Peetmoss
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As long as the guy wasn't drawing I wouldn't have been concerned at all. Hell the other day I accdently flashed my two backup magazines while putting change in my pocket at the local gas station.
When CCW bump in a public place
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Steve Smith
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I have seen Zundfolge in person. He coudn't pass for a hood on his worst day...epecially in this town! 
bogie
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Well, I've noticed that one has significantly more "personal space" when riding mass transit if one maintains a constant muttering to oneself...
Zundfolge
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Hey Steve, I said I hadn't shaved ... I look much more hood like when I need a shave
This chatter reminds me of a friend of mine working under cover narcotics. He never looked good and generally looked different any two weeks in a row. Nicest guy you'd ever meet.
He was working one night when the car in which he and others were riding was stopped by the local PD. He was carrying (1911 in small of back) and created just a bit of excitement when he was patted down. He said he got roughed up just a bit between stop and jail but, naturally, couldn't say he was one of the good guys.
He was working one night when the car in which he and others were riding was stopped by the local PD. He was carrying (1911 in small of back) and created just a bit of excitement when he was patted down. He said he got roughed up just a bit between stop and jail but, naturally, couldn't say he was one of the good guys.
Bravo11
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When I see someone printing or showing some leather I also assume its another ccw. I may be on the minority side of this issue but I think its good to flash a piece of carry like the bottom of a holster or a spare mag carrier--it lets any potential bad guy
know that this is not place to hit. Its like the old addage: "Peace thru superior firepower"
know that this is not place to hit. Its like the old addage: "Peace thru superior firepower"
Well, no, that's not exactly right, David. You aren't allowed to think he's a hood because of his appearance, but it's okay to think he's a hood because he is one!
Other than being alert (because BGs DO exist), why would someone else carrying be cause for a change in my behaviour? I support the Second Amendment, so I can't regard any firearms laws as being valid. So, I see someone doing something perfectly legal, I should get upset?
Nope.
dav
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Thanks for clearing that up for me, Quartus!
spacemanspiff
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maybe it has something to do with the location? we're already conditioned up here to open carry. moreso in the bush areas than in the city, but its still no big deal. go into any mom & pop cafe on the seward highway and you'll likely see someone seated with a sidearm on their hip.
i've only seen two people that i figured to be carrying. one was a guy with a fanny pack but still reached into his back pocket for his wallet and the other was a guy wearing a camo jacket that had a bit of a bulge about 4 oclock.
i've only seen two people that i figured to be carrying. one was a guy with a fanny pack but still reached into his back pocket for his wallet and the other was a guy wearing a camo jacket that had a bit of a bulge about 4 oclock.
I have a tendency to go for the "scruffy" look myself, for camo purposes - well, camo and the fact that I prefer my hair long. Long hair, goatee/mustache, usually wearing a Kiss T-shirt with an open shirt over. However, my NRA Life Member Hat or Ceritified Instructor jacket ought to tip off any fellow good guys .
I also assume everyone else is armed, so the sight of a holster generall doesn't bother me unlesss the person is acting in some way that would raise further susspicions.
.I also assume everyone else is armed, so the sight of a holster generall doesn't bother me unlesss the person is acting in some way that would raise further susspicions.
JohnBT
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"...traversing our more interesting neighborhoods..."
Wave when you pass through
Or stop by if you have time. But knock before you come in
John
Wave when you pass through
Or stop by if you have time. But knock before you come in
John
seeker_two
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If it ain't pointed at me, I have no problem w/ it...
Average Guy
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Don't remember who wrote it, but I once read that "The good guys usually wear holsters."
As for me, I'm big and clean cut and melanin deficient, so I get pegged as a cop no matter what I wear. I'm not, and I ain't even carrying, but whatever works...
sm
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I just figured I'd keep my SA attuned to the fact everyone carried.
Went to chew the fat with my Dr. and personal friend. While there looking at his new toy, some other friends showed up, all of us carrying CCW. And one new gun on his desk. We varied from DR. accountant, nurse, motorcyle hippie look (husband and wife)Me, I'm just a regular guy in jeans. Kinda funny because we then got into holsters and carry methods.
Heck his nurse figures most of his patients carry...they provide a safe place in Exam room for guns, in case you have to put on the robe and go down the hall for tests, Xrays. .. And the personal nurse carries...I took her some ammo for plinkin'.
Went to chew the fat with my Dr. and personal friend. While there looking at his new toy, some other friends showed up, all of us carrying CCW. And one new gun on his desk. We varied from DR. accountant, nurse, motorcyle hippie look (husband and wife)Me, I'm just a regular guy in jeans. Kinda funny because we then got into holsters and carry methods.
Heck his nurse figures most of his patients carry...they provide a safe place in Exam room for guns, in case you have to put on the robe and go down the hall for tests, Xrays. .. And the personal nurse carries...I took her some ammo for plinkin'.
Zundfolge
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This thread has me thinking.
If the first rule of gun safety is "every gun is loaded" then why not make the first rule of safety in public is "every person is armed".
If the first rule of gun safety is "every gun is loaded" then why not make the first rule of safety in public is "every person is armed".
jrhines
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What about...?
To put a different spin on the question - What about the situation where you see someone carrying in a state that has no CCW? A few years back, I was sitting in a doctor’s office and noticed a young fellow, maybe mid-20's, with some poly pistol in an IWB rig. I am assuming it was not just tucked into his belt, but I didn't see the holster. He was in jeans, tucked T & overshirt, and flashed when he fished his wallet out of his hip pocket while seated. There ain't any CCW in Maryland, so I noticed bigtime! I figured UC LEO & went about my business.
I recall that I was PO'ed 'cause he was (and I assumed could), and I wasn't (and could not legally).
To put a different spin on the question - What about the situation where you see someone carrying in a state that has no CCW? A few years back, I was sitting in a doctor’s office and noticed a young fellow, maybe mid-20's, with some poly pistol in an IWB rig. I am assuming it was not just tucked into his belt, but I didn't see the holster. He was in jeans, tucked T & overshirt, and flashed when he fished his wallet out of his hip pocket while seated. There ain't any CCW in Maryland, so I noticed bigtime! I figured UC LEO & went about my business.
I recall that I was PO'ed 'cause he was (and I assumed could), and I wasn't (and could not legally).
jr, in response to your question, I'll give you what I said earlier:
I can't very well call myself a supporter of the Constitution, and then get upset that someone else exercises a Constitutionally protected right, even if they do it in violation of an UNConstitutional law.
I can't very well call myself a supporter of the Constitution, and then get upset that someone else exercises a Constitutionally protected right, even if they do it in violation of an UNConstitutional law.
spacemanspiff
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i know of one person that carries without a CCW. all i could do was encourage him to get the permit. but his buddies all carry without, so i'm not too sure if i was persuasive enough. even though he is technically breaking the law, he isnt one of the 'bad guys'.
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