Posted on 07/13/2019 3:07:53 PM PDT by Artemis Webb
Nobody...I mean nobody, needs to know I am carrying. Period.
Rights not exercised are lost.
I can’t open or concealed carry here in California.
Exercise your rights as least frequently. Or you may lose them
Well said.
Oh those rowdy Jewish kids.
Everybody there except the CCW carrier acted stupidly. He was cool, controlled and very cooperative. The level of emotion displayed by the other players, the fat woman, the cop, the manager, was WAY too high.
As for being banned from Walmart, I had a renter that Walmart had a court order against; banning her. (She had a drug/theft problem which caused me to evict her.) I saw her in Walmart several times.
Yeah, the guy on the right even has The Tactical Flip-Flops going on.
Yeah, they’ll work REAL well if he has to start running and shooting.
That being said... More power to them. Completely support it.
I carry concealed, but have open carried occasionally, here in PA. I’ve gotten some looks, the random “are you a Cop?” here and there, and I always answer “Nope. Just a Citizen exercising his Right.”
Last year in Mesa a guy was open carrying while in line at a fast food place. Someone came up behind him, reached down, grabbed his gun and ran off before the guy could even react. The moral of the story is that if you are going to open carry, use an effective retention holster and stay alert.
I’ve had my Texas license to carry for some years now. When I first got it, I thought I’d open carry, but when the time came, I felt hesitant to do so, because of the effects I might create on others.
My thought was (and still is) it’s a good thing to acclimate the public to seeing guns openly worn by average citizens.
I still may change my mind about this.
> Nobody...I mean nobody, needs to know I am carrying. Period.
We know!!!
Anyway back to your question, that might kinda depend on definition. I know a guy who carries a handgun, but NOT concealed. In a holster, on a belt, strong side, but wearing a cover garment to cover it up. Never had anyone make him anywhere. At least that's what this guy says, he tells me that people just aren't that interested in what's under your shirt if you're just some guy out minding his own business.
I'm still trying to reason with him though, trying to explain to him that he's part of the cycle of violence. /s
I tend to open carry in the winter, as it’s more comfortable... and coats. Summer though, as uncomfortable as it is ... IWB. I couldn’t give a damn about some looney losing their mind, but making myself a target... that’s a problem.
I do not see value in open carry when I can conceal carry. Why advertise? When I open carry, I also conceal carry.
Also in AZ, this time of year it’s a Ruger LCP in a pocket holster
Imagine the WMTA and BART if we could do this?!
Open carry is legal in CA.
But I’m not into freaking out my neighbors. They’ll call the cops and I might get shot dead.
I concel a glock 17 in a highrise eagle industry holster and a lcr in my pocket. Not a huge fan of open carry unless I’m on my property. And a keltek sub2000 in my cars or trucks (+ 3 happy sticks) I like happy sticks.
I’m in west Texas and open carry daily. The problem with concealed is it usually requires two hands to get your pistol clear of the holster. I carry a small 9mm in a leather snap holster that I can easily clear with one hand. Allot of the video’s seen that show a CCW pulling the pistol involves tying up the off hand to clear clothing out of the way. Your off hand is your first line of defense at close quarters, don’t hobble it trying to get clothing out of the way. If concealed carry is needed carry a pistol small enough to easily get in and out of a pocket.
This subject was talked about the other day at the coffee shop and one of my buddies jokingly said he’s just shoot everybody with their shirttail out, why take chances.
Snowflakes version of “open carry” - cute.
I always carry concealed, never open.
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