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HKFan9 · December 15, 2011, 12:53 AM

Only in the woods.. in the civil world I cover it up.... I think open carry is a double edged sword..

90% of our customers who open carry regularly do so for the wrong reasons (to look and act macho). The last thing any of us need is macho man wiz bang running around with a Glock on his hip in an open top holster infront of all the Anti's.

I also think it develops poor mindset and training habits. There is only someone preaching the "the bad guy see's my gun on my hip.. hes gonna move on." Personally I think this is flawed logic on many levels, and if you have something they want badly enough they are gonna grab your gun (because most people are trained in a retention grab) or just flat out shoot you before you ever knew it was coming.

I am not saying this is every open carrier.. but lets face it... there are probably more wiz bangs out there that have firearms.. than there are responsible people that have firearms... a trip to the local game land range proves my theory.

December 15, 2011, 12:53 AM	#15
HKFan9 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2008 Posts: 3,057	Only in the woods.. in the civil world I cover it up.... I think open carry is a double edged sword.. 90% of our customers who open carry regularly do so for the wrong reasons (to look and act macho). The last thing any of us need is macho man wiz bang running around with a Glock on his hip in an open top holster infront of all the Anti's. I also think it develops poor mindset and training habits. There is only someone preaching the "the bad guy see's my gun on my hip.. hes gonna move on." Personally I think this is flawed logic on many levels, and if you have something they want badly enough they are gonna grab your gun (because most people are trained in a retention grab) or just flat out shoot you before you ever knew it was coming. I am not saying this is every open carrier.. but lets face it... there are probably more wiz bangs out there that have firearms.. than there are responsible people that have firearms... a trip to the local game land range proves my theory.