Uh my point was that any argument that supports oc a handgun makes just as much sense applied to carry of a longgun
people earlier in the thread where condeming a ruckhump with q longgun
I support oc and do so all the time. However I think it's hypocritical for an opencarrier to claim oc of a long gun is just for troublemakers
Sorry. The question sounded cryptic.
Look at my post. I didn't condemn it. I said it was a bad idea or something like that.
I carry a long gun. When I'm in town it stays in the truck. The reason is that even though I have a perfect right to carry it, it causes unneeded attention.
I have to live in two worlds unfortunately. One is where my nearest neighbor is a mile away and it's a gun club.
The other is around people, many that live for nothing other than making my life miserable.
Much of OC is public relations. Since I'm not known for my tact I find the PR is better if I don't have a cop asking what I need a 45/70 for, every ten minutes.
I carry a handgun for self protection, not to see how far I can push the local police department.
On occasion when there is a problem area, I will OC in it just to get a reaction from the police or go with other OC'ers to film it.
With the the above exception, I try to keep a low profile. Not invisible, just unobtrusive.
I have a certain obligation to fellow gun owners to not cause problems for them. A good example is filming the Bartender. I did not carry a gun any of those times in case it became an issue.
Even when I filmed him at WWBT, I was not carrying and didn't have one in the car.
That's not a rule anybody else has to follow. It's a personal decision we all have to make ourselves.