And that is your choice, as it should be. My choice is open carry most of the time. There are times when I prefer to conceal. Usually when I don't feel 100%, and there fore don't think I'll be as alert as I should be when I OC. But in the end, it's my choice, and I don't need any armchair quarterbacking from someone who doesn't OC.Mostly concealed, because my city is a "no loaded open carry unless you have a concealed license" city. Yes, this means I *CAN* open carry legally; and I could have open carried before unloaded. But either way, you're going to draw unwanted attention. I'd rather just leave it silently concealed. If I need it, it's still there.
When in towns where loaded open carry isn't prohibited, I open carry.
Yeah, I love it so much, I'm ready to puke. :wink:Don't you just love it?
People who have never open-carried, trying to warn people who open-carry daily, for years, about the realities and dangers of open-carry, based not on experience or reality, but on their vivid and hysterical imaginations, and overactive glands.
And then they can't understand why we laugh at them and roll our eyes. Read my sig.
Don't you just love it?
People who have never open-carried, trying to warn people who open-carry daily, for years, about the realities and dangers of open-carry, based not on experience or reality, but on their vivid and hysterical imaginations, and overactive glands.
And then they can't understand why we laugh at them and roll our eyes. Read my sig.
B2Tall:224492 said:You sound like a cigarette smoker who, because they don't have cancer, blasts non-smokers for pointing out potential problems with your decision to smoke. I don't need to be an OCer to recognize the various negative issues that I believe could very well arise from such activity.
I'll never tell you not to OC, but I will defend my reasons for choosing not to.
B2Tall:224023 said:Never occured to you that those who would cause you the most "hassle" are those who have already made up their minds on the matter? Thus would be the least willing to "talk with' you on the topic.
Trying to "educate" apparent idiots lost it's excitement for me long ago.....
GG
You can't teach somebody who already knows everything. You can't educate the omnipotent.
There are times when I prefer to conceal. Usually when I don't feel 100%, and there fore don't think I'll be as alert as I should be when I OC.
Just don't go around spewing all the usual myths....
It's not a myth to those people who believe it. Apparently thats the majority of posters on this site. Logic tells me that there are many more people here that think you're the one "spewing myths".
Well if we were to throw logic in the mix, then I would have to disagree with you based on the results in this poll.
Combined, 50% (as of this posting) like OC vs 33.3% who are strictly CC. That suggests to me that many more would OC all the time if there werent so many horror stories about what might happen, vs what hasnt actually happened, perpetuated on so many forums by people, who imo, are no better in their mentality about OC than the antis are about any carry.
Liberty is not just a word and sooo many people miss the point of it. I may not like something someone is doing, but outside there actually being a victim after the fact, ill be damned if I waste my breath or energy convincing someone else that what they are doing is wrong because it didnt fit some narrowminded way of thinking.
B2Tall:224541 said:Well if we were to throw logic in the mix, then I would have to disagree with you based on the results in this poll.
Combined, 50% (as of this posting) like OC vs 33.3% who are strictly CC. That suggests to me that many more would OC all the time if there werent so many horror stories about what might happen, vs what hasnt actually happened, perpetuated on so many forums by people, who imo, are no better in their mentality about OC than the antis are about any carry.
Liberty is not just a word and sooo many people miss the point of it. I may not like something someone is doing, but outside there actually being a victim after the fact, ill be damned if I waste my breath or energy convincing someone else that what they are doing is wrong because it didnt fit some narrowminded way of thinking.
Your logic cuts both ways equally. It's self-cancelling.
If you look through the posts of this thread and similar threads you'll find very few CCers who're telling OCers that they (the OCers) are wrong and shouldn't do it. On the contrary it's many of the OCers who belittle those of us who prefer to CC. Your words on "liberty" are quite true which is why I will continue to CC even though some "narrowminded" individuals say I'm spewing lies and perpetuating myths. Your POV is entirely valid but you're pointing it in the wrong direction.
It's not a myth to those people who believe it. Apparently thats the majority of posters on this site. Logic tells me that there are many more people here that think you're the one "spewing myths".
Your logic cuts both ways equally. It's self-cancelling.
If you look through the posts of this thread and similar threads you'll find very few CCers who're telling OCers that they (the OCers) are wrong and shouldn't do it. On the contrary it's many of the OCers who belittle those of us who prefer to CC. Your words on "liberty" are quite true which is why I will continue to CC even though some "narrowminded" individuals say I'm spewing lies and perpetuating myths. Your POV is entirely valid but you're pointing it in the wrong direction.
Could you expand on this a little more?? I'm not quite sure I follow you. Why would you need to be more alert when you OC as opposed to when you CC?? Is there something that worries you more while OCing than CCing?? Thanks.
CC draws less Anti-OC sentiment.
I've been harassed more by CCers than by non-carriers. Most of the anti-gun crowd, if they are rabidly anti-2nd amendment, don't even bother me. It's the CCers who think they "know better" than I do who generally give me the most grief.
B2Tall:224518 said:It's not a myth to those people who believe it.
Thank you! :biggrin:SERIOUSLY? Have you been taking lessons on statistics from the Brady Campaign?!? It's all about the AUDIENCE. Go post your poll and your theories on OpenCarry.org - A Right Unexercised is a Right Lost! ... and see what kind of results you would get. Asking an audience questions that you know is pre-disposed to agree with you is hardly accurate or scientific.
Because the reality is when open carrying one must remain alert for the anti-gun cop, or the CC only raver who is going to wet themselves at the opportunity to hassle a law abiding citizen.
That's been my exact experience as well.
Open carriers argue about the myths being spread about why they choose to carry. There are way more people on OC side. Logic and common sense believes in deterrence.
This poll is skewed unless b2 reset it for all those that voted based on their local laws. There are couple people that started their posts with, "OC is not allowed, so..."
As do big business. ADT alarm company puts signs in yards and stickers on windows. Brinks and Guardia use marked and armored cars and visibly armed security guards. All the car alarm companies have the flashing red light in the dash visible from outside the car. Funny how none of those companies rely upon the "element of surprise" isn't it? You would think with all their experience, research and resources they would know better.
I must disagree. The poll is skewed because of the KNOWN aduience that was asked to participate. It is known that the majority of posters on this forum are CC only ravers. Ask the same poll at OpenCarry.org - A Right Unexercised is a Right Lost! ... and you would get equally skewed results in favor of OC ravers.
Thank you! :biggrin:
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