The reason I started this thread I'd because it comes up a couple of times a year on every single firearms forum I read usually combined with a warning not to put NRA/Gasden Flag sticker on your car. If it's considered inappropriate please accept my apologies and delete it.
I know this subject has been discussed before but I want to try to get a different angle on it. It's a known fact that certain types of clothing are associated with shooting sports/Law enforcement /concealed carry. My question is "Is the general public really that aware of these trends?"
If you walk by me in a pair of "tactical pants" or a concealed carry shirt I'm going to pick up on it because I've seen it discussed ad nauseum on the Internet. My wife(who hasn't been indoctrinated by AR15.com) may not even notice you. To be honest I've seen a couple of 5.11 "covert" shirts that I wouldn't look at twice.
Those of you who are police, do you pay that much attention to people's fashion choices? Is it really something you even focus on?
Again, I'm not trying to focus on the clothes themselves so much as asking Is this real or is it something we've made up amongst ourselves?