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Young man, I am proud to see that you have taken an interest in your Constitutional Rights. The only rights you have are the ones you exercise.
However, take it from an old man, wait until you are 21. Unfortunately at 20, you are in a state of limbo. You are old enough to pick up arms and fight for this country and vote. But, you cannot drink.
Also, in today’s society young people are on a spot. College shootings and all. The deck is stacked against you. LEO would love to harass someone your age. The problem is you don’t have the experience in dealing with LEOs that would love to take advantage of you and your inexperience.
Older people and even young LEOs consider young people as snot nose brats. And society will not give you respect until they accept you as an adult. But when does that happen. Well, not until people refer to as Mr. And that won’t happen until you are about 30 years old. All of us old farts have gone through this. And you will go through this same experience just like us. And yes, I’m a lot older than 30 years old.
When you read some of the blogs, you will notice that a number of bloggers talk about appearance. In other words, clean cut, pants up around your waste, no piercings or tattoos. Remember, appearance is the first impression. It sets the tone of the first encounter with LEOs. Second is your demeanor. How do you talk, are you polite, do you talk with respect?
My suggestion is that you wait until you are 21 to get a CCW and don’t open carry until you are about 25. But, what do old farts know.
Of course, if your pants are down around your knees, you have piercings and tattoos, don’t open carry.