ghengis86
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I brought this up when some of us meet at Cabela's recently.
The question: does carrying your firearm openly make you a more likely target of violence, should violence occur? (Not a question of deterring, but when deterring fails, does OC make you more vulnerable)
I agree that 99.99 (whatever small)% of the time, the gun on you hip will deter a criminal. but i'm not going to concern this argument with those that are deterred when they see a gun. but, let's say a hard criminal or former military person walks into a store or bank, with the intent to rob or do great bodily harm, does having your gun on your hip, in the open, make you a target of first choice? would it be better for you to be CCing?
i know, i know, that probablilities are extremely small, but nonetheless, what do you think? feel free to post you opinions, facts/studies (if there are any) or thoughts.
nothing is taboo, so post freely; this is purely a time to discuss, debate and sharpen our understanding of the pros and cons of OCing and CCing
I brought this up when some of us meet at Cabela's recently.
The question: does carrying your firearm openly make you a more likely target of violence, should violence occur? (Not a question of deterring, but when deterring fails, does OC make you more vulnerable)
I agree that 99.99 (whatever small)% of the time, the gun on you hip will deter a criminal. but i'm not going to concern this argument with those that are deterred when they see a gun. but, let's say a hard criminal or former military person walks into a store or bank, with the intent to rob or do great bodily harm, does having your gun on your hip, in the open, make you a target of first choice? would it be better for you to be CCing?
i know, i know, that probablilities are extremely small, but nonetheless, what do you think? feel free to post you opinions, facts/studies (if there are any) or thoughts.
nothing is taboo, so post freely; this is purely a time to discuss, debate and sharpen our understanding of the pros and cons of OCing and CCing