Open Carry

[pianoman9701]

by the way, you mentioned being a Christian.  No I don't hide it, nor do I run  up to every person I see announcing it either, nor do I wear a sign on my chest .  I believe if I did possibly you and any other person would immediately form an opinion. Next time I see you in Freddys, I'll follow you around the store and read the bible at you.   I'll see if you enjoy my right of free speech.     If asked I will not hide the fact that I am a christian, just like I won't hide the fact I own a gun and have no problem putting one between your eyes if I needed to.  I don't believe Ihave a positive effect on people immediately screaming I'm a christian and ram it down their throats.  Just a difference of opinions.

Gee Bone, getting a little rude. I guess I'm done. You win.

I just choose to keep my element of surprise and not show my cards, nor want the attention.

Yep.

[fish vacuum]

Nobody needs to know what I have on me. With a view of your gun, it would be too easy for a nutjob to make BS accusations.
I have no need or desire to carry openly. Some people like to do things just for the sake of putting it out there. Not me.
I hope anyone practicing open carry has training in weapons retention and uses a holster with a quality retention system.

[toothfangclaw]

Perhaps if more people open carry maybe Susie homemaker wouldn't feel so uncomfortable with guns openly displayed. Once people, by our own actions show that pro gun people aren't some wacky , rightwing , gun toting, wife hitting, hick, but regular upstanding civilian who are in fact held up by a higher standard of living either by law, family, friends because we do hold something much smaller then a car that can kill someone. Also someone who is exercising our rights just as much as they are to disagree with us. Fact is, the rest of the population are not exposed to guns in the hands of normal people partly because they don't know there their...

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

I find that those that feel they need to carry openly in public (other than store clerks in a gun shop), are probably compensating for something they are lacking elsewhere, or inadequecies.   

Its just another form of bullying or intimidation.

Tough guys open carry.  I can fit a 45 with a 18 round clip in it with one in the hole in any pocket I have.  The waist in a holster w a t shirt and shorts is fine.  Small compact pistols have come along way no need to show how big your thing is.   

[boneaddict]

Sorry you found that rude Pianoman.  Not meant to be.

Toothfangclaw.   That is an interesting thought, perspective. 

[GEARHEAD]

Mad... i assure you i can get close to you, as close as anyone passing you in a grocery aisle, pumping gas across from you, standing in line "behind" you, or passing you on a trail or sidewalk. you seem like a paranoid sort, i'm concerned if somebody yelled "BOO! you would most likely draw on them.....

so three guys go in to a.......seven eleven, lol...one a customer in open carry mode at the register near the door. the other two guys are robbers with guns, and just as we have seen on TV, their guns are out and ready to blaze away as they run in., whether its one guy or two...your in a pretty bad spot standing there. they dont want to get shot anymore than you do, i think robbery wont be so important anymore, enaging you will be number one.

atleast concealed carry, allows you to choose when and how to engage if at all.

[toothfangclaw]

For the record, I see both sides and believe they both have their place. It is a huge bonus that this state recognize that.

[kenbell27]

As a manager of a large retail store I don't mind seeing people open carry, when a customer chooses to to use his right to open carry I support their decision, does it usually cause other customers to complain to employees about " the person with a gun" yes, but those people don't usually know state laws on that, and we get to educate them. Then only time I have contacted a customer do to a complaint like that was because the elderly gentleman had a revolver in his back pocket and it was about to fall out.

Personally, I don't open carry because I don't want attention drawn to myself or to be perceived as a threat by somebody.

[FALFire]

Every time I go into a 7-11 these days, I go in blasting away with my Kimber 1911 Eclipse duo tone pro comp Ultra carry with a 12 round extended magazine hang in' from the grip with a really cool high zoot competition speed load mag well and a great Wilson trigger set at only 2 ounces. After dumping the second of the 24 extra mags I carry, I usually have everyone's attention. Then I head straight to the chips aisle then grab me up a case or two of Keystone Light to drink on the way home. I pass everyone standing in line while I throw a 50 on the counter and and say adios hombres, jump into my Screamin' Red 12 inch skyjacker lifted diesel 4x4 with awesome Mickey Thompson mud runner tires, fire up the 600 horsepower twin turbo leave black smoke all over the parking lot then blow outta dodge smoking' the rear tires! Cause....That's how I roll!!


That makes about as much sense as this thread and Old McDonald's fricken farm!!

Who really cares how you carry and why???   

The ones that are really scary are the ones that carry a gun concealed or not and refuse to keep a round chambered thinking they will have time to load up prior to the proverbial *censored*e hitting the fan. 


 

[GEARHEAD]

i'll pretty much end my part in beating this poor old dead horse, i think toothfangs last comment sums it all up.

[runamuk]

Every time I go into a 7-11 these days, I go in blasting away with my Kimber 1911 Eclipse duo tone pro comp Ultra carry with a 12 round extended magazine hang in' from the grip with a really cool high zoot competition speed load mag well and a great Wilson trigger set at only 2 ounces. After dumping the second of the 24 extra mags I carry, I usually have everyone's attention. Then I head straight to the chips aisle then grab me up a case or two of Keystone Light to drink on the way home. I pass everyone standing in line while I throw a 50 on the counter and and say adios hombres, jump into my Screamin' Red 12 inch skyjacker lifted diesel 4x4 with awesome Mickey Thompson mud runner tires, fire up the 600 horsepower twin turbo leave black smoke all over the parking lot then blow outta dodge smoking' the rear tires! Cause....That's how I roll!!


That makes about as much sense as this thread and Old McDonald's fricken farm!!

Who really cares how you carry and why???   

The ones that are really scary are the ones that carry a gun concealed or not and refuse to keep a round chambered thinking they will have time to load up prior to the proverbial *censored*e hitting the fan. 


 

So is that an urban redneck look    because regular ol rural rednecks usually are hella less conspicuous even with a little gun strapped to their hip 

[KFhunter]

its kinda funny, people saying, everytime this is brought up people keep saying the same thing, lol. maybe you are just not willing to listen to anything but your own opinion.  why dont you look up statistics with regards to police officers killed by firearms. a good percentage are killed with their own gun.

Here is what I found:

Total number of officers killed from 2000-2009 (excluding 9-11)  - 530
Total killed with guns (Same chart as above)                               - 490
Total killed with “own weapon,” (includes one baton!)                 - 41

http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/killed/2009/data/table_27.html

http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/killed/2009/data/table_14.html

For a specific group of people that wade into dangerous situations with weapons strapped to them on a regular basis, that really isn't many of them being killed by their own weapons.

To give credit for where I found the sources of this info:
http://ncguns.blogspot.com/2012/04/rosenthal-lies-about-cops-killed-with.html

Also, take into account that 41 (own weapon) the bulk of those will be suicide

[Alchase]

"Discretion" is a great word!

My grampa use to say "Discretion is the better part of valor" all the time, when he was reigning in unnecessary bravado, lol

I added a little to to make my own phrase, "discretion is the better part of valor, but when $hit hits the fan, respond with overwhelming fire power!"

 

[FALFire]

"Discretion" is a great word!

My grampa use to say "Discretion is the better part of valor" all the time, when he was reigning in unnecessary bravado, lol

I added a little to to make my own phrase, "discretion is the better part of valor, but when $hit hits the fan, respond with overwhelming fire power!"

 

AMEN Brother!! 

[boneaddict]

fits right in with my original statement.... walk softly and carry a BIG STICK.  Along the same lines.  That generation of folks are rated pretty high in my book.  We need more of them now than ever.