Attire while OCing?

Ratt402 said:

I have to admitt, I see both sides. I personely dress normal (if that is the correct term and sorry if it isnt) for someone of my age (46) I dont wear baggy jeans and look like a thug. Not saying that everyone who does wear clothes like that is a thug, but remember, we are talking about the general public. The old saying goes "if it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, then it must be a duck" Not saying its right, just thats how it is.

I OC as well as CC, depending on mood and what I am wearing, etc. I also have to agree with the bit about how you carry yourself as well. Thats goes to what I was raised with.

My own opinion, and I am not saying I am right or wrong, just my own thoughts is that when you consider strapping your handgun to your hip, you have to accept the responsibility that you are exersizing your 2nd amendment right, but also the very possibility that you might (God forbide) have to draw your weapon and use it.

So, with that in mind, you might want to consider this, while doing this, how you dress while carring a weapon is greatly percieved from the general uninformed public as are your a thug and people need to be afraid of you, or are you a someone they dont even give a second glance.

I fully support open carry, so please don't get me wrong, I just do not want to send the wrong message while doing so. Please don't go spouting anything about the law not saying what to wear or what not to wear, thats not the issue I am talking about. There is a difference between a legal right and a moral right. Yes, you have every right to wear the same clothes and your local gang-o-thugs wear and use a hip-drop holster like in the wild west and have an "Im-a-badass-MFer" just because you can cause your not doing anything legally wrong, but don't start complaining when you get hassled by the police, store managers, and citizens around you.

Like I said, I am not saying I am right nor wrong or anyone else for that fact, just tossing my two cents worth in.
A little common sense does go a long way though, something to think about.

Hope I didnt offend anyone as that was NOT my intent, and if I did, I am sorry.

Semper Fi!

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Ratt402 said:

I have to admitt, I see both sides. I personely dress normal (if that is the correct term and sorry if it isnt) for someone of my age (46) I dont wear baggy jeans and look like a thug. Not saying that everyone who does wear clothes like that is a thug, but remember, we are talking about the general public. The old saying goes "if it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, then it must be a duck" Not saying its right, just thats how it is.

I OC as well as CC, depending on mood and what I am wearing, etc. I also have to agree with the bit about how you carry yourself as well. Thats goes to what I was raised with.

My own opinion, and I am not saying I am right or wrong, just my own thoughts is that when you consider strapping your handgun to your hip, you have to accept the responsibility that you are exersizing your 2nd amendment right, but also the very possibility that you might (God forbide) have to draw your weapon and use it.

So, with that in mind, you might want to consider this, while doing this, how you dress while carring a weapon is greatly percieved from the general uninformed public as are your a thug and people need to be afraid of you, or are you a someone they dont even give a second glance.

I fully support open carry, so please don't get me wrong, I just do not want to send the wrong message while doing so. Please don't go spouting anything about the law not saying what to wear or what not to wear, thats not the issue I am talking about. There is a difference between a legal right and a moral right. Yes, you have every right to wear the same clothes and your local gang-o-thugs wear and use a hip-drop holster like in the wild west and have an "Im-a-badass-MFer" just because you can cause your not doing anything legally wrong, but don't start complaining when you get hassled by the police, store managers, and citizens around you.

Like I said, I am not saying I am right nor wrong or anyone else for that fact, just tossing my two cents worth in.
A little common sense does go a long way though, something to think about.

Hope I didnt offend anyone as that was NOT my intent, and if I did, I am sorry.

Semper Fi!

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ixtow said:

While it is a fact, what you state about perception, looks, etc... It is part of the problem. I've never met a respectable well-dressed rich man. But the decent fellow in the clothes that rich man left him with, gets treated badly...

I already dress as I do to throw off people who think that way. I wear flip-flops and painted my toenails pink, just to get a reaction from the animals. Someone's gotta do it...

Hate of any kind is unacceptable. Those who think it's OK to kick homeless people, but worship those who made them that way, can bite my shiny metal ass.

I'm not saying that these are your motivations or that you are crap for your choices. Just my observations of those who follow it...

At it's root, this is the same problem that CCers have with OCers. The demeaning insults. The superiority complexes. The idea that no matter how evil you are, as long as you look good doing it, then it's ok.

I don't understand the motivation of a person who willfully disposes of their higher brain functions in favor of behaving like a rabid animal. I refuse to give it much thought. So, I can't relate to that mentality.

Be the change you want to see in the world.

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62 Caddy said:

In fact I totally agree with you that one should not be judged on how they choose to dress, but also have the realization that in today’s society the concept of exercising your second amendment right is truly foreign to the majority of Americans. To change that perception will take patience and perseverance. Pink toenails (on a man) would not, even in today’s society, be considered a normal activity. I myself choose not to judge anyone who exercises their right, but rather acknowledge and embrace it. I only hope to change the opinion of as many of the majority (who do in fact judge people, and vote) even if it requires being a chameleon. No superiority attitude do I ever carry.

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wethepeople said:

OPEN CARRY NAKED !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha. just to lighten up the mood.

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mattwestm said:

In the winter, I dress much nicer. Polos, button up shirts, nice sweaters, etc. Usually wear jeans or dressy pants, sometimes with a scarf. During the summer I wear long jeans or sometimes shorts with basic t-shirts, short sleeve button up shirts, or polos.

I'll wear Chuck Taylors in the winter and summer. Dress shoes only in the winter and Rainbow sandals only in the summer.

I'm rather metro and enjoy dressing nicely. I also like for my gun to match my clothing somewhat. Wearing a pink striped polo for a day? The cocobolo 1911 grips won't match to well with that, so I'll sport the XD in a serpa. Wearing a nice button up shirt with Rainbows? The cocobolo grips match perfectly!

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chiefjason said:

1. When I started I was concerned with my look and tried to dress a step up from normal.

2. Now I don't really care. If I'm changing the oil in the car, I might OC to the auto parts store in grubby/greasy clothes. Mowing the grass, same thing.

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