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”
Main thing is if you ain’t armed you lose. I don’t open carry, I do ccw always. I see someone open carry, I don’t care. If everybody carried there would be less mischief. IMO. Practice, carry, Be Safe.
“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.”
Exactly.
Young women college should cc look at the increasing number murdered recently
“I prefer to carry concealed, although in Texas, we can carry either way.”
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I live in Texas too (God Bless Texas). Texas is not a constitutional carry state. Open Carry requires a CHL. I’ve had my Texas CHL since the first year it was offered but don’t open carry. In fact, I have yet to see anyone doing open carry here in Texas. So, must not be very common.