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Open Carry?

Anchorite said:
Yikes!

As a general rule, I don't like people I don't know, so I'm a BIG FAN of pickup or delivery and drive-thru for prescriptions.
Your experience reinforces this for me. Can't imagine Mamacita could demonstrate competence with her LCP if the proverbial stuff hit the fan. She might shoot me.
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This was either right before Corona or the very very beginning. I don't think I don't think delivery was an option at the time. And we were going to get new phones so we kind of had to be there for that.
 
The Night Rider said:
This was either right before Corona or the very very beginning. I don't think I don't think delivery was an option at the time. And we were going to get new phones so we kind of had to be there for that.
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Understandable.

Some things you just can't avoid, like the bank or post office. Have to go in to conduct business. But Wal Mart ..... if I can avoid going in, I will avoid going in.
 
When I first got my concealed handgun permit I knew absolutely nothing about carrying a handgun and 20 years later I don't think I know much more now.

And I remember asking people "How do you know if you should or shouldn't carry a gun in a given situation?" I remember asking "How do you decide what days you carry and what days you don't?"

I don't remember who told me but the general consensus that I got is I should just carry every day.

I've seen videos of Masaad Ayoob in which he says if you're ever involved in the defensive gun use one of the first questions the police are going to ask you is "Why were you carrying a gun on that day?"

He said the best answer you can give is to say "I carry a gun everyday and today was no different."

So that's what I do.
 
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Anchorite said:
Some things you just can't avoid, like the bank or post office. Have to go in to conduct business.
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I've mentioned this before but the first and last time that I ever went into the Hooterville post office there was a guy in the lobby standing in line who was open carrying and no one there seemed to care. Not something I would ever try but apparently dude was getting away with it.

Anchorite said:
Have to go in to conduct business. But Wal Mart ..... if I can avoid going in, I will avoid going in.
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We don't go to town unless we have to. If we're going to town anyway I make a list of things to pick up at Walmart. I don't think I've actually been in a Walmart or in town and almost a month
 
We have Open Carry here. I see someone doing it from time to time.

I used to do it years ago on the family farm where nobody was around but my own family.
I don’t think I would even do that now. Besides other reasons against it, I believe if one is going to carry a gun, they should always carry it the same way. Or as near as possible.
The only exception for me would be if and when a “BBQ Gun” is acceptable.

When the subject comes up, I try to avoid getting into an argument or saying the opposing side is wrong. Nobody’s mind is going to be changed.

But…

I see the ability to carry concealed as an advantage and just don’t see why I would want to give that up.

Some say the sight of armed citizens makes bad people think twice, but I think it’s more effective to keep them guessing. I want them to enter a place and have to wonder if anyone in there is armed and if so, how many?

And please, for the love of God, if you’re going to Open Carry, carry something nice for us to look at. Let us see some nice bluing and tooled leather, not polymer and nylon.
If I were to hazard a guess, the people doing the latter make up more than 95% of OC’ers.
 
for me it really depends on the situation, I’m fine with open carry in more rural settings like hiking or being out on private land, it just makes sense there and doesn’t draw attention, but in town I’d rather keep it concealed since it avoids unnecessary reactions and keeps things low key, I don’t feel the need to make a statement with it, I’m more about practicality than visibility
 
Hi guys,

Gabriel8008 said:
I don't see the need to although it isn't a problem over here, will be getting the Beretta 80x cheetah bronze soon and might want to show off https://fortisgunsupply.com/product/beretta-80x-cheetah-bronze-380-acp/ hahaha just kidding but some might see it as fun though.
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JackobLone5 said:
for me it really depends on the situation, I’m fine with open carry in more rural settings like hiking or being out on private land, it just makes sense there and doesn’t draw attention, but in town I’d rather keep it concealed since it avoids unnecessary reactions and keeps things low key, I don’t feel the need to make a statement with it, I’m more about practicality than visibility
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I just wanted to give you a welcome to the form from the Wild Wild Upper Midwest. I'm glad you found us and thanks for joining us. Just be careful around all these curmudgeonly enablers. My safe has become quite overstuffed since landing here. ;)


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
To me open carry in the general public area does three things (1) upsets the populace drawing unneeded attention. (2) presents would be thugs with an opportunity to acquire a weapon by thumping you on the head and (3) paints a “shoot me first”sign on you should you stumble into a robbery at the local stop n rob. I’ll keep mine concealed thank you. In the woods or working on the farm? Sure do it all the time. In town? Nope, ain’t happening.
 
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This is in response to the people that say that they Open Carry in rural areas or out in the woods.

I have run into some very very weird people out here.



I decided to Bush whack from St Mary's Falls (red dot). Over the mountain that I was standing on when I took the picture.

Shortly after I took that picture I ran into some naked Earth Gypsy standing in the trees giving me the royal stink eye.

I didn't see him until I was maybe 15 or 20 ft away from him and he did not look happy that I was there.

I have found altars out in the mountains. One time I found a young girl's bathing suit just laying on the ground.

If I run into somebody like that out there I don't want them to know I'm armed before I know they're there.
 
HayesGreener said:
On the ranch and when hunting and fishing. Otherwise, no. I don't think it's usually a good idea in public. It is provocative and singles you out for attention you probably don't want.
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Live in Texas where open carry is legal. A few years back I open carried for a day to see how the general public would react to it. Got numerous stares, head shakes and a few outright negative comments. Like many of you open carry is not for me. Just my opinion.
 
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