Would You Tell Someone If You Noticed Them Printing.

[sousana]

Well, when your out and about, your head is on the swivel, yea? It's fair to assume you'd notice printing , or the newly permitted holder who's always touching to make sure it's their. For me, I'll assess the situation on whether or not to comment, but once, in Sally's world, the guy in front of me and his wife were checking out, he kept touching his side, I leaned in and asked him what he's carrying, he sorta looked at me funny but it was his wife who asked me how I knew.

 

[Mollari]

I did. I'd want to know if I was doing it poorly. In his case, the 4 o'clock IWB with shirt between him and the handle was having difficulty hiding much at all. At that point, just open carry!

 

[Intellectborn]

I mind my business. Most carriers who don't print are paranoid about it and other who do, are overly relaxed about it. Open carry is not legal in my state but printing is not a crime.

 

[65Whelen]

I just stay out of Walmart.

 

[glenwolde]

No. Open carry is legal in my area so there's not a reason too. Not that I would under any circumstances.

 

[cracker57]

I was in a hardware store when I guy came in and I noticed he was printing in bold letters. He was also wearing a tee-shirt that read "the first rule of gun safety is carry one" I figured he wanted everyone to know.
I tend to mind my own business.

 

[Imissedagain]

Only if it was a friend, but, with the Mrs and her buddy, manager of a Victoria's Secret store, the models had no problem, telling the guys ......
you're printing.

 

[Squib_Load]

... You notice somebody Who You Don't Know printing or the butt of their gun is visible in their pocket.

Would you mention it or mind your own business.

I'll take any opportunity to talk to a beautiful woman.

 

[lightstar_actual]

I guess I remember that exchange- many more important things have crossed my mind since. I guess you folks were really insecure about your wives- better keep them locked inside the house.

 

[Sniper to you]

What is Cooper's Condition Yellow?

Jeff Cooper had five levels of situational awareness. Condition yellow would be being aware of your surroundings.

 

[mckenney99]

Not my monkey, not my circus. Mind my own business.

 

[steelslaver]

I had picked up a medium sized revolver at my FFL and simply stuck it in my right front pocket. As I often wear bib coveralls with decent size pockets none of it was actually visible. On my way home I stopped to get a soda at the corner gas station. As I approached the counter the cashier asked me "is that a pistol in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?" I told her, I am always glad to see you. She laughed. End of subject. Around her guns are kind of like pocket knives. Everyone knows lot of people have them and nobody is shocked when they see one. Open carry normally isn't real common, but, gets more common during hunting season. I have never see anyone get excited about it at any time.

I often carry a snub 325 in an outboard holster while wearing a T shirt. If your looking you can see a bump from the grip. Nobody has ever said anything and I have never detected any awareness. But, I think my extra large size and stunning good looks is to much of a distraction. Actually I think people notice a really big guy and that's their impression and then they quit looking. The days of the women seriously checking me out are gone. Waaaaa

I firmly believe that If there is something to focus a bit of attention away from where the gun is you'll drop the odds of someone noticing a lot. A hat, a logo on your shirt. I bet if I wore a derby, I could pack my an X frame around and almost nobody would notice. They would all focus on the stupid derby

I believe gun guys are way more apt to notice printing or open carry. Several times I have noticed people open carrying when my wife and once my wife and MIL completely missed it. Most people are so wrapped up in their own little world they aren't paying attention to much of anything.

 

[Abnormal]

I frequently read posts in which people say nobody notices them printing. I really wonder does nobody notice or is nobody saying anything?

So here's the situation, you're walking through Walmart. You notice somebody Who You Don't Know printing or the butt of their gun is visible in their pocket.

Would you mention it or mind your own business.

In an open carry state, like Texas, I don't believe it matters other than skeering that woke libbie and that can be fun. Carry open at your own risk though because there is always that ***** who may start screaming. I am conscious of mine printing but my shirts cover it pretty well. You never know when the SHTF.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Nope. There is no up side to doing that.

 

[HavanaJoe]

I frequently read posts in which people say nobody notices them printing. I really wonder does nobody notice or is nobody saying anything?

So here's the situation, you're walking through Walmart. You notice somebody Who You Don't Know printing or the butt of their gun is visible in their pocket.

Would you mention it or mind your own business.

I would mind my own business. IMHO if the guy was an active shooter, he would have already had it out and shooting. Odds are, he's just like me and came in to pick up a can of paint.

 

[Muss Muggins]

The two rules of business: Mind yours, and stay outta mine . . .

 

[Krogen]

I'll make small talk with just about anyone who seems open for exchanging pleasantries. But I wouldn't open with "your gun is showing." Much like I'm not going to go up to someone and say "your zipper is down" or "you have toilet paper hanging out." Noticing somebody carrying a gun often means they're of like mind, so I don't sweat it. It's their business, not mine.

 

[Number1gun]

Well, when your out and about, your head is on the swivel, yea? It's fair to assume you'd notice printing , or the newly permitted holder who's always touching to make sure it's there. For me, I'll assess the situation on whether or not to comment, but once, in Sally's world, the guy in front of me and his wife were checking out, he kept touching his side, I leaned in and asked him what he's carrying, he sorta looked at me funny but it was his wife who asked me how I knew.

.02c. Depends ?
Context and circumstances.
90% of the time..no.
It’s a problem that usually takes care of itself.
People that actually pay attention to their surroundings when they carry are the same ones that pay attention to not printing or unintentional display.
More often than not they will find it themselves in short order or it gets re-covered with the often used shirt flip on the carry side.

and..that 10% that are printing because they wore a shirt that is either too tight or rides too high.
They chose that path. They can live with the consequences if it is a commie state that goes after unintentional display.

It’s not difficult..
Opsec, opsec, opsec…
Someone that chose a shirt poorly suited for the task. Ignore them. They weren’t interested in the opsec to begin with.

 

[Smoke]

So, we're on the third page, and most respondents are saying they would mind their own business.

I would certainly mind my own business unless, as I've said multiple times through the years, I was in some place like Boulder or Denver, where I knew that if the person got caught they would be in trouble.

So I don't think you can safely say that just because nobody's ever commented on your gun printing, it doesn't mean that nobody's ever noticed it.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Nothing.........None of your business.