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jay75009 - semper fi - thought you were clear and courteous in pointing out lack of morals. "There ain't no atheists in a foxhole."
Wish we could OC here in my home state. We're working on it.
I was at the gas pump on a windy day (45mph+) and as I exited the vehicle, the door caused a swirl of wind to lift my jacket and expose my concealed carry piece that I carry in the 4:30 position in an OWB holster. The man pumping gas next to me got a look at my weapon and laughed and said, "Ain't nothing sexier than a woman packing heat." I am careful about printing and try to prevent accidental exposures, but when the wind blows out here, it blows. You folks in texas and kansas know what I'm talking about :lol:
That said, I also agree that OC would prevent more assaults than not. I have also had a couple of occassions in which I chose to expose my weapon that turned the aggressor. According to state statutes, I was not supposed to do what I did, but "in the process of drawing my weapon" the BG decided to go elsewhere.
One idjit was a neighbor to my business office and was actually trying to physically intimidate me at 10:30 p.m. for retrieving my clearly marked trashcan earlier in the afternoonfrom where he had it hidden on his property. As my profession at the time required me to be in contact with convicted felons and drug addicts on a regular basis, I carried openly inside my office, so it was somewhat common knowledge that I was probably carrying at any particular time. I had also just returned from training in Use of Force - the Force Continuum and my reaction was "programmed" with my strong hand going to the butt of my gun, but not drawing. Idjit then went to the police department and "filed a report to be put in her file" :what:This happened Sunday evening, and I was out of town at another advanced training class on Wednesday when a detective called me about the incident. I explained what had happened, about the training, and that idjit was lucky I didn't file A&B charges for his actions. Last I heard about that incident, but I was told later that LEO thought I was too assertive for a woman :banghead:
Sadly, open carry would not have stopped idjit. Can't fix stupid.
Open carrymight have stopped the second idjit. We were staying at a hotel close to the airport in a metro area that was convenient to several areas we were visiting. The first room we were assigned happened to be in the middle of a block of rooms that were occupied by the employees of an out-of-state construction crew. We had unloaded the vehicle into the room under their eyes and then found that the telephone in the room didn't work. No way was I staying there, so I called the front desk on my cell and they were sending the SG with a new room key and to help us move. 20 minutes later, we were still waiting and had already loaded the vehicle, including 3 rifle cases and 4 pistol cases. As we waited, I began to get the feeling that we were being stalked. As I scanned the area, I noticed that the guys hanging out in front of the room next to us had grown in numbers to 5 outside and I think there were at least 2 inside. That is when I sat in my vehicle, shut the door and proceeded to switch from my 9mm to my .45. The guys went inside the room but I noticed that the curtain of the roomwas being peeked through. I eventually pulled the gun with the laser grip and spotted the peeper. The curtain was let go, but I could tell they were still watching, so I continued to spot them until we could coordinate with the office that we were returning there to pick up the key. Yes, that is considered brandishing, but there were at least 5 young men in that room and I don't know how many more in the other rooms. I'll be 50 this year and not interested in letting anything get started if I can prevent it.
As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
cheers ~~ okboomer
