel the same? This is a job and I’m leaning to do it better every day, won’t just leave my life to a company policy, got 4 littleones and a whole bunch of bills to be paid,!i do the rite thing work hard run hard, i in this **** going on would be a fool not to be be packing, not gonna be a victim and don’t really care about any damn law

Hay, Jakester~! I remember you...ya don't post much anymore. :(

FWIW:

I'm just a bystander, and trucker's wife....but IMHO, if you feel so strongly about CCP 'ing in a rig, perhaps you could get an intrastate job in Texas? I know (or have read?) that TX has more liberal policies. Just my two cents.

If you are still with FFE, it probably won't fly. My hubby works intrastate Ohio, for a company with zero tolerance .. and even though he HAS all permits, it's a huge NOPE in the company CMV. Immediate termination, here.

PackRat is 1000% right, and he'd probably rather carry, too.

Best of luck to you, either way you decide. Many O/O's (and perhaps companies?) are refusing to deliver to states that have defunded their PD's. Article is here:

Refusing defunded PD counties/towns deliveries

Anne :) ~

Until you get locked up.

I find most people with strong feelings have never had to take another's life.

You, are 100% correct. Military family brat(s) here, too. Again, thank you for that, good sir.

Anne A, ive been running so hard the last 2 months I just try to sleep, still with FFE and decided to just use common sense VRS carrying out here, I will be honest, this job is hard enough and I don’t understand how and company or anyone for that matter can tell a law abiding citizen that they can’t have the privilege to defend themselves if need be, and please I don’t need here about hammers and bug spray, the 2nd amendment has no articles saying truckers can’t live in peace, anyhow, I hope your all doing well and yes it’s been a while, I live live this job and thank TT for just about everything getting me going, I’m good at this job, I just miss my kids a lot and doing some hard thinking if it’s worth it or not, take care everyone and stay strong.

Obviously company policy trumps everything. Even if it's legal in your state, your company may disallow it. With Prime, getting caught with a gun on board is one of the quickest ways to be out of a job. They literally fire you on the spot without letting you drive the truck to a terminal.

Does Prime or others do a shakedown, surprise search, of your personal gear/sleeper area at times just to see if you happen to be carrying heat? Some drivers might rather gamble losing the job than be an unarmed victim of a violent attack. I figure the only way the company would even know about a gun is if the gun would ever have to be used, God forbid, in any scary situation. As far as the various state/local laws go, having the gun in a locked case with no ammunition inside the same case in your sleeper area (the key word here is personal abode) should pretty much keep you clear of trouble with the man. When you are asleep in your rig is when you need the heat mostly. There are all the scary stories I have heard about of rigs getting broken into and sleeping drivers attacked inside in unsavory places to park at night. Being a pro-Second-A advocate and a life member of Gun Owners of America, I favor more pro-gun legislation especially at the federal level which would severely limit the power of companies, the several states and various local jurisdictions therein with regard to imposing firearms restrictions on those traveling and working away from home and wishing to be armed for personal security. I fully support national concealed carry legislation. Driving often involves engaging in interstate commerce. A dog, German Shepherd or otherwise, might be too much of a burden for some to pack along out on the road. I would not want the poor animal cooped up in a truck most of the time. I'm frankly surprised New York City's draconian anti-gun laws haven't been overturned by SCOTUS yet. Heller was a big boon to the right of Americans to keep and bear arms. I understand that companies worry about firearms liability. A good solution might be to allow the driver to carry on duty under the condition he/she supply his/her own personal firearms liability insurance.

Until you get locked up.

I find most people with strong feelings have never had to take another's life.

Better to justifiably kill than unlawfully be murdered.

Anne A, ive been running so hard the last 2 months I just try to sleep, still with FFE and decided to just use common sense VRS carrying out here, I will be honest, this job is hard enough and I don’t understand how and company or anyone for that matter can tell a law abiding citizen that they can’t have the privilege to defend themselves if need be, and please I don’t need here about hammers and bug spray, the 2nd amendment has no articles saying truckers can’t live in peace, anyhow, I hope your all doing well and yes it’s been a while, I live live this job and thank TT for just about everything getting me going, I’m good at this job, I just miss my kids a lot and doing some hard thinking if it’s worth it or not, take care everyone and stay strong.

Jakester, I give you a high five!