Orygunner
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I know that finding OpenCarry.org changed my views considerably. I've always been (I used to think)pro-gun, and thought about getting my CHL since shortly after high school. I've had some liberal ideas as a young man (What's wrong with Licensing Concealed Carryand performing background checks on gun sales?). But as I started to learn more of the truth, I definitely and quickly changed my views, usually towards the side of Libertarian ideas (in a lot of things).
A friend of mine years ago liked to Open Carry sometimes, and he didn't give a crap who didn't like it. If asked to leave a store, he'd raise a big ruckus on the way out, hollering that they didn't need his money and they'd lost him as a customer. At that time, I formed the idea that Open Carry was silly, why not get a CHL and conceal it?OC is just asking for trouble (and all of the typicalpoor arguments against).
I tried OCing once with that mindset, on my way out to the woods to do some plinking, I decided to strap on my pistol and stop at a convenience store on the way out of town. I was nervous, self-concious, and even though I knew it was legal, I felt like I was doing something wrong, and never tried OCing in public again until...
I had to sell my first handgun a few years ago because of money issues. Earlier this year, after seeing news reports aboutviolent crimegot me thinking again about getting another handgun for me, one for my wife, and CHLs for us both.
Researching current firearms issues, I found OpenCarry.Org I'd never found anyone advocating OC before, and reading the discussions and arguments, I came around to being a strong advocate for Open Carry. I got my handgun & holster (Taurus PT111 Millennium Pro), and started OCing everywhere I legally could before I could get my CHL.
Due to complicated issues with family, I switched to deep concealed carry (pocket gun, Kel-Tec P3-AT) which I carry everywhere except work. Now I am free again to start OCing once I get a good Paddle holster for my Taurus PT101SS.
My vote is that "I used to think OC was a bad idea, and OpenCarry.Org opened my eyes!" A year ago if someone told me that today I would be comfortable carrying a sidearm openly into a bank, I'd have said they were nuts!
I'd like to know other peoples' stories about whether discussions and postings on the OCDO Forums has changed your views, or reinforced ones you already had. If OCDO didn't help you choose to support OC, what did?
Please limit your responses and your vote to mainly the Open Carry issue, not why you chose to carry a gun in general. I'm interested in how instrumental OCDO has been in changing people's minds about OC, like it did me.
...Thanks!...
...Orygunner...
I know that finding OpenCarry.org changed my views considerably. I've always been (I used to think)pro-gun, and thought about getting my CHL since shortly after high school. I've had some liberal ideas as a young man (What's wrong with Licensing Concealed Carryand performing background checks on gun sales?). But as I started to learn more of the truth, I definitely and quickly changed my views, usually towards the side of Libertarian ideas (in a lot of things).
A friend of mine years ago liked to Open Carry sometimes, and he didn't give a crap who didn't like it. If asked to leave a store, he'd raise a big ruckus on the way out, hollering that they didn't need his money and they'd lost him as a customer. At that time, I formed the idea that Open Carry was silly, why not get a CHL and conceal it?OC is just asking for trouble (and all of the typicalpoor arguments against).
I tried OCing once with that mindset, on my way out to the woods to do some plinking, I decided to strap on my pistol and stop at a convenience store on the way out of town. I was nervous, self-concious, and even though I knew it was legal, I felt like I was doing something wrong, and never tried OCing in public again until...
I had to sell my first handgun a few years ago because of money issues. Earlier this year, after seeing news reports aboutviolent crimegot me thinking again about getting another handgun for me, one for my wife, and CHLs for us both.
Researching current firearms issues, I found OpenCarry.Org I'd never found anyone advocating OC before, and reading the discussions and arguments, I came around to being a strong advocate for Open Carry. I got my handgun & holster (Taurus PT111 Millennium Pro), and started OCing everywhere I legally could before I could get my CHL.
Due to complicated issues with family, I switched to deep concealed carry (pocket gun, Kel-Tec P3-AT) which I carry everywhere except work. Now I am free again to start OCing once I get a good Paddle holster for my Taurus PT101SS.
My vote is that "I used to think OC was a bad idea, and OpenCarry.Org opened my eyes!" A year ago if someone told me that today I would be comfortable carrying a sidearm openly into a bank, I'd have said they were nuts!
I'd like to know other peoples' stories about whether discussions and postings on the OCDO Forums has changed your views, or reinforced ones you already had. If OCDO didn't help you choose to support OC, what did?
Please limit your responses and your vote to mainly the Open Carry issue, not why you chose to carry a gun in general. I'm interested in how instrumental OCDO has been in changing people's minds about OC, like it did me.
...Thanks!...
...Orygunner...