Never an issue...come on guys, Just do it, break your cherry !! ..............if your not going to open carry, why are you on an Open carry forum ? for looks ?
Oh, come on - Never an issue? I've been meticulously reading this forum for months and there are issues all over the place. And, to be fair, there are many OC non-issues too. It's a crap shoot - let's face it.
The problem with "this area" is that even walking down a country road with any kind of gun will turn heads. Carrying a gun around here is just not "socially acceptable". Since I live out in the country, I am almost always armed with a handgun, whether it's just for a walk, picking berries, hunting, cutting firewood, planting trees - whatever. But OC'ing in the County Forests around here are not the same as OC'ing in downtown Wausau - even though it should be.
And comments like
if your not going to open carry, why are you on an Open carry forum ? for looks ?
certainly are not going to make this forum the "friendly forum" that you want it to be. My answer to that question is simply "to learn!"
I've OC'd in some Wausau stores too, and I can honestly say that I have never seen another OC'r. If anybody does OC around here, it's not very often. I realize educating people and changing the "social norms" around here will take some time and effort. Being thoughtful and patient are good virtues. Creating a negative backlash is not.
I will continue to read and learn. And of course, Carry