In AZ, no, folks are more accustomed to seeing OC than a lot of places. I carried there myself for 2 years-never had anyone seem to notice-which was fine with me.
Out here though, it's going to be a new thing to some folks,even if most folks are pro-gun, by and large,there's still going to be an adjustment period, I think.
Case in point, I was OC'ing in my front yard while cleaning some stuff up the other day. A vehicle passing by-(checking out a home for sale next door) stopped, and the driver asked me if I were a cop. I said, err. no, why?
He pointed at my .45 and said "you're carrying a gun, is that common here?" (plates on the car were from another county)
I said it's not commonly Open Carry here-YET, but it may become VERY common, come June, something you might want to start getting used to seing....
As I was wearing all-black at the time (Jeans, T-shirt),had my peice been all-black, I doubt he would have even noticed it, really, but who knows? Im inclined to think that the matte stainless caught his eye though...
Out here though, it's going to be a new thing to some folks,even if most folks are pro-gun, by and large,there's still going to be an adjustment period, I think.
Case in point, I was OC'ing in my front yard while cleaning some stuff up the other day. A vehicle passing by-(checking out a home for sale next door) stopped, and the driver asked me if I were a cop. I said, err. no, why?
He pointed at my .45 and said "you're carrying a gun, is that common here?" (plates on the car were from another county)
I said it's not commonly Open Carry here-YET, but it may become VERY common, come June, something you might want to start getting used to seing....
As I was wearing all-black at the time (Jeans, T-shirt),had my peice been all-black, I doubt he would have even noticed it, really, but who knows? Im inclined to think that the matte stainless caught his eye though...
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