What about those rapists and robbers that conceal? What are they doing for the cause? Of course, we don't equate that with what we traditionally call concealed carry, but don't doubt for a minute that people unfamiliar or uncomfortable with guns do.
Always is a strong word. Is concealed carry always prudent? NO. I can't think of many things that are always socially prudent. Since I have ten years experience with open carry in a place a little less accepting than AZ, I feel qualified to answer what I think you meant; YES, most of the time open carry is perfectly acceptable. In ten years I have encountered only two people that were unappreciative of open carry- one angry and one that wanted to debate firearms ownership. I've also had several dozen supportive comments from men and women.
People call the police for a lot of reasons, as I'm sure you're aware. If a black man walks through a white neighborhood someone will call the police. Is it legal? Yes. Are you going to shake him down for legal activity? No, not if you want to keep your job you won't.
Are you for real? You're bitching because you have to do your damn job?! What the deuce? Cry us a river why don't you. I'm sure instead of responding to a open carry call, where you'll find no law has been broken, you'd prefer to go sort out a DV call, or a child rape case?
Which are followed by beliefs, not facts.
Those were just used to initiate the confrontation and put you in a hole of which you'll have to fight your way out. I prefer to avoid the hole.
Proof? No, opinion again.
Poser? Posing to be what?
People that don't like guns aren't going to suddenly be pro-gun because they don't see guns. That's the most bizarre logic I've heard yet.
I don't have to now anyway. Open carry is lawful here, so if you stop me for doing so I'll politely dismiss you.
...and all the grass gets pooped on by that off-leash dog you should be catching. Get to it.
Use solid equipment for OC & practice practice practice with it!
It took a while, but you've finally posted some good advice.
You believe that concealed carry guarantees quality holsters and situational awareness? Seriously?
You haven't, and cannot, prove either contention- that CC is better, or that most believe it.
We could say the same to you.
Wow you are very emotional about this huh? Are you an attorney? Bottom line is this; common sense goes a long way dude. It NEVER helps to go overboard for any cause. Do handguns in a holster freak people out as bad as a AR or AK slung? No, but it still frightens people. You want hard facts, they are out there if you look for them. My perspective is just that- my perspective from 19 yrs of policing & dealing with all kinds of people is a city of 500,000. You don't have to nitpick everything I said because you feel you're right. The points I make are based in fact.
As a gun owner and armed citizen you should be trying to avoid confrontation at all costs. Open carry is a personal choice, just be aware that it DOES affect others & can be politically damaging if done without exercising good judgement. Those morons that strut around with commando'esq gear and military style weapons are certainly not helping any gun owners. Sometimes I wonder if they're not on the payroll of the anti gun movement? Face it, all of us wonder that at times.
My attitude is to be low key and not draw unwanted attention. Why put yourself out there if it's unnecessary? Oh your quip about someone doesn't 'belong' in a certain area is incorrect. We do get calls about those very things all too often. We handle them case by case depending on the info at hand. So yea, like it or not the police can and do respond to idiotic calls on a regular basis that have noting to do with open carrying of weapons.
Furthermore, reference open carry; where I work we don't always respond to open carry calls if they guy/gal just has a gun in their hip. Nonetheless, the call did come in from someone. Which proves my point: people can, do & will call us for that.
Oh yea, people will lie too just to get a response faster. Some ******* calls in there a man with a gun brandishing (even if it's false) it can end badly. You've heard of the epidemic of "SWATING?" Fact: those calls have, do and continue to happen all over the nation sometimes ending in tragedy. If the lying perp is caught then they're in big trouble. A 911 call from a payphone or stolen cell phone is impossible ID though. Do I like going to every stupid a__ call? No! So I'm not crying a river. Calls come in, we go. You have obviously never been a police officer. When you've seen the abject stupidity & cruelty of your fellow man, then you may understand. The Air Force is not the same my friend.
Have any active shooters had open carriers to shoot at? Nope, as they usually occurred in anti gun states or schools. Could an open carrier be a deterrent to any active shooter? Purely speculative. A loon hell bent on shooting up a place isn't going to be deterred by someone with a pistol in the open---- they have their first target. If they bad guy has no idea who is armed then his OODA loop is already starting to twist. See Trolley Sq. shooting in Utah. Conversely, the LVMPD officers shot by two loons while eating. They were killed for their sidearms. They executed two uniformed cops! Do you really think an armed citizen wouldn't be on their homicidal menu for the same reasons?? A heroic CC'r did the right thing in trying to stop them & tragically died too. But his actions slowed them down so LVMPD could stop them before more people died.
There you go; facts for you! Emotions aside just do what you're going to do with the realization that others may or may not agree or like what you are doing. Concealed carry is just that: CONCEALED! Out of their sight, out of their thoughts.
