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Okay, I'm sure I'll get flamed, but that's okay. I'm not a proponent of open carry. I believe in concealed carry however. I am law enforcement, and in my off duty hours, I can carry however I choose, and I choose to carry concealed.
I've open carried before, and in plain clothes, it tends to draw a lot of eyes. It draws mine when I see it. Went to the grocery store last night, and some guy had a pistol sticking out of his waist band. I know the guy, and he has kind of a checkered past too. No convictions of any kind, but he was fired from a law enforcement job several years back under some really bad circumstances. How do I know this? He was fired from the same agency I work at now.
I wasn't an employee at the time, but the story of the circumstances of his firing are STILL discussed.
It wasn't pretty. In fact the guy went a lot crazy.
I also saw a guy walking into a local sporting goods store carrying open a few days back. Had his gun in a really nice rig on a decent gun belt. No visible badge, so I assume he was an armed citizen. When I carried open in plain clothes, I always wore a badge on the belt so people could see. Still got a lot of looks anyhow.
I should have prefaced this whole post with my state allows open carry without any type of license. So by law, ANYONE that is not convicted of a felony or domestic assault my carry open. So I guess it's just something I should get used to. I still don't have to like it.
I totally agree with you. Here in PA we can open carry without a license, too. Don't see much of it though. Most people that carry quickly realize how much attention it brings to open carry and like myself choose to carry concealed with the proper permit of course.
Open carry gives away tactical advantage and the element of surprise. If you are spotted carrying a gun then you are the first target.
Damn thing keeps falling out of my belt holster.
After the news this AM out of Orlando, expect more aggressive gun grabbing measures coming from the Lame Duck in the White House & his cronies, (aka: Clinton, etc.)....
Again, they say"guns are the problem", but Obama still wont say "Radical. Islamic. Terrorism"!
Again, they say"guns are the problem", but Obama still wont say "Radical. Islamic. Terrorism"!
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