I saw a video of this idiot who puts on BDUs, decks out with AR and side arm and has his wife drop him off at Malls and big box stores. He parades in and automatically someone calls the cops. Customers leave there buggies and get out of the store. Meanwhile cops show up and the idiot gives them a class in 2nd and state law. He does this because he can and he gets off on messing with the cops. Cops have to come when they are called, the citizens want them to do something about the idiot. Cops are between a rock and a hard place. In today’s world it is sheer stupidity to open carry in public situation where you can cause panic. When I see open carry in such places I know the guy is not playing with a full deck. It also hurts every one in gun community. We don’t need this kind of PR.
I did it. Open carried for the first time.
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Catbacker88
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Absent good judgement, open carry is pointless, rude, and utterly counter productive. Only fools abuse their rights.
Kid44
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Yes, the police do
The police do have to come to a report of "a person carrying a gun" even if he/she is carrying legally. I have no idea what they may say to him/her other than "have a nice day" unless they are in a place where guns are not allowed.
The police do have to come to a report of "a person carrying a gun" even if he/she is carrying legally. I have no idea what they may say to him/her other than "have a nice day" unless they are in a place where guns are not allowed.
Kid44
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I've never open carried. I live
in a large metropolitan area and I have only seen 1 person open carrying. Open carry and concealed carry are legal here without a permit.
in a large metropolitan area and I have only seen 1 person open carrying. Open carry and concealed carry are legal here without a permit.
Ranger17
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Open carry is legal here though I rarely see it in the cities anyhow.
I did follow someone walking into a local WM recently who was open. No clue if he was LEO but he was wearing a white tee that made his black semiauto stand out even more.
Personally it didn't bother me but I bet he got a lot of looks. Especially as it isn’t common here. As for me, I dont think I would be comfortable standing out like that.
I did follow someone walking into a local WM recently who was open. No clue if he was LEO but he was wearing a white tee that made his black semiauto stand out even more.
Personally it didn't bother me but I bet he got a lot of looks. Especially as it isn’t common here. As for me, I dont think I would be comfortable standing out like that.
Let's see.....Baseball cap. Check
Sunglasses. Check
Bandana around the lower half of my face. Check
Open carrying my 1911. Check
Honey, I'm going to the bank and then to the stop and rob to buy a lottery ticket.
What could possibly go wrong
Reminds me of the COLREGS "Avoid collisions at all costs- even if you have right of way"
The 1911 tags you as just another old fart with a gun...... nothing to see here....... move along !!!!!!!
Was a poll watcher Tuesday..... what scared me was the guy in all black,motor cycle helmet wearing a backpack!!!!!! It wasn't the Polls I was watching for the next 15 minutes!!!!!
I got my CC permit here in Pa. 42 years ago so I didn't need to open carry,which is legal, in Penn's Woods.
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OIF2
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Last time I open-carried. Seemed to work well then.
Bob
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THEmodelof1989
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Last time I open-carried. Seemed to work well then.
Bob
Humvee with desert bdu? Back when IEDs where the size of soda cans. Makes me miss the easy days.
If open carry is legal, I don't know why the police would respond if the call is just for a guy carrying a gun. It's kind of like the police pulling someone over for driving under the speed limit.
However, some guy in BDUs along with carrying an AR would be a reason for the cops to respond because of concerns that the guy isn't playing with a full deck. But some guy in jeans and a tee shirt with a pistol on his hip shouldn't cause a police rollout in a state where it's legal.
Dieseltech56
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I open carry when I’m outside casting bullets. It just feels right
Open carry is technically legal in MA, but you'll very likely lose your LTC (and, therefore, your guns) due to "suitability" if even one person complains. It's probably less likely to happen in rural parts of central and western MA... more likely the closer you get to Beantown or any of our high-crime "gateway" cities.
There are/have been times when I would prefer to open carry because that would allow a more appropriate handgun for the circumstances. Unfortunately, the risk of losing the all-important MA LTC (and my collection) is too high to allow it.
There are/have been times when I would prefer to open carry because that would allow a more appropriate handgun for the circumstances. Unfortunately, the risk of losing the all-important MA LTC (and my collection) is too high to allow it.
bigggbbruce
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When I see them with open carry, they don't see me with concealed carry.
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i see open carry here occasionally, but this is still ranching country so no one "has a cow" when someone OC. it's not my bag of tea and doubt i'll ever open carry. i see no advantage to it.
cowboy4evr
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I lived many yrs in a small town in SE Az . I open carried the last few before I left . It was very normal to go to the Walmart in the neighboring town and see a dozen or more people open carrying . I was told numerous times that in Tucson , the police would follow you , stop you and basically bother you as much as they could for open carrying . So the fact that Tucson is so violent does not surprise me . Regards Paul
Chino74
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I've seen open carry individuals in PetSmart, thrift stores, Walmart, the gas station, you name it. As far as I could tell no one was panicking. This topic is almost as viral as the 'cross draw' carry mode...I do it when it suits me. And yes, in an open carry state it's our right to do so.
okiegtrider
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It's time. Been a couple days since we had this thread.
And why I don't believe open or concealed carry will outlive me, and I'm old. I fully expect the country to embrace European style regulations just because some folks mistake liberty for license.
pantannojack
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I don't like attention so I always carry under cover, t shirt or jacket. I am careful to not let anyone close to my 4 o'clock. My MAGA hat requires that I do this.
It was the 1911 that gave you away. The bangers all use Glocks!
And they don't tend to use holsters.
Jon651
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I have always felt that the single biggest problem with a lot of open carry laws is that the line between legal open carry and "reckless display" has been blurred to the point of obscurity. I always thought the intent of open carry was for the benefit of the hunting/camping crowd, in public view on your own property and other places such as ranges, etc. and not so much for strutting around the Wally Mart or taking a leisurely stroll around the local middle school girls soccer game or at the PTA meeting where legal concealed carry might be less distracting.
If people don't have at least a little bit of self-control and a sense of propriety then it will be legislated for us - and then we are right back to the adversarial process and nobody will be happy.
If people don't have at least a little bit of self-control and a sense of propriety then it will be legislated for us - and then we are right back to the adversarial process and nobody will be happy.
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