If you don't like open carry, that is spectacular just don't do it
Agree 100%. Carry your gun how you want and respect what others choose
If you don't like open carry, that is spectacular just don't do it
To me open carrying in public is tantamount to having a large sign reading “shoot me first”. I’ll pass thank you. I do OC on my farm or while hunting, but not in other scenarios (and I’ve carried legally for the better part of 4 decades now). When I worked as a firefighter I did not routinely wear the uniform off duty either for the same reason-thought being a thug is likely to attack before reading the badge or patch. I’ve seen a few open carry folks (and it is legal here) but I much prefer they grey man approach. Why would you choose to deliberately draw hostile attention to yourself? (Not just the bad guys, but the soccer moms, Karen’s, and other folks who associate a firearm with criminal intent/thought? ). YMMV.
To me open carrying in public is tantamount to having a large sign reading “shoot me first”………
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I prefer to avoid trouble - minding my own business while not doing anything at all as a statement works for me. I'm not sure how many bar fights I've had to respond to over the wrong team hat, the wrong t-shirt slogan, etc., but I need no such trouble in my life.
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....
The problem here is that there is no “wrong hat or slogan “. The problem is that society and the judicial system has chosen to go lightly on or excuse those who start a fight over a hat or slogan and to vilify the person wearing the hat! It is one of the reasons why the RKBA is so crucial; so that no man should be attacked or imposed upon for a hat or a slogan. I personally prefer having the element of surprise. I feel that it gives me an advantage over any would-be threat. But to each his own.
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....
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!
Cowpies! Hard core criminals get elected to office.Note. Hard core criminal/prisoners practice gun stripping.
Cowpies! Hard core criminals get elected to office.
Seriously, don't believe everything you hear. Prisons are not finishing schools for criminals,
You've missed the point. People are often irrational and unpredictable, and it takes little to start trouble that ends poorly. Open carry where it's neither normal nor expected draws attention, much of which will be negative, some of which may escalate into utterly unnecessary acrimony.
If I can walk into a grocery store and do business while attracting no attention whatsoever, my life is good.