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First off, I would like to announce I am not a troll. I'm a Tennesse state certified Handgun Instructor and I live off of I-40 & Appling. I agree with what is trying to be done with the whole open carry thing, showing how us 'mere' civilians are allowed to carry firearms. I'm 24 years old and have a lot of college age friends who can't believe I carry a firearm everywhere I go. It's been a good chance for me to preach about our rights and that guns are not inherently evil.
The problem I have is I believe carrying openly creates two problems for us who carry. The first is anyone who decides they are having a bad day are probably going to off you first, probably with a bullet in the back of the head, because your their biggest threat at the moment. I know, that sounds far fetch but it could happen. The second is more realistic, in it removes any sort of tactical advantage of anonymity. If you were Mr. Bad Guy and you decided you were having a bad day, I'm the least threatening looking person in a crowd. I dress plainly, I avoid "Tactical" clothing, and I just look like Joe Bum College guy. Most would assume I'm a anti-gun, latte drinking, sheep. Carrying openly defeats any sort of advantage of blending into the background. Mr. Bad Guy shows up, notices a herd of sheep with no sheepdog, tries to take advantage of the situation, and before he can process why one of the sheep has fangs like his own, he's gone. Maybe I'm just more paranoid than most...
First off, I would like to announce I am not a troll. I'm a Tennesse state certified Handgun Instructor and I live off of I-40 & Appling. I agree with what is trying to be done with the whole open carry thing, showing how us 'mere' civilians are allowed to carry firearms. I'm 24 years old and have a lot of college age friends who can't believe I carry a firearm everywhere I go. It's been a good chance for me to preach about our rights and that guns are not inherently evil.
The problem I have is I believe carrying openly creates two problems for us who carry. The first is anyone who decides they are having a bad day are probably going to off you first, probably with a bullet in the back of the head, because your their biggest threat at the moment. I know, that sounds far fetch but it could happen. The second is more realistic, in it removes any sort of tactical advantage of anonymity. If you were Mr. Bad Guy and you decided you were having a bad day, I'm the least threatening looking person in a crowd. I dress plainly, I avoid "Tactical" clothing, and I just look like Joe Bum College guy. Most would assume I'm a anti-gun, latte drinking, sheep. Carrying openly defeats any sort of advantage of blending into the background. Mr. Bad Guy shows up, notices a herd of sheep with no sheepdog, tries to take advantage of the situation, and before he can process why one of the sheep has fangs like his own, he's gone. Maybe I'm just more paranoid than most...