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View Poll Results: Would or Do you Open Carry in Public? | |||
Yes | 174 | 41.93% | |
No | 114 | 27.47% | |
It depends | 127 | 30.60% | |
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July 6, 2008, 06:08 PM | #101 |
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Where it's legal...you betcha (Minnesota accent in play).
When it's convenient and/or expedient I have no qualms about carrying my six gun out on my hip. For day to day carry I think most would agree that concealed is preferred for multiple reasons.
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July 7, 2008, 01:51 PM | #103 |
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I agree, I think in most cases people will just dismiss you as some sort of LEO. I suppose it matters how you dress and how you carry. If you look like some sort of thug then I expect you will draw attention. On the other hand if you dress like anyone in the business community I don’t think you will draw undue attention.
I would vote for open carry simply because I could carry my preferred pistol, full length 1911 with out having to dress special for it. I would probably go with an IWB holster, visible but unobtrusive. |
July 7, 2008, 07:37 PM | #104 |
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I answered yes, and have done. Lived for awhile in Arizona... Gotta love Arizona... Everybody Open Carries!!!
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July 8, 2008, 10:54 AM | #106 |
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I saw a guy with a glock and two mags in a shoulder holster the other day, but couldn't find a badge. He wore khakis and a blue polo, and I had a hard time shaking the feeling that he was an LEO, but I couldn't see any proof.
Here in Louisiana, it's freaking hot and humid during the summer. I don't have my CHL yet, but I can't imagine trying to conceal during the summer unless my pistol is in a bag of some sort. I'm gonna have to get my CHL to carry during the cooler months. I think it's darn near impossible to open carry with winter clothes. |
July 8, 2008, 12:31 PM | #107 |
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I open carry pretty regularly. I find it far more comfortable than concealing and I feel that deterrence is at least as valuable as surprise.
It's not the big deal here that it seems to be in other places. Police don't hassle me, businesses don't ask me to leave, and nobody freaks out or gets offened. Note, that I don't usually carry a single action revolver. |
July 8, 2008, 06:23 PM | #108 |
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I would like to be able to chose OC or CW. In TX you could lose your CHL if you show your weapon in public by accident. So OC would be great in case you print or your shirt come up a bit too much or if you spook some anti's
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July 8, 2008, 06:53 PM | #109 |
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Would that be considered being open carry if it accidentally printed while concealed?
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July 8, 2008, 08:04 PM | #110 |
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Accidental printing or accidentally showing the firearm is not going to get you in trouble in TX although I suppose if you make a habit of "accidentally" showing your firearm you're eventually going to get nailed.
§ 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN[0] BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally fails to conceal the handgun[0]. My emphasis added. TX allows open carry off one's own property only in very limited instances.
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July 8, 2008, 08:42 PM | #111 |
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I don't for the same reason I don't carry money where it can be seen, car keys where they can be taken or credit cards dangling around my neck where the numbers can be seen. Sure, all may be legal, but it gives an advantage to the BG. It is the same reason why BG's fear under cover cops over uniformed cops. They are forewarned in the "open" case. I am not opposed to open carry, I just want the element of surprise for myself.
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July 8, 2008, 11:05 PM | #112 | |
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Thanks for clearing up some of the FUD regarding conceal carry in Texas. Accidentally printing to the public is NOT a justification for OC IMO. While we do not totally agree on the *best* way to carry (in all circumstances), this is an important distinction to make as we all make our own minds up for what is best for us. There are plenty of reasons to choose OC. I think that the "I won't have to worry about accidentally printing" excuse has to be near the bottom or off the chart of excuses. |
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July 9, 2008, 08:10 AM | #113 |
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I live in the state of Pennsylvania and I would rather conceal carry but I have open carry a few times and I have never recieved any funny looks from the public or been hastled by the police.
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July 9, 2008, 10:58 PM | #114 |
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There have been some good points made, thanks to everyone for their input.
I had a question about OC'ing on your own property. I live in city limits, in a decent sized city in Texas...big enough for it's own mall and three Wal Marts. I define my property as my front, back, and side yards, driveway, and in my own home. I usually carry IWB when I'm outside working (mowing, weed eating...whatever). I can OC in my front yard while mowing and doing all that good stuff? No room for cops to say I'm causing a disturbance or waiting for me to ride my mower into the street so they can say I was in a public place? |
July 10, 2008, 12:02 AM | #115 |
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My take.
You can OC in your front yard in TX. Your neighbors can call the police if it bothers them. After they call the police, the police will most likely come talk to you to see if you're a nut. If you don't act stupid the police will then go talk to your neighbors and tell them to leave you alone and to quit calling the police over your carrying a gun in your yard. If you believe that your neighbors are likely to be really hacked off about the whole deal, you could videotape yourself until the police come the first time in case your neighbors accuse you of displaying "...a firearm or other deadly weapon in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm..." § 42.01 (a) (8)
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July 10, 2008, 12:05 AM | #116 |
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Nope, not as an everyday practice. I would open carry while camping or hiking though.
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July 10, 2008, 09:09 PM | #117 |
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I'm 65 years old, I'm 5' 7" tall and weigh about 190 lbs. Add in the bad back and OC just is NOT an option for me. There are just TOO MANY people who are big enough to take my gun away and use it for whatever they want. On top of that I'm just NOT ABOUT to give up the element of surprise to the BG. That's my 2 cents worth.
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July 13, 2008, 07:58 AM | #118 |
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Actually...
I'd do both. Carry my Dad's WWII GI .45 in a nice leather holster, and keep carrying my little Kel-Tec as a back-up. That way, you're covered, either way. I have to imagine that open carry makes you more of a target in a situation like a bank robbery or when someone comes into a restaurant to rob it, but just walking down the street, I don't see it as drawing any unusual attention or making you more likely to be "chosen."
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July 13, 2008, 07:06 PM | #120 |
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Most of the time I do open carry. Only on brief occasions do I actually ccw.
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July 14, 2008, 10:32 PM | #122 |
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i would only OC out in the wilderness. i'd worry too much if i OC in town. (worry about people worrying about me. )
and even then, if was carrying a subcompact or compact pistol i would probably conceal. (in the wilderness)
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July 15, 2008, 08:56 PM | #123 |
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I voted: it depends.....
Here in Georgia your CCW permits the open or concealed carry, but you must have the permit for either. Most of the time I carry concealed, but during the summer there are times when I carry open because of the hot weather and minimum clothing! I don't like IWB holsters, so at times OC is about the only option I have, other than a fanny pak, which I wouldn't be caught dead wearing in my neck of the woods! LOL
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July 15, 2008, 09:40 PM | #124 |
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I voted 'it depends'. Here in Washington it is legal, and I do on occasion, but not in a traditional belt holster. I'll just wear my IWB holster with my shirt off or something along those lines, so it's still not that noticeable. I will OC every once in a while in a belt holster, but that's when I'm going to the range, or to a place I know is comfortable with guns.
I think this element of surprise that everyone speaks of is a good thing to have, but what would happen, in the off chance...You start fumbling for your CC pistol, but get hung up on your shirt or something along those lines? Then you lose all element of surprise and you become an instant threat to any would be attacker. I'm not saying that this would be a common happening, and with enough precautions taken, probably would never happen to a responsible CCer, but I sure wouldn't want to be the statistic in that situation. So maybe I'll start trying to get more comfortable with OC since it is perfectly legal in my state. I also agree with an earlier made point that maybe once people start seeing guns in a more common/neutral environment, the fear of them will start going down. Only time will tell though. Either way, I think it should be the option of the individual whether or not they want to CC or OC.
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July 15, 2008, 09:45 PM | #125 |
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Outside little LA (phx) I do. In Phx (valley) it is ccw, way too many libs and hassle in this hell hole of a valley. Prescott and other small cities in AZ much more warmer to oc.
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