Concealed Carry and Open Carry
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Rodan
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"Concealed" is still easily recognized as something to keep clear of... not really concealed at all... 
Big Dave in WNC
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I'm as pro-gun as they come but some folks I see open carrying look like they don't have a clue and don't get me started on those $9 nylon holsters that flop around with a velcro strap over the tang!
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Big Dave in WNC
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Yeah I wondered after I posted... 
I work with different populations and have to stay current on the current terms THIS year.
I sometimes get "corrected" even though I THINK I'm using the term that we are told to use, or that even CAME FROM that population or their advocates. Until another year rolls by...
I work with different populations and have to stay current on the current terms THIS year.
I sometimes get "corrected" even though I THINK I'm using the term that we are told to use, or that even CAME FROM that population or their advocates. Until another year rolls by...
gjgalligan
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Yeah I wondered after I posted...
I work with different populations and have to stay current on the current terms THIS year.
I sometimes get "corrected" even though I THINK I'm using the term that we are told to use, or that even CAME FROM that population or their advocates. Until another year rolls by...
on the current terms THIS MORNING.
Concealed. My looks speak for themselves. People avoid me. I'd rather they be surprised if the need arose to pull my piece.
I love that Big Dave mentioned the nylon holsters. Oh buddy, you see it every day here in the place I'm in, just going shopping. They walk around with their chest often puffed out like they're special.
So, you dropped $500 + on a gun and couldn't afford a "decent" holster afterwards? Notably, this is often seen at Walmart. Probably where they bought the holster in sporting goods... God help us.
Also, life has gotten far too PC...
I love that Big Dave mentioned the nylon holsters. Oh buddy, you see it every day here in the place I'm in, just going shopping. They walk around with their chest often puffed out like they're special.
So, you dropped $500 + on a gun and couldn't afford a "decent" holster afterwards? Notably, this is often seen at Walmart. Probably where they bought the holster in sporting goods... God help us.
Also, life has gotten far too PC...
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One of the biggest components of my long and illustrious Security "Career" was all the animals that I ran into while I was out doing my rounds. Bears, bobcats, coyotes, foxes, one MountainLion, elk, skunks and porcupines.
True story bro, stand in front of a porcupine and it will walk right over your feet like you're not there. I've never known a porcupine to be even mildly aggressive.
Skunks, in addition to having very distinct markings that everybody knows what they mean(AKA Open Carrying), I'm not sure if "aggressive" is the right word but they don't back down an inch.
I think skunks should be the open carriers in this anology
True story bro, stand in front of a porcupine and it will walk right over your feet like you're not there. I've never known a porcupine to be even mildly aggressive.
Skunks, in addition to having very distinct markings that everybody knows what they mean(AKA Open Carrying), I'm not sure if "aggressive" is the right word but they don't back down an inch.
I think skunks should be the open carriers in this anology
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CAJUNLAWYER
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Back in the day (the 70's), one would just go to the local ER and for 45 dollars you got a short arm inspection and a shot of penicillin and your parents would never know. Or so I've been told....
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Trust me, CC have been using $9 holsters just as long as anyone else.
If I had a $9 holster and (or) a plastic pistol I would CC.
Larry
Wow. Another comedian. 
The only person that needs to know I'm carrying is ME. My wife, local LE, and close friends know, and that I would back them up anyway possible. A bad guy does not need to be forewarned. Be Safe,
I was in Meijers a few years ago when the open carry argument was going hot and heavy when I see these two guys in their late 20s standing there with some big irons on their hips. I could tell they weren't cops, they looked like fish out of water. They were there to show that they know the law and can OC. All they were doing was causing the soccer moms to hustle their children away from the area.
I walked up behind them and asked rather loudly "Hey, what's going on?" They were both startled as they were not even aware that I had got within a few feet of them and didn't know what to say. I then told them that I could have had their guns before they even knew it.
Not a word. They left and haven't been seen since.
Note. Hard core criminal/prisoners practice gun stripping.
I walked up behind them and asked rather loudly "Hey, what's going on?" They were both startled as they were not even aware that I had got within a few feet of them and didn't know what to say. I then told them that I could have had their guns before they even knew it.
Not a word. They left and haven't been seen since.
Note. Hard core criminal/prisoners practice gun stripping.
I have nothing against open carry (OC) but it’s not for me. Everyone I’ve seen who is OCing usually fit the description noted by others here and I steer clear of them. While OC is legal where I live it is unusual enough to draw unwanted LE attention from people calling the cops demanding that LEOs “do something”. Preferring to be the Gray Man I’ll keep things in a pocket holster and hope I’ll never need it.
I think that open carry is location dependent. I live in Apex, NC, near Raleigh and Cary. If someone open carries here and is seen the police will be called and "Karen" would have a panic attack while dialing 911.
I was raised in a very rural county in North central NC and still have a farm there. If someone is seen open carrying there virtually no one pays any attention to it, particularly if its hunting season. If someone called the Sheriff's Office there about an open carrier, the telecommunicator would just laugh at them.
I've been in a restaurant near the farm when hunting and seen more than half the patrons open carrying. Several times when many were open carrying there were State Troopers and Sheriff's Deputies eating in the restaurant. They paid no attention to the armed patrons and only spoke to them if they knew them, usually asking if they had any luck hunting. AND by the way, the restaurant has on-premise alcohol permits, "oh the horror."
I have been a sworn LEO for more than 46 years. For over 30, I was a full time state agent who worked in plain clothes. Depending on where we were, sometimes we open carried, but usually with a visible badge. If we were in a large city, then we always covered our weapon. As I said above, it was a location dependent issue.
The issue is that some people open carry to try to provoke people into saying something. They do it in a place or in a manner to intentionally be seen and try to provoke controversy. Those people, I have no use for.
I was raised in a very rural county in North central NC and still have a farm there. If someone is seen open carrying there virtually no one pays any attention to it, particularly if its hunting season. If someone called the Sheriff's Office there about an open carrier, the telecommunicator would just laugh at them.
I've been in a restaurant near the farm when hunting and seen more than half the patrons open carrying. Several times when many were open carrying there were State Troopers and Sheriff's Deputies eating in the restaurant. They paid no attention to the armed patrons and only spoke to them if they knew them, usually asking if they had any luck hunting. AND by the way, the restaurant has on-premise alcohol permits, "oh the horror."
I have been a sworn LEO for more than 46 years. For over 30, I was a full time state agent who worked in plain clothes. Depending on where we were, sometimes we open carried, but usually with a visible badge. If we were in a large city, then we always covered our weapon. As I said above, it was a location dependent issue.
The issue is that some people open carry to try to provoke people into saying something. They do it in a place or in a manner to intentionally be seen and try to provoke controversy. Those people, I have no use for.
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Borderboss
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I just don't see the point in open carrying. For bad guys, you become the first person they try to disarm so that they can get a gun. For the straights, it just freaks them out. I prefer to go everywhere, and I mean everywhere, armed. And that means staying concealed. People only need to know I'm armed when the material hits the fan.
Miami_JBT
US Veteran
It is illegal to generally open carry in the state of Florida. We're suing the state to change that.
Gun Owners of America fights Florida'''s ban on carrying firearms openly: '''Blatant infringement''' | Fox News
Gun Owners of America fights Florida'''s ban on carrying firearms openly: '''Blatant infringement''' | Fox News
I never open carry. I conceal carry, always everywhere when legal. I would feel like I was in the fishbowl. There is no reason this fat old man needs to walk around with a gun visible. Between possibly banging it on everything you walk by, to being a target for any punks trying to make you look stupid. Then there is scaring the heck out of people that can’t understand why anyone would carry a gun. ALWAYS CARRY, NEVER TELL !
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Borderboss
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You've got to pick your battles. This one with Florida isn't it. GOA, of which I'm a member, has better things to do with its money than fight a state that's generally friendly to the 2A. Better to spend that money fighting the blue states banning semi-autos and the stupid magazine capacity limitations.
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