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samzhere
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Would you open carry a sidearm if it were legal?
samzhere
Posts: 10,923 Senior Member
The thread in the Clubhouse section about the long gun open carry "parade of idiots" brought up a thought...
If it were legal where you live (carry permit or not), would you open carry a sidearm for self protection, such as in a non-stealth holster?
And assuming that where you were going was totally legal for you to open carry, of course. And yes I know that some states currently allow open carry of sidearms, so if you live there, your feedback would be especially good.
And I'm not talking about your being off in the deep woods hunting or whatever. I'm instead talking about everyday going here and there, maybe to the Kroger or Wal-Mart or at a restaurant with friends, normal routines.
I'm thinking that I would not, just because I don't want to bring unnecessary attention to myself, good or bad attention either way. I prefer to just be "Sam" and that's it, not "Sam wearing a Ruger".
If it were legal where you live (carry permit or not), would you open carry a sidearm for self protection, such as in a non-stealth holster?
And assuming that where you were going was totally legal for you to open carry, of course. And yes I know that some states currently allow open carry of sidearms, so if you live there, your feedback would be especially good.
And I'm not talking about your being off in the deep woods hunting or whatever. I'm instead talking about everyday going here and there, maybe to the Kroger or Wal-Mart or at a restaurant with friends, normal routines.
I'm thinking that I would not, just because I don't want to bring unnecessary attention to myself, good or bad attention either way. I prefer to just be "Sam" and that's it, not "Sam wearing a Ruger".
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Having said this, I would prefer all forms of carry be legal in all places at all time, so as not to run a foul of the law by mistake.
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Matt
PS I do open carry around the homestead...let's folks driving by realize it's not a smart place to consider.
You don't see them that much anymore but once in a while. Nobody seems to bother them much.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and politician
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But I want it to be legal, Because reasons.
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
These activists in Texas have an agenda with a specific goal in mind, and their over the top shenanigans are the way they choose to highlight a law that seems to be archaic and/or poorly written in its current form. The NRA crybabies who have to take the beeyotch position to urinate need to grow a pair and quit giving the liberals ammo to shoot at all of us gun owners!
Jerry
Here is my logic on it.
I CC because I assume there is not a threat.
If I am going somewhere were I would open carry a handgun, I will assume that there is a threat otherwise I would be CC'ing. I do not believe in the intimidation factor.
If I am going somewhere that there is a threat, I am dang sure carrying something a lot more real than a handgun, AND a handgun, or better yet, not going.
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That does not mean that if I am open carrying at a range or woods that I am going to necessarily take it off for a stop at the mini mart on the way home. Open carry as a day in day out thing, I just dont see the point.
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Technically I do on a bicycle since the holster shows some with a big gun.
I need to check with the police to make sure they would leave me alone on our round robin walks even though NC for the most part is
an open carry state.
That said, I reserve open carry strictly for the wilderness (we call it a 'desert'), up in the mountains, or around my own yard. Those handguns are generally heavy, all steel, large caliber revolvers, with longish barrels, often in full-flap military-style holsters, and unsuitable for convenient concealed carry. I never carry open in developed, urban, commercial environments. And I would no sooner take a long gun into a restaurant than I would a spare tire, a fire extinguisher, a drill press, an ironing board, a lawn mower, a vacuum cleaner, or a printer/copier. Some things are simply out of place, regardless of the legality of owning them.
And Teach, CHL law here mentions only "reasonable" concealment as you describe the Tenn law, so that the "gust of wind" reveal is okay.
Most everyone here does seem of a mind.
And it's legal in GA.
Me too
It's legal with a Firearms License.
Yeah that's what I meant.
I'm sure glad I don't live in a state where it's illegal to print, or to accidentally expose my weapon. I seem to be careless in that respect. I am working on it though. I'm a man, and I can change, I think*.
* Red Green
I was disappointed to read that at the NRA convention in Nashville next year, no guns allowed.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and politician
With open carry, you're showing two flags - the obvious "don't mess with me" flag, but also the "I'm a normal gas-pumping, grocery-buying citizen, just like you, but I take responsibility for my own safety and you have nothing to fear from me" flag. I'm not an "image" kind of guy, but image is part of the educate-the-sheep side of open carry. It ain't the place for scruffy beards, beer-breath, plumber's butt, piercings, and a lot of tattoos.
Also, you should be exceedingly well locked on with your awareness and skills, because while 999 times out of a thousand you're a deterrent, the thousandth time you may be inviting the stupid.
Got that covered, and yeah, I'm for it.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
It's a self preservation thing.
No guns in the convention means no wackjob liberals can get one inside and shoot it up.
Plus, its a NRA convention...why preach to the choir inside? We all know ya got guns. This is about gun rights, not showcasing your tricked out 1911's.
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Not talking about open carry. No guns period. If you buy a gun, you can't even take it home, it has to be shipped.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and politician
I used to work in forestry by myself a lot of the time in very isolated areas and I have to say, I would have definitely openly carried, lots of problems with treaspassers, poachers and dope growers combined with long hours and having to get out and unlock heaps of padlocked gates in the dark, would have been handy.
Day to day in town, no, mostly not, when I was farming and we went to town in work clothes we'd just pull our belt knives out and walk round with empty sheathes, or we'd be bundled up enough that it didn't matter, don't think anyone really cared either way, probably would be the same with pistols eventually once people got used to it,
Alas, all hypotheticals for me,
Waipapa