Why some people should NOT open carry

[kamloops67]

We aren't allowed to carry at all up here
Sadly we have to content ourselves with punching people in the face lol
You still need situational awareness however, if you dont want to explain your shiner to everyone at work monday
Kinda the same - not the same

 

[BC38]

We aren't allowed to carry at all up here
Sadly we have to content ourselves with punching people in the face lol
You still need situational awareness however, if you dont want to explain your shiner to everyone at work monday
Kinda the same - not the same

The law abiding can't carry, but does that affect the behavior of the criminals - or do they still pack heat?

 

[susieqz]

you know, the shooting only against paper thing only works for people who
don't work hard with their guns.
once you pass a certain point, the gun acts by itself'.
the draw aim fire movement needs no thinking.
it just happens.

 

[BC38]

you know, the shooting only against paper thing only works for people who
don't work hard with their guns.
once you pass a certain point, the gun acts by itself'.
the draw aim fire movement needs no thinking.
it just happens.

You've sure gained a lot of skill and confidence in your skill in just 4 years.

 

[TheHobbyist]

@the OP, I agree some people should not open carry. There are many reasons for this as cited above.

What Susie is saying is also true.

What is good for some may not apply to others and their unique situations.

I think we may have solved a internet philosophical question and that we all learned something today.

 

[kamloops67]

The law abiding can't carry, but does that affect the behavior of the criminals - or do they still pack heat?

Yes criminals carry .
Every law abiding shooter i know owns several holsters ...
I know good solid people who say " id rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6
Do what feels right but be ready for the consequences

 

[keith44spl]

These are fun threads......

I could believe each and every post.

But, having been to the big city and having saw the elephant...

I just to continue to roll my way, as I have lived long enough to tell my tales.

Y'all keep both eyes open, head up and your back to the wall.


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[susieqz]

You've sure gained a lot of skill and confidence in your skill in just 4 years.

yup. it's not number of years practicing.
it's total rounds fired.
i spent over 10,000 rounds learning to shoot at 25 n 50 yards.
then, i spent over 10,000 rounds learning to shoot from the hip.

i'm really good now.

many people think accurate shooting from the hip isn't even possible.
i could win a great deal of money if they were close enow for large bets.

 

[St0rmshad0w]

Most time i conceal carry so people will feel comfortable around me when i am in public places. i don't like the attention. i open carry when i am with friends and a few of them also carry.

 

[Rivoak01]

Anyone here see "Blazing Saddles?"

Well, that's how fast I am so I qualify
as a responsbile open carry chap.

I doubt any of the rest of you are. So
if you carry, do so concealed. It gives
you an edge of possible surprise that
open carry doesn't---unless you're
faster than lightning which I am.

Wild Bill Hickok was ‘lightning fast’. Didn’t do him much good. Look him up about how he met his end.

If I was a drug fueled junkie determined to rob a store and I saw a guy in line packing a gun, I would simply get behind him, shoot him in the head, pick up his gun, and announce “This is a holdup.”

I really don’t care what other people think about open carry. Opinions vary from state to state, and city to city. I personally just think it’s a good way to get shot in the back. And, I don’t care what people think about my opinion.

I’m not insulting people who open carry. Personally if I’m in the same store they are in and all hell breaks loose, they just might provide me with an opportunity to Scooby Doo, exit stage left while rounds are being directed their direction.


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[keith44spl]

This is a interesting thread....

All I can draw on (pun intended) is my personal experience.

When I was a small boy, my father gave me a single shot 22 rifle
and with much instruction, I became right proficient with it.

Next came the long bow and good cedar arrows. It seemed
natural to learn and school myself in the art of point shooting.
Later came the recurve bow and it's flatter trajectory....
This was long before sights were adapted to bows of anykind.

As a teenager growing up on the ranch, carrying a revolver while
doing chores, it gave ample opportunity to practice my handgun skills.
Point shooting was practiced a lot.

Then came the LEO days, handgun skills evolved, new
and different styles were experimented with.

In the eary 80's, I studied McGivern's style of hip/point shooting.
After months of practice I found it to be a worthy skill set as well.

As with every skill that requires hand, eye and body coordination...
Like roping a horseback...It only take about a hundred thousand practice throws
to develop that perfect swing. Throwing a baseball.
That goes for golf as well, maybe,
my first game has always been my best one...

So, in closing,
I must agree with susieqz, that point shooting is a skill set,
when practiced regularly and correctly can be very rewarding.


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[susieqz]

yup.
mcgivern plus fairbairn n sykes.
plus one other i forget.

 

[ultra45]

So, I want to know, did the perps get caught with the Vic’s Gun? They were charged, but didn’t say gun was recovered...