Dude making open carriers look bad

[Glenn E. Meyer]

Saw a guy with a Glock in a good holster. Wearing jeans and a polo shirt. Turned around in line at the burger joint and there were handicuffs. The law! Same in the take out line in the French Bistro. Guy with a Glock in a good holster, two mags on the other side. Pants looked like the 'nice' tactical line. Turned around and saw his shirt - the law! Set of nicely dressed middle aged women doing lunch in an upscale lunch dive. All wearing Glocks. Well, there gold shields on all their belts.

Looks like a good holster is an indication of the law and also neatly dressed.

[Zincwarrior]

I really like the magazine carrier / handcuff carrier combo the detectives have here. For some reason that just strikes me as a tiny bit of perfection.

[camsdaddy]

Saw a guy with a Glock in a good holster. Wearing jeans and a polo shirt. Turned around in line at the burger joint and there were handicuffs. The law! Same in the take out line in the French Bistro. Guy with a Glock in a good holster, two mags on the other side. Pants looked like the 'nice' tactical line. Turned around and saw his shirt - the law! Set of nicely dressed middle aged women doing lunch in an upscale lunch dive. All wearing Glocks. Well, there gold shields on all their belts.

Looks like a good holster is an indication of the law and also neatly dressed.

I wonder if open carry with a crappy holster is sign of someone who doesn't know better. I would think law enforcement would carry in better holsters because they need retention, want to look professional, need a holster that will stand up to daily use and open carry is their only option. I think most who open carry in a cheap holster are new, don't know any better, think $20 is a lot for a nice holster. I think the longer you carry the more you realize nice gear makes a difference

[Trooper224]

I wonder if open carry with a crappy holster is sign of someone who doesn't know better. I would think law enforcement would carry in better holsters because they need retention, want to look professional, need a holster that will stand up to daily use and open carry is their only option. I think most who open carry in a cheap holster are new, don't know any better, think $20 is a lot for a nice holster. I think the longer you carry the more you realize nice gear makes a difference

At my new job, I watch LEOs of all stripes secure their weapons as they enter the courthouse. Consequently,, I observed many carry rigs every day.

You're wrong.

[BehindBlueI's]

At my new job, I watch LEOs of all stripes secure their weapons as they enter the courthouse. Consequently,, I observed many carry rigs every day.

You're wrong.

The only thing cheaper than a cop is two cops. I saw a lot of cheap thermo- plastic and Serpa stuff on plain clothes guys.

[Cypher]

I wonder if open carry with a crappy holster is sign of someone who doesn't know better.

How could it be anything else?

[mtnbkr]

How could it be anything else?

There are those who have been shown the way, but just DGAF.

Chris

[Greg]

www.peopleofwalmart.com

This gem of a site might already have pics of a fat OCer in assless chaps.

I’m afraid to look.

[Drang]

Wake me when someone posts "Dude making Open Carriers look good"...

[Trooper224]

The only thing cheaper than a cop is two cops. I saw a lot of cheap thermo- plastic and Serpa stuff on plain clothes guys.

Seen more than one "special" agent take his holstered pistol out of his briefcase and return it to same when leaving. Saw two of them argue over which Glock belonged to whom. "This one's yours." "No, I put mine in that box." "No you didn't." I looked at one and said, "Yours is the black one."

Seen more than one LEO in jeans and a t-shirt, with said t-shirt so tightly stretched over their weapon you could read the serial number. One of the local LEOs on the Marshals Taskforce wears his thigh holster flopping down around his knee and obviously thinks he's a pipe hitting snake eater because of it.

I've only seen two feds come through the hallowed halls of justice, who seem squared away with their gun handling. One is an ATF agent I worked with a few times when I was on SWAT, back in the bronze age. I'd go through a door with that man any time. The other is a female FBI agent. At least as best I can tell, since I'm constantly distracted by the way she fills out her 5.11s.


The fact is, years of service and agency affiliation are meaningless. If they DGAF they never will and you can't make them.