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Open carry is for fools!

ECS686 said:
Below is a link from the May Rangemaster newsletter Tom Givens sent out yesterday.

Outside of hunting season and or matches and being a uniform whatever most folk have zero clue how easy it is to be disarmed.

And when you open carry you are not deterring anyone, or warding off evil and it’s not a fashion statement.


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from what i saw on that video, he was not open carrying, but rather exposing his gun in a sloppy manner, by not keeping it covered.

to me, open carry means "in full view" at all times.....

his shirt just was worn in a sloppy manner.

further, when one does an actual open carry, that person becomes target #1 to be taken out first, which if i recall, several experts have suggested not to do.
 
Old_Me said:
from what i saw on that video, he was not open carrying, but rather exposing his gun in a sloppy manner, by not keeping it covered.

to me, open carry means "in full view" at all times.....

his shirt just was worn in a sloppy manner.

further, when one does an actual open carry, that person becomes target #1 to be taken out first, which if i recall, several experts have suggested not to do.
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I asked several local law enforcement officers about what constitutes open carry here in Texas.
First off, the handgun has to be in a holster. Not tucked into your waistband or back pocket.
I asked if I had my pistol in a IWB holster with the top exposed was that okay. They said yes it was.
 
"Open carry is for fools!"
COWPIES! Just more if you're not doing it MY way and with the equipment I think is best you are WRONG! While I prefer concealed, however I'm willing to admit that every person and environment is different than mine. EACH TO HIS OWN. As for the video, if you look hard enough you can find an example to justify any damn fool opinion.
 
bc22wm said:
"Open carry is for fools!"
COWPIES! Just more if you're not doing it MY way and with the equipment I think is best you are WRONG! While I prefer concealed, however I'm willing to admit that every person and environment is different than mine. EACH TO HIS OWN. As for the video, if you look hard enough you can find an example to justify any damn fool opinion.
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If you open carry in a public setting, dont have a holster that is not retention or one that another individual can grab the gun out of with ease. Not smart
 
I don't, but I don't pass judgement on those that do. It's a free country.

The gray man thing gives me a chuckle though. Whoever coined that term should have monetized it. Every gun writer and internet philosopher throws it out there. My take is if you are in a situation where you need to be "The gray man", the ish has already hit the fan or you're somewhere you probably shouldn't be. For me personally, the situations I've been in where being the "Gray man" would be important were all in North St. Louis. It's really hard for a white boy to be the gray man in N. STL. Especially when you have to wear OSHA Hi Vis clothing and are operating a backhoe in the middle of the street.

Anyway, I am usually carrying. No one knows it though.
 
Old_Me said:
from what i saw on that video, he was not open carrying, but rather exposing his gun in a sloppy manner, by not keeping it covered.

to me, open carry means "in full view" at all times.....

his shirt just was worn in a sloppy manner.

further, when one does an actual open carry, that person becomes target #1 to be taken out first, which if i recall, several experts have suggested not to do.
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If you can not 100% keep your gun concealed what’s the point!

These thugs showed they are opportunistic predictors. And it confirms what many dozen inner city hand folks I have interviewed inside DOJ have stated. They steal most of their stuff especially from dumpy white folks gaht they already know have never had a fight in their life
 
Like I said in an earlier post open carried once to see what reactions folks would give me. Had numerous stares a few head shakes and one guy told me I was stupid for openly carrying. Kinda thought most of the reactions would not be positive. If people want to open carry that's their choice, but not me.
 
I am long retired. In worn work pants and shirt, sawdust on everything, a beard and shaggy hair, a limp from a bad knee, and in my 70's, my wife tells me I still look like a cop. At 6'5" and 250, I will never be Grey Man. But I prefer to not carry my firearm in the open. In the unlikely event I am attacked, I want my .45 to be a terrible surprise.

My chief concerns with open carry is firearm security, and the fact that a visible firearm can provoke escalation of disagreements. Then there is the practical issue of property owners who don't want guns on the premises. In my state the law is, a proprietor can tell you to leave and if you don't, you are trespassing. It can be confusing, but if concealed not an issue.

But if open carry becomes law in my state I will have a chance to strut my bling leather and barbecue guns on my trips to town. I might even wear my cowboy getup.

Y'all do you, I'll do curmudgeon and practice my draw and CQB.
 
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