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ConsideringOC wrote:
"I never get that many stares. However, my holster is flat and leather where most of the holsters on this site stick out and are kydex.
To up the ante, I wear my bullet proof vest
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I have to ask... Why is it that you feel the need to wear a vest? Are you that affraid to be out amongst the people? Are you affraid that someone will walk up, disarm you and shoot you with your own gun? Does it help fufill a fantasy of being a LEO?
That is just over the top. I try not to be negative ....but really? A bullet proof vest?
1) Well, I don't know about you, but I do have the innate (hehe, I said Nate) idea to preserve my own life. I often wear my vest to the shooting range (never know when someone is gonna line sweep), to some of my OC outings (getting shot is a bitch!) and to some other unarmed events (see below)
2) I am not afraid to be out amongst the people. The only people I really fear at this time in my life are police officers, as they are the greatest threat to my liberty and immediate physical safety.
3) WTF? Are you for real? If I feared that I would be a concealed carry advocate, which I am wholeheartedly not!
4) I could never be an agent of the state and be under orders to violate the rights of another American. If I wanted to act like a cop, I would carry a Glock or Sig and wear a uniform (not a crime, BTW) and fool a bunch of people. That is not my style.
Now, what a bulletproof vest DOES do for me is that it gets the attention of a wider variety of people. When Macadelic4 and I did the Students for Concealed Carry on Campus empty holster protest at our college, we got maybe 1-2 people to talk with us. On the last day, we both wore our bullet proof vests with a "Curious? Just ask me!" sign on the the front and back and got about 12-13 people in 3-4 hours to talk with us.
A vest works great. A holster at the waist needs some work. Both together is a KILLER COMBO! The vest works great in areas where guns (either handguns or both handguns and long guns) aren't allowed. The same goes for my tomahawk, sheath knife, long rifle or any other weapon/tool I stuff into my belt or sling onto my shoulder... IT IS AN ICEBREAKER FOR PEOPLE AND IT GETS THEM TALKING ABOUT THE SUBJECT!
Like bringing a puppy to a bar... you're gonna get phone numbers.
I also say that it is YOU that is over the top, not I.
Check my blog for more info
http://caopencarry.blogspot.com
CARRY ON!
-N8