BOB FRONSEE
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Here in Great Falls I see 2-3 people open carry at the store I work at so maybe 3 times a week. The only time I open carry is when i'm hunting or fishing.
open carry in your area?
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Here in Great Falls I see 2-3 people open carry at the store I work at so maybe 3 times a week. The only time I open carry is when i'm hunting or fishing.
max503
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There's an older guy in my subdivision who wears what looks like a shoulder holster, but it completely engulfs whatever is inside it. I've seen him that way working in his yard and riding his bike.
Something like this:
My impression is he's a nut.
Something like this:
My impression is he's a nut.
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As other notice, I have seen a lot of open carry guys with cheap plastic guns in a floppy nylon holster. Usually not well dressed either. However, it seems that open carry has become more and more common and I am seeing more well dressed guys with nice guns in leather holsters the last few years. I don't OC my self, but it is good to see in that the more it is done, the more comfortable the population will become with seeing it, which is a big win IHMO.
Saw a fellow Sunday with one of the tuckable holsters (not tucked) and a subcompact, likely a Sig P365 or the like and I barely noticed it on his side. I wonder how many folks he passed that never noticed.
I am wondering if the uptick in crime and reasons for it has caused more folks to want to open carry.
Rosewood
Saw a fellow Sunday with one of the tuckable holsters (not tucked) and a subcompact, likely a Sig P365 or the like and I barely noticed it on his side. I wonder how many folks he passed that never noticed.
I am wondering if the uptick in crime and reasons for it has caused more folks to want to open carry.
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OLDSTER
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NoDak is a gun-owning-hunting-competitive shooting state; very pro-gun. Open carry is legal, but other than hunting, and farm/ranch ( my son open carries a CA Bulldog at the ranch ) is generally considered to be senseless, threatening, makes citizens very uncomfortable, "macho", and completely unnecessary. I haven't seen a single open carry in public in years. 
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Legal in Missouri with the same quirk some others have posted, in that you must have a concealed carry permit to open carry. Concealed carry is legal without a permit in Missouri, but the state still offers the permit for those who wish to carry out of state.
I see a little open carry, but not a lot. I've never seen anyone stop, stare, and point at an open carried pistol. Sat next to a couple fellas last month who were open carrying while sitting at the bar in Buffalo Wild Wings next to me. Nobody had a come apart. I did give 'em my card when I left, just in case . . .
I see a little open carry, but not a lot. I've never seen anyone stop, stare, and point at an open carried pistol. Sat next to a couple fellas last month who were open carrying while sitting at the bar in Buffalo Wild Wings next to me. Nobody had a come apart. I did give 'em my card when I left, just in case . . .
AJ
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You mean the "Pittsburgh Lefts" at a red light? Or should I say "Picksburg"
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gwpercle
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In Louisiana Open Carry is and always has been legal .
Lots of hunters , fishermen and hikers ... Bar-B-Ques to go to and show off BBQ gun and fancy leather ... Some Local Restarants give you a 10% discount for packing iron , open or concealed .
Louisiana isn't like other states ... it's no big deal . We wear a lot of camo during hunting season . I met with a client at my office , he was wearing muddy camo and carrying his 12 gauge shotgun ... he had made a early morning hunt , drove straight to my office ... I didn't think anything of it and enjoyed examining his double barrel hammer gun a Remington model 1889 ...
I kinda like living in Louisiana
Gary
Lots of hunters , fishermen and hikers ... Bar-B-Ques to go to and show off BBQ gun and fancy leather ... Some Local Restarants give you a 10% discount for packing iron , open or concealed .
Louisiana isn't like other states ... it's no big deal . We wear a lot of camo during hunting season . I met with a client at my office , he was wearing muddy camo and carrying his 12 gauge shotgun ... he had made a early morning hunt , drove straight to my office ... I didn't think anything of it and enjoyed examining his double barrel hammer gun a Remington model 1889 ...
I kinda like living in Louisiana
Gary
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pittpa
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Can't remember ever seeing anybody open carry around here until yesterday. A guy strolling on very busy Fort Couch Rd in Upper St. Clair (a wealthy suburb) wearing a pistol at 3:00.
double-dipper
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Open carry is legal in Kansas but, I rarely see anyone open carrying in a public place.
When I do its usually some wannabe poser all decked out in his tactical Tommy gear.
When I do its usually some wannabe poser all decked out in his tactical Tommy gear.
Texas has a newly enacted constitutional carry law that goes into effect September first. While I seldom open carry, I wish it were less scandalous simply due to physical comfort. As an overweight, elderly person (not particularly proud of being fat) in a hot climate, open carry is FAR more comfortable than concealed.
My open carry is pretty much confined to trips to and from the Range and my stops in transit are rare. I've probably told this story, but on one of those rare stops for gas at a self-service station a lady with children in the car spoke to me and actually thanked me for carrying. Her remark was that she appreciated seeing responsible people other than law enforcement helping keep us safe. That was a shock to me, to say the least.
Concealed carry, as you all know, requires deliberate thought in wardrobe choices and compromises is comfort. The additional factor of extreme heat in summer makes concealed carry, for me, a sacrifice of comfort. Personally, I choose to make that sacrifice because of the discomfort open carry creates in others. But I sure wish our culture/society had progressed to not feeling threatened by open carry.
My open carry is pretty much confined to trips to and from the Range and my stops in transit are rare. I've probably told this story, but on one of those rare stops for gas at a self-service station a lady with children in the car spoke to me and actually thanked me for carrying. Her remark was that she appreciated seeing responsible people other than law enforcement helping keep us safe. That was a shock to me, to say the least.
Concealed carry, as you all know, requires deliberate thought in wardrobe choices and compromises is comfort. The additional factor of extreme heat in summer makes concealed carry, for me, a sacrifice of comfort. Personally, I choose to make that sacrifice because of the discomfort open carry creates in others. But I sure wish our culture/society had progressed to not feeling threatened by open carry.
Yes we do, and still keep rifles in our trucks, but seldom in town.
The running joke about my part of the state (mostly true) is the rural residents generally have a gun somewhere close at hand, and aren't bashful about carrying working the land.
We're not in the middle of nowhere (SW) but not too far from the middle. Cellphone coverage is iffy in spots, and at night there may be only one deputy on duty in the county.
Yep, central OK here and pretty much in the middle of nowhere, I open carry on the property from time to time and see it in Walmart once in awhile, I think we all assume everyone has a gun here because we have concealed carry for anyone over 21 without any permit, so I think a lot of people are carrying discretely and we are all relatively polite, just the way it's supposed to be.
max503
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I've seen guys who run the 24 hour fireworks stands doing Open Carry. Seemed appropriate. Some of those stands are in the boonies along the river.
Or digressed 170-or-so years ago!
Texas Constitutional Carry begins September 1, but as a reminder, the State of Texas will still require a "license to carry" to openly carry a handgun. Texas Constitutional Carry does not confer the right to open carry.
Based on that I kinda doubt we'll see a significant uptick in open carriers in Texas after September 1. We may well see an uptick in arrests for open carry if folks believe Constitutional Carry gives them the right to open carry and they do so without a CHL (license to carry).
Open carry seems pretty rare in Texas and I get around some. I've seen one in the past year or so.
Based on that I kinda doubt we'll see a significant uptick in open carriers in Texas after September 1. We may well see an uptick in arrests for open carry if folks believe Constitutional Carry gives them the right to open carry and they do so without a CHL (license to carry).
Open carry seems pretty rare in Texas and I get around some. I've seen one in the past year or so.
Mainsail
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No idea where you live since you left that bit of info out. If that were true in WA I would probably carry openly every chance I had. It's easy settlement money. A firearm does not suspend the requirements for making a Terry stop. I don't say that because I think it's true, I say that because I know it is, and have seen examples of police departments paying out big settlements for harassing OC folks.
So you think it's advantageous to appear to be unarmed, so you can increase your odds of shooting someone? There will be a surprise alright, just not the one you might have hoped for.
I find it interesting you don't need one to carry a gun concealed, but you do to open carry when everyone can see what your doing
From HANDGUN LAW:
Open Carry is legal in Texas but you must have a License to Carry issued by Texas or a permit/license Texas
honors. If open carrying the firearm must be either be in a shoulder holster or a belt holster. These are the
only two accepted ways to open carry under Texas law. It doesn’t have to be any type of security holster.
Open Carry is not allowed on any four year Public College/University/Jr. and Community Colleges. See
Places Off Limits for four Year College/University Carry.
ODD to me, but that is me from a place where open carry has been legal for as long as I know.
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Of all the places to open carry, why a wealthy suburb? Honestly, there probably aren't many trouble makers around, yet plenty of uptight rich folks to freak out over the sight of someone carrying a gun.
