I have had a concealed carry license for over 30 years.
The only time I open carry is when hunting.
Open carry tells the bad guy who to shoot first.
I don’t advertise on my clothing, or when carrying a handgun.
Not me. I’m non-violent, man.
Peace and love, baby, peace and love.
I will not open carry simply because I do not want some lefty-looney saying: “Look, a gun!!!”. Many lefties will do it simply because they are attention whores, not because they feel threatened.
And, why open carry when you can conceal carry? No one needs to know what I am carrying. Open carry also makes a person a target in a bad situation, or creates the opportunity to have it taken away.
I do open carry on our own land.
There’s definitely been an uptick in open carrying that I’ve noticed in the past several months. And I’m glad for it.
I can see where some might think it a deterrent, but the sight of a gun triggers liberals. That could be a plus, but they sometimes freak out and call the cops on a “gunman” in a store. I’ll keep mine out of sight until I need it.
In some places if you open carry (even if legal) you’ll get swarmed by cops because some snowflake will have a breakdown upon seeing a weapon.
I open carry, but have enough shirt coverage to not get asked questions.
I’m not afraid of printing, I’m not afraid of exposing when I reach. I have learned that I care enough for those valuable seconds to not be afraid of what people think.
I saw a fat woman go into hysterics in a Walmart checkout line. She screamed over and over, “He got a gun!” Turns out she had seen it when his shirt pressed against it on the small of his back. A cop rushed over with his gun drawn. The man hardly moved from when this started. He handled it very well, but it ended up with the manager telling the guy to never come back. I stayed close enough to see but not hear. It looked like the guy had a licensee and the cop returned his gun disassembled. The cop acted pissed off at the CCW man, but said nothing to the smug woman who acted like she was some kind of hero. She could have precipitated a shooting incident as the cop seemed really “jazzed” by the whole thing.
I had a close woman friend who basically cut off our relationship when she found out I carried. Due to these incidents I carry concealed and never let anybody know I have a gun.
You never know when you are going to run into the screaming Walmart-lady.
there is a time for open, and a time for concealed. Depends on the situation.
I carry concealed.........or do I? ;)
I prefer to carry concealed, although in Texas, we can carry either way. I don’t subscribe to the notion, though,that open carriers are more likely to be “taken out” by a perp.Most perps don’t want to risk a gunfight they may lose, they just want to stick someone up for booze, cash and/smokes,etc. Most of them will simply move on to easier pickings. Of course there will be a few exceptions,and if it’s a Muslim terrorist that suddenly goes all jihady, (is that a word?) all bets are off. But even in those rare circumstances, it should be remembered that a proper open carry holster is nearly always much faster to deploy the weapon from. I am getting a little old, I’m not fast, but I’m a pretty good marksman. I prefer concealed, and hope if trouble breaks out, I may be able to duck out of sight or get behind cover until I can deploy my weapon. Like one man once said, “No one survives enough gunfights to really become an expert”
I like the open carry laws although I doubt I ever will except here in the woods.
Mainly it stops cops from arresting you if you accidentally let your weapon show.
I’m from California. I do have a ccw, but it’s not that many years ago, we had open carry. Back in those days, I felt real uncomfortable carrying in the cities, rural towns no problem. I would open carry if I could.
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
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.
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.