paul@paul-fisher.com
Regular Member
Unfortunately, the state I live in, Florida, does not permit open carry. If it did, I would carry anywhere it was legal to do so. My question is: If a person is so scared to open carry for the first time, and needs someone to hold their hand to do so, what makes them think they would be willing and able to use the firearm, should the need arise? Is open carry just a means to look cool? If a person is evil enough, they really could care less if they see a gun. They will just be quicker to overpower you, or come at you when you are not looking. To me, even if you open carry, you still need to remain vigil of events taking place around you. Thoughts anyone?
I generally agree with you, however, there are a couple reasons I chose to pop my open carry cherry with a group.
1. WI has some wacky laws that basically say that if an uncased weapon is inside or touching a vehicle you are breaking the law. Just learning the proper dance to legally get the weapon out of the vehicle into your holster is interesting.
2. The publication that OC in WI has been legal for a long time is a fairly recent thing. I wanted to be with people well versed in the legalities so that if a discussion with a LEO were to occur, I wouldn't have to remember the fine points of the law.
In addition, it's just kinda cool to find people who are like minded to share stories with