Does anyone else try
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SimonRL
Hellcat
I should put that in my office at work!
Tinyman
Custom
I'm sure your office would like a new fresh turd -- anyone else?
One of the things I liked best when I left law enforcement was not being required to open carry any longer.
It is the most dangerous carry option — while you’re going about your day, going where that day takes you, any time some idiot decides to rob a business you are patronizing, the first thing he does when he walks in is look for a gun.
And not uncommonly, eliminates that threat immediately.
While you’re still trying to decide which bag of chips to get.
The level of diligence concerning who is doing what around you required to open carry safely is exhausting.
And open carry can provoke gunfire where there would otherwise be none.
Open carry in an urban environment when there is no rioting or other reason to expect a probability —not possibility— of deadly threat isn’t unwise only for that reason.
It also lets every thief in the neighborhood know whose house to rob to get the gun he can’t buy.
The most important weapon you possess is in the top of your head.
It is the most dangerous carry option — while you’re going about your day, going where that day takes you, any time some idiot decides to rob a business you are patronizing, the first thing he does when he walks in is look for a gun.
And not uncommonly, eliminates that threat immediately.
While you’re still trying to decide which bag of chips to get.
The level of diligence concerning who is doing what around you required to open carry safely is exhausting.
And open carry can provoke gunfire where there would otherwise be none.
Open carry in an urban environment when there is no rioting or other reason to expect a probability —not possibility— of deadly threat isn’t unwise only for that reason.
It also lets every thief in the neighborhood know whose house to rob to get the gun he can’t buy.
The most important weapon you possess is in the top of your head.
C. Sumpin
Custom
I just don't see/hear documented cases in your example,
And how many perps move on and select a softer target when they see the presence of a firearm that may have a round for them?
Bassbob
Emissary
At a minimum there is no doubt in a situation as described above, the bad guy is definitely going to be giving his first thoughts to the guy he sees with the gun on his hip. Bad guy is not going to be broadcasting that he is armed right? He will have his gun concealed. So no way around it, if you are open carrying he knows you are armed before you even have a clue there is a bad guy present.
HansGruber
Ronin
Then you aren’t paying attention.
Open Carry Gun Stolen Off Carrier’s Hip, And Prevention Tips
Chatty Smoker Steals Gun From Open-Carry Guy
Man wearing handgun open carry robbed in Newport News, police say
Non-Concealed Carry Gun Stolen in Wal-Mart Bathroom – Because it Wasn’t Concealed
Whitehall: Man loses gun, lottery tickets in scuffle outside store
Unarmed man attempts to rob EMU student of holstered gun
Man attempts to shoot man at Fairmont convenience store
Gun Control Supporter Steals Concealed Carrier’s Gun, Shoots Him
61-year-old man shoots teenager trying to steal his gun on Detroit’s west side
Open Carrier Shot At By Passing Vehicle, Returns Fire
This is Why You MUST Have Retention on an Open Carry Firearm
This Concealed Carrier In Texas Got Robbed Of His Gun By The World’s Dumbest Criminal
Open-Carrying Firearms Instructor Attacked; Kills Assailant
Teen homicide suspects have criminal histories
Retired Officer Killed in Armed Robbery
Stolen gun at Walmart causes panic
Caught on Cam: Customer Fights Off Robber Inside Deli, Shot Fired
Gresham man robbed of pistol at gunpoint while exercising ‘open carry’ right
That’s only a partial list…unfortunately, I couldn’t get the links to copy, so…this is the article all of those examples came from…even more there.
Friends Don't Let Friends Open Carry
Written by Greg Ellifritz It's no secret that I'm not a fan of open carry (carrying an unconcealed handgun or long gun in public). Except in a hunting context or in very rural
www.activeresponsetraining.net
C. Sumpin
Custom
I don't pay attention to a lot of things Hans.Then you aren’t paying attention.
Open Carry Gun Stolen Off Carrier’s Hip, And Prevention Tips
Chatty Smoker Steals Gun From Open-Carry Guy
Man wearing handgun open carry robbed in Newport News, police say
Non-Concealed Carry Gun Stolen in Wal-Mart Bathroom – Because it Wasn’t Concealed
Whitehall: Man loses gun, lottery tickets in scuffle outside store
Unarmed man attempts to rob EMU student of holstered gun
Man attempts to shoot man at Fairmont convenience store
Gun Control Supporter Steals Concealed Carrier’s Gun, Shoots Him
61-year-old man shoots teenager trying to steal his gun on Detroit’s west side
Open Carrier Shot At By Passing Vehicle, Returns Fire
This is Why You MUST Have Retention on an Open Carry Firearm
This Concealed Carrier In Texas Got Robbed Of His Gun By The World’s Dumbest Criminal
Open-Carrying Firearms Instructor Attacked; Kills Assailant
Teen homicide suspects have criminal histories
Retired Officer Killed in Armed Robbery
Stolen gun at Walmart causes panic
Caught on Cam: Customer Fights Off Robber Inside Deli, Shot Fired
Gresham man robbed of pistol at gunpoint while exercising ‘open carry’ right
That’s only a partial list…unfortunately, I couldn’t get the links to copy, so…this is the article all of those examples came from…even more there.
IIFriends Don't Let Friends Open Carry
Written by Greg Ellifritz It's no secret that I'm not a fan of open carry (carrying an unconcealed handgun or long gun in public). Except in a hunting context or in very rural
How many open carry LE shot while selecting chips?
The list indicates a need for packers, open or concealed, to improve awareness/retain their weapon.
Now, where is the list of how many times a perp observed an open or concealed carry and then did not do the deed??
HansGruber
Ronin
That’s on you to provide that list.
I don’t need to try and provide evidence to back up your point—you do.
C. Sumpin
Custom
Not trying to prove a point nor proselyte anyone, least of all you.
Just asking the questions and offering opinion. Smile.
Love the article title. I can't see myself open carrying for any reason in my current lifestyle.Then you aren’t paying attention.
Open Carry Gun Stolen Off Carrier’s Hip, And Prevention Tips
Chatty Smoker Steals Gun From Open-Carry Guy
Man wearing handgun open carry robbed in Newport News, police say
Non-Concealed Carry Gun Stolen in Wal-Mart Bathroom – Because it Wasn’t Concealed
Whitehall: Man loses gun, lottery tickets in scuffle outside store
Unarmed man attempts to rob EMU student of holstered gun
Man attempts to shoot man at Fairmont convenience store
Gun Control Supporter Steals Concealed Carrier’s Gun, Shoots Him
61-year-old man shoots teenager trying to steal his gun on Detroit’s west side
Open Carrier Shot At By Passing Vehicle, Returns Fire
This is Why You MUST Have Retention on an Open Carry Firearm
This Concealed Carrier In Texas Got Robbed Of His Gun By The World’s Dumbest Criminal
Open-Carrying Firearms Instructor Attacked; Kills Assailant
Teen homicide suspects have criminal histories
Retired Officer Killed in Armed Robbery
Stolen gun at Walmart causes panic
Caught on Cam: Customer Fights Off Robber Inside Deli, Shot Fired
Gresham man robbed of pistol at gunpoint while exercising ‘open carry’ right
That’s only a partial list…unfortunately, I couldn’t get the links to copy, so…this is the article all of those examples came from…even more there.
Friends Don't Let Friends Open Carry
Written by Greg Ellifritz It's no secret that I'm not a fan of open carry (carrying an unconcealed handgun or long gun in public). Except in a hunting context or in very rural
Wannabewoodsman
Custom
I certainly do conceal most of the time but in some areas I do open carry mostly as rebellious symbolism.
C. Sumpin
Custom
I understand your point, and might do such a thing myself but the larger point is how some, even in the 2A community, would/might relate to a Constitutional Right and Lawful practice as "rebellious symbolism"? Even as we bear arms, has a sliver of something from the Progressive/Anti/Liberal Left entered our head suggesting rebellion/impropriety at doing so? Or even that a majority in our (2A) Community opt for CC is a peer pressure to conform? Caution. Encroachment is insidious.
Bassbob
Emissary
I agree with that, but you have to remember that I would say the majority of us alive today never really enjoyed full utilization of 2A rights or even just to the point we do right now. In my state ( arguably the most gun friendly state in the nation) we weren't allowed to carry or even have a gun in a vehicle without locking the ammo up in a separate spot until the early 2000s. I have a misdemeanor on my record that haunts me to this day because I was caught with my own pistol in my glovebox. And not only that, I ended up doing 30 days in jail, 2 years probation and they took my gun. To buy a handgun you used to have to first go to the sheriff's office, fill out an application for a permit to buy a handgun, pay $10 then wait 10 days, go back up and get your permit, THEN you could go to the store and buy your gun.
My point is that the way it is today seems like full autonomy with regards to 2A rights even though in reality it is far from it.
C. Sumpin
Custom
How often now do you see firearms in a gun rack in the rear window of a PU truck? Used to be a common sight that few gave a thought too. In my HS one day what I now recognize as a Left falling teacher type mentioned some disapproval of firearms. The next recess you should have witnessed the many PU's drifting out of the parking lot! Perhaps I paid no attention or cared less about the laws but my whole life I have done as I pleased with bearing firearms w/o issues. That penalty for a handgun in the glove box is outrageous; the LE officer and everyone else associated with the travesty should be tied on their horse backwards in their underwear and ran out of town.
HansGruber
Ronin
I think that depends on where you live…rarely did you see gun racks in trucks when I grew up, and I was as rural as rural gets.
And as far the handgun? The law is the law. The cop only enforces what the legislature writes. He was doing his job, and doing it correctly…and you think he should be punished?
C. Sumpin
Custom
I think LE have the latitude to use good judgement on charges or not.
It's the God thing that's bothering you Hans................