Jordan6679
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- Nov 7, 2013
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Hey all I have been around guns my whole live and I finally got my Oklahoma carry card on Halloween. I have a 1 year old girl and my wife to look after, so I am definitely happy to have my license finally. I conceal carry my smith 642 when required, and carried my smith 357 mag model 586 for the first time yesterday. I do plan to open carry full time whenever possible. My preference of pistol is a smith revolver. I love the feel and I am a pretty good shot with one vs a semi. However, I do have a sw40ve I considered carrying in the future, but I'm not yet 100% comfortable with carrying it. I have been reading articles on here for a little while now, you all have given me more I sight on the benefits of open carry and in general how to be an American. I feel like open carry is about the last right we actually have these days, and by God I am going to use it. In the year since open carry has been legal in Oklahoma, I have seen one person exercise the right. I won't be one to stand back afraid of the public view of open carry. If I want the people to be more comfortable with the idea of open carry, I must set a positive example. I do not see open carry as a fashion statement or means to be a vigilante. I honestly believe being armed is the only protection we have these days. And if open carry could make a criminal second guess a bad choice, that is a much better option than concealed carrying.
That's about all the intro I have, but I do have a quick question for you all.
If you do get confronted by an officer, do they have any rights at all toward you and your firearm? Say you inform them you have a license and do have a loaded weapon on you, can they ask to see your weapon or ask where it is? I have yet to see anything on paper about this.
Glad to be on here,
Tom
That's about all the intro I have, but I do have a quick question for you all.
If you do get confronted by an officer, do they have any rights at all toward you and your firearm? Say you inform them you have a license and do have a loaded weapon on you, can they ask to see your weapon or ask where it is? I have yet to see anything on paper about this.
Glad to be on here,
Tom