The decision to carry concealed requires intention. Understanding the implications and responsibilities that come along with carrying a firearm are sobering topics, not to be undertaken lightly. The reality is that if you must use your firearm in a defensive situation, you absolutely will be dealing with law-enforcement. The potential risk to your personal rights and liability are enough to give a thinking person pause to consider whether they need someone in their corner. Let’s look at some of the reasons why CCW Safe is worth having in your corner.
Before I even began a membership with CCW Safe, I had the opportunity to meet their founder and some of their team. One of the things that struck me the most was that even though we were at a media event, they received a call that a member had an incident, and they were prepared to drop everything for them the second they needed to. The media event became secondary to them – that single person’s situation and legal needs superseded all of us, and I was wholly impressed by this.
Protection for concealed carry is not just about having somebody there to help you understand what you’re legally required to do, it’s everything else CCW Safe’s staff brings to the table. Their staff is made up of some of the best lawyers, former police officers, homicide investigators… people who have worked in law enforcement and know what is going to happen. They know what must happen from the enforcement side (procedure) but also what can happen to someone not prepared to tangle with a legal system that isn’t designed to protect them.
That single event, physically seeing Kent and the team from CCW Safe poised to go into action for their members made me realize that this is a different sort of group. They don’t do this out of contractual obligation, but because they believe that you have the right to be safe and secure and deserve a legal plan to make sure you are not railroaded by the legal system.
They hit the ground running with support, a plan of action and they stay by the sides of their members through the entire process. At that media event, I heard stories of how CCW Safe goes to their members and helps them with everything: from bail and the legal help to a change of clothes, if needed. Professionals with top level credentials, unblinking at the small level details they are willing to address to make a stressful situation better and less traumatic for their members. I even heard that their critical response team has an on-going challenge to see who replies fastest – these are professionals holding each other to the challenge of giving superb response time to their members.
And CCW Safe’s critical response team isn’t just focused on answering the call fast…their legal response is centered around your case and who is the best fit for defending you. Not just a canned set of actions, but something tailored to the who, what, why and where of your incident.
One of the other ways CCW Safe hits the mark with their brand is in the educational materials they put out. Not just on the legal aspects of concealed carry and personal defense, but also with content on preventing the need to use force and mitigating risk. Online educational materials range from online articles and video to be found in the Armed Defender’s Dilemma series, to the In Self Defense podcast, where they continue to share information that betters not just their members, but anyone with an ear to listen to the content. CCW Safe is a true net-positive in the personal protection world!
Additionally, CCW Safe hits on state laws in an easy to navigate map. Simply click on your state and you will be taken to a list of the laws that are applicable where you live.
The onboarding process with CCW Safe was easy and personable. If there was any information they needed clarification on, their staff reached out. And I appreciate that CCW Safe does not spend my membership dollars on unnecessary tokens of membership. If I want a t-shirt, they would send me one. But the membership card can simply be printed from a computer. Mine is in my wallet and a copy pinned onto the side of our fridge.
For me, the choice to have legal protection in place is about more than just concealed carry. Firearm industry professionals take note! CCW Safe offers plans with protection for more than just concealed carry – they also offer plans that cover legal expenses related to your TSA clearance. For my travel with firearms and ammunition, the risk of an encounter – of missing a round in a range bag or range clothes, is very real. The protection offered by CCW Safe doesn’t empty my pockets and shake out my range bag for me, but it does give me peace of mind that if for some reason I miss something, and I’m not able to deal with the situation myself, I have legal protection in place. In a world where I travel so often with firearms, having that legal backup at the ready, should the random and often un-trained or un-educated airline agents not carry out processes correctly, I feel much less worried.
I had an experience at my local airport, meeting a TSA screening agent who was working through the airport, inspecting their completion of various tasks. The TSA screener saw my rifle case and asked me if that was by chance a firearm. He asked me to flag him down when I got to the counter. I informed the agent before I flagged the TSA screener down, and the airline agent was nothing but nervous – had never checked in someone with a gun before. It was eye-opening for me that I was much more versed in the requirements of travel with guns and just how easily some untrained agent could make mistakes that could affect me. It was an experience that drove home how little many airline agents know about travel with firearms. When I saw CCW Safe offered TSA support, I happily paid for it!
Your own reason for having legal protection covering your choice to use a firearm will probably differ some from mine, but most gun owners can find common ground in wanting someone to look out for their interests in any potential legal situation surrounding using firearms. CCW Safe is a sound choice for the right protection that is there when you need it, with a team ready to help members at a moment’s notice.
Becky Yackley primarily competes in 3 Gun, USPSA, Bianchi pistol, but has competed in shooting since 1989 in disciplines from service-rifle, to NCAA Air Rifle and Smallbore, air pistol and a little bit of long range rifle. She shoots guns and cameras at competitions around the country, and writes in her fictional spare time. View all posts by Becky Yackley
