Open Carry versus Obvious Concealment

[Casual Friday]

This, except when I carry concealed in the woods due to the chance of running into left-wing idiot hikers/snowshoers. It's just a bad PR move.


Okie John

Oh trust me, living in western WA there's no shortage of the Subaru, rescue dog, wool socks with sandals, Coexist, Feel the Bern 2016, North Face bark eaters to run across in the woods. I really couldn't care less whether they approve or not of my sidearm.

[AlwaysLearning]

I spend a lot of time in areas with high proportions of hipster/fashionista types. Over the last year I've seen more and more of them rocking the neon 90's fanny packs, usually with a set of oversize glasses and highwaisted jeans.

http://thefashiontag.com/2015/09/15/...-pack-is-back/

[Glenn E. Meyer]

Talked to a Marine today about OC. He said that he was a Marine and didn't want to be the shoot me first guy. Preferred surprise.

[Irelander]

I've been having discussions with my buddies about how OC is not the greatest option for carrying a gun around town. They can't seem to get their head around the benefits of concealed carry especially after reading this...

http://www.usacarry.com/forums/open-...-argument.html

I pretty much gave up and told them to chive on if that's what they want to do.

[JodyH]

Yup... rock on with your OC self. Maybe I'll ambush the guy who ambushed you.

[ubervic]

I've been having discussions with my buddies about how OC is not the greatest option for carrying a gun around town. They can't seem to get their head around the benefits of concealed carry especially after reading this...

http://www.usacarry.com/forums/open-...-argument.html

I pretty much gave up and told them to chive on if that's what they want to do.

WOW

[olstyn]

I've been having discussions with my buddies about how OC is not the greatest option for carrying a gun around town. They can't seem to get their head around the benefits of concealed carry especially after reading this...

http://www.usacarry.com/forums/open-...-argument.html

I pretty much gave up and told them to chive on if that's what they want to do.

It's interesting how some of that guy's premise is demonstrably false. If these are the sort of folks that facts are persuasive to, you might show them this; it happened a little over a year ago:

http://bearingarms.com/ill-taking-op...ries-gunpoint/

Sure, that guy made a lot of poor choices, but the point is that OC did in fact make him a target.

[Chance]

You can also show them this, although they'll probably shrug it off because it's not how things work in 'Merica.

[Dagga Boy]

Fanny pack story: I used to own my own police equipment store. One day a guy who was on our shooting team and stellar dude comes in to buy a big black fanny pack. He had just come out of a deep undercover assignment where he spent years living as a bearded long haired dirt bag amongst meth people. He Mexican carried his department issue SIG that he purposely screwed up the finish on and had the grip wrapped in rubber bands. After coming out of dope he went back to clean cut all American clean shaved guy. White t-Shirt and jeans off duty cop look. I was puzzled on the fanny pack as we all "knew" they were target identifiers and should never use one. My buddy said when he worked undercover he found out that the big black fanny pack was a indicator to crooks that it was an off duty cop, he was carry a duty sized gun, and they were heavily avoided.
I decided to try it. I found nobody bummed changed from me. Dirtbags would no longer approach me for anything. I was left alone and avoided by people I did not want around me. I was sold.
I just went back to the fanny pack because of my truck seats. I carry a VP9, spare mag, soft cuffs, a spare sure fire light, a TQ and CPR Mask, my LE creds, and a large multi tool.......not bad for something I always have on, even running the kid to school in the AM with BB shorts on. So......works for me, and most folks have no clue about it. I am getting all the supposed "benefits" the OC folks espouse without scaring soccer mom's and kids.

[RoyGBiv]

^^^ Fanny Pack Club Member #002

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