I’ve been wearing my 5.11 Covert Tactical dress shirts every day to the office, and they work great. The hidden chest pockets hold my “second wallet,” (spare ID, debit cards, a spare credit card, and a few other things)* a butane lighter, an extra flashlight, and spare contact lenses and case, all with no problems and practically invisible. Plenty of space for a carry gun, too, once the Calguns Foundation’s sued my local County into complying with the Constitution and giving citizens carry permits.
The only problem is that 5.11 didn’t make these shirts in white — pretty much the basic business dress shirt staple! Talk about a hole in the product line!
Well, now they’ve corrected that with their new “Version 2.0” of the Covert Tactical dress shirt. I’ll be asking Santa for a few of these to try out, but I anticipate they’ll be every bit as cool as Version 1.0. It’s pretty tough to prevent dark-colored items (like guns) from showing under a white dress shirt, but I’m confident 5.11’s solved that problem.
* In my regular wallet I carry only credit cards (less liability if they’re stolen than debit cards, which stay in the hidden wallet), cash, receipts, driver’s license (which does NOT have my home address), and things like Costco membership cards.
Question about your DL. Do you use your home adress when buying a gun? Doesn’t it complicate matters not having it on your DL?
Good question! In California, for the Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) you have to both present a photo ID (more on that in a moment) and proof of residency — for which the California DL does NOT count. Acceptable proof includes a utility bill or your auto registration. I usually use the auto registration.
As for the ID, I have both a DL and a “California ID Card,” which is exactly the same as a DL except for the name at the top. Has the same number as my DL, too. I keep the ID card in my hidden wallet, but it does have my home address on it should I need to produce ID with that address.