An open carry observation

[rockquarry]

You're going to offend East Coast police retirees!

Maybe they need to develop some good taste in clothing.

 

[Shibadog]

I believe you'll get a rude awakening at some point when you find out just how little some care whether or not you have a gun. They can laugh at you with their friends; spit on you; throw drinks on you, all on video. The tough guy can walk up slowly with obviously open hands and get in your face while mocking and cursing you. Are you going to shoot them? Draw your sidearm? These folks know the rules and what YOU can't do without losing a lawsuit or going to prison.

Good luck.

Plus, if these jokers will act out against a trained police officer it's dead certain they will against a civilian. I'll just stay the grey man and do all in my power to avoid a confrontation. I will never place myself in a situation where I may be perceived to be the instigator. My sainted Dad told me more than 65 years ago "Son, don't ever be the one to start a fight-but if you're forced into one, fight to win". Good advice then and good advice now.

 

[Smoke]

Remember the majority of the public do not own firearms and they feel extremely threatened by people who are carrying openly and so do many people who own firearms.

What are you basing this on? I seem to remember the last pole that they did suggested that at least 51% of Americans owned at least one gun. That, by definition, is a majority. How do you know what the majority of Americans feel did you ask the majority of Americans? I mean there's 300 and some million people in this country did you ask 150 some million of them how they feel about firearms?

 

[Smoke]

Plus, if these jokers will act out against a trained police officer it's dead certain they will against a civilian.

Unless the police officer is an MP they're already acting out against a civilian

 

[smithman 10]

I am surprised that the discussion of whether the school resource officer was safely carrying deteriorated into a wide-ranging discussion of open carry in general.

Seems to me the sensible response is that the officer very much needed a better holster that offered some REAL retention of the pistol.

ALL the rest of the commentary in this thread IMHO, is just superfluous.

 

[bgbmagic]

The picture of "Timmy Tactical" in his camo says it all...friends don't let friends open carry...just don't!

 

[dockmurgw]

A chambered round, in a holster and not in a hand is benign. It won't hurt you unless................

Its a SIG!

 

[Tabby Lynn]

I happen to own and love my M17. I have done everything all of the wackos here have suggested to get it to fire on its own unsuccessfully. It simply does not fire unless the trigger is pulled. The Air Force checked 25000 Sig M18s and found about 190 needing repair from EXCESSIVE WEAR. Who knows how many rounds were fired from those firearms or where they were located. I only carried the M17 when I was an armed security guard, these days it's one of my favorite range weapons. Carry firearms are a Sig P365X and a Kimber Micro 9. However if the occasion arose where I had to carry a full size handgun I would not hesitate to carry the M17 in my Blackhawk Level 2 Kydex holster. It's my leg, not yours.

 

[Doug M.]

I am not a people person. I do not want ANYONE to speak to me/approach me uninvited. Being left alone is one my most important values.

I try to be as gray as possible; I keep my speed on the Interstate below the "threshold of trooper", you name it. I have seen average people freak out about firearms, and yell stuff, etc. Are they bat guano crazy? Yes. Is that any consolation when I end up drawing attention? No. Avoiding that is more important to me than anything, and while I almost never unarmed, I choose to conceal in a method as consistent with anonymity as possible.