Howdy Pard!
There are a lot of folks who were avid into OC last year that I never see around any longer.
I have a sneaky suspicion that there are some folks who OC, join the forum, become part of the herd....
until they get their CCW permit. Once that happens, all of a sudden, you never hear of them again.
Then again, unless things have changed since I lived in Colorado Springs, they claim that the population is mobile.
By that I mean that people come, live in the area awhile, then move on someplace else.
Part of that, reasonably enough, is because Colorado Springs has a heavy military presence, what with NORAD, Fort Carson and Peterson AFB.
Another part is that Colorado Springs is a college town. Colorado College, UCCS, and others to the mix. They come, work their way through school, then move on!
I once heard a claim that the equivolent of the entire population of Colorado Springs changes over about every 4 years. Dunno if that's true or not, but you do have a lot of folks that seem to be "just passing through". Then there's the whole business atmosphere where many find a really great job in the Springs, and eventually end up being transferred to another market.
Point being, those of us who call the front range our home seldom see folks OC'ing for a variety of reasons. Often it is because we don't notice as we go about our own business, and unless we get a clear look at the holstered handgun, can easily miss seeing another OC'er. In this regard, we ourselves are not unlike the rest of society through which we move. You've noticed that the average citizen doesn't seem to notice our handgun hanging on our hip. We marvel at how they either do not notice or just dont feel bothered about it. It is a common theme on our forum. "Nobody seemed to notice". I think a huge part of that is they just don't see the gun. And we aren't any different. We're so focused on who might be looking at us, or possibly troublesome, that we might not notice another OC quietly going about their own business.
Just a few thoughts that come to mind. I'm sure there are plenty of other reasons why we seldom see another OC'er, not the least of which would be:
We are few and indeed.
We few,
We happy few!
Blessings,
M-Taliesin