reconvic
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OC-Glock19 wrote:
I would rather open carry then conceal, I like your points very much.
Yet we will be fighting the anti gun people for many a year I fear.
Just my 2 cents
S/F Vic
OC-Glock19 wrote:
reconvic wrote:That's one of the reasons that I open carry, is to educate people and get them acclimated to the fact that it's not just cops and bad guys that have guns. I usually carry a dark gun in a dark holster against dark clothing, so the gun is usually not the first thing that people notice when they see me.This is my personal opinion only from what I have seen on and off duty.
This country is full with soccer mom's and they see a weapon and they fear guns and in some states a CCW person will not get hassled by P.D. when a
Person showing can get reported and will have the P.D . Come out to check them out if called by a soccer mom. Which happens more then you think.
I personally carry concealed cocked and locked. I feel it is the State in which you live in matters more. In AZ. Open carry is legal yet people do get profiled.
S/F Vic
I usually greet people with a smile and small talk, and it's usually after they're disarmed (so to speak) that they notice that I'm carrying a gun, at which point they're more curious than concerned.
I understand that people are profiled all the time, and if they're carrying a gun openly that factors greatly into the profiler's judgment of them, but if nothing else about the open carrier is threatening then no further action is taken.
I have friends who are into body modifications who would like to open carry but are afraid to because they know that they will be judged unfairly on their appearance. They are very aware that their physical appearance is intimidating to some, and they don't want to compound the negativity by carrying openly.
I carry openly now to help these people in the future, when open carry WILL be more accepted.
I would rather open carry then conceal, I like your points very much.
Yet we will be fighting the anti gun people for many a year I fear.
Just my 2 cents
S/F Vic