Do y'all wear apparel advertising guns?

[Redneck with a 40]

I've got a "Springfield Armory USA" t-shirt in black, the lettering is white on the front. The back has a big "bring enough gun" logo with a print of a Socom-16 .308. I love it!

 

[montanaoffroader]

I have no problem wearing clothes with gun related stuff on it, but I don't actually own any at the moment. I do wear a camo baseball cap sometimes, but it has no logo.

 

[KimberUltra]

I recently received 2 tshirts for free from a co worker who is like a super duper life platinum member of the NRA. One is a fusion tshirt but it's hard to see the logo and it blends in. The other is a Springfield armory tshirt that says something like any foe or something and bring enough gun. I wear em because they were free and anyone who ever mentioned them negatively can pound sand. I dont comment anyone's fubu 50 cent killin hoes tshirts so leave mine alone.

 

[arflattop]

No. The last thing I want is to be in an active shooter situation and advertise that I'm probably armed. My hats are all farm related.

 

[Jim NE]

I won't wear anything advertising any product. These days that seems to make me part of a tiny minority.

My attitude, as well. I've decided NOT to be a walking billboard for products or events anymore. 100 years from now people will look at old pictures and say, "Goodness...what drove those people to dress like that??"

 

[rondog]

I wear my NRA hat at the range, does that count? Other than that, I don't shill for nobody. I used to wear all kinds of stuff with Harley-Davidson on it, until I found out some things about the company and its team of sue-happy lawyers. Now I won't even go in their shops.

I even make car dealers remove their name from new vehicles the wife and I buy. I ain't driving around advertising for them, unless they want to discuss rates and terms.

Ain't I a stinker?

 

[9mmforMe]

I would wear a Ruger hat or T-shirt (I dig the logo) to the range, but don't like to advertise my preferences usually.

 

[Nushif]

I only support the brands I like. So in public I will wear Army shirts ... My car has a Beretta sticker ... And I have an Altama t-shirt. All but the stickers were free.

I still love the breaks in logic though ... We assume that during a firefight the average person can not aim accurately, unless very, very highly trained, will fumble every mag and develop massive tunnel vision ... But a bad guy somehow miraculously remembers to aim for the guy with the LaRue hat when bullets start flying.

 

[Pete D.]

I won't wear clothing that advertizes anything. I am not a billboard. If a company wants to use me for advertizing its products, they can darn well pay me.
Pete

 

[Sig88]

The only apparel I wore everywhere was my BCM hat which I can no longer find. It was comfortable and wasn't flashy unlike the GSSF hat I got in the mail the other day. At least I have a hat for the range now

 

[DC Plumber]

I'm not afraid or paranoid. But I also think like some others on the board, plus I live in a very liberal area. More obama bumper stickers than you can imagine. These are the same people that ride their bicycle past our gun club and yell at us because we enjoy guns. But, they got a banana bicycle seat stuck up their a$$ and are wearing the most stupid bicycling get-ups I've ever seen. They are rolling mini bill boards and they look stupid. Just like the punks that wear athletic clothing just because a brand name is on it. Call me old, whatever. I'm not old. I just prefere to blend in. I fly below the radar. I see a lot of human behavior that is hard to believe. Heck, I won't even put a political poster in my yard at election time. Too many houses and mailboxes getting vandalized by those that think they are better than the rest. If I could, I'd drive a plain white work truck without our name and number on it. I am proud of my country and my rights, but I'm not going to run around yelling it either. I blend, and you'll never know I'm armed either. What's the saying, speak softly and carry a big stick, something like that?

 

[bikerdoc]

So all of you that do not want to advertise are telling me that all you have are plain tshirts? No Harley Davidson or branch of service tshirts?

Thats exactly what I said. Plain.

 

[au01st]

I won an XD Gear hat last month. I wear it at the range. However I'd assume you know I own an XD if you see me wearing it, since it's likely at the 3 o'clock position on my hip.

 

[Hammerogod]

When S&W buys me a Leather Armani Blazer I will have the S&W Logo embroidered on it.
Otherwise I don't do free advertising.

 

[cougar1717]

Yesterday, I saw a taxi with a ruger logo (symbol only, no words). I'm sure he gets held up all the time by people wanting to steal his CCW.

I don't have a lot of gun branded clothing. All of it was gifted or free. For the longest time I used to consistently wear a Beretta or Winchester hat. I had Winchester ammo T-shirts, etc. I'd wear them out in public. No one ever followed me to my car or home due to a piece of clothing that I wore which corresponded to an item that I may or may not have owned. There are some seriously paranoid respones here. We live in a day of constant advertisement.

I have a friend who will not wear anything with a gun brand on it. Instead, his wife and family get him all sorts of not branded but related clothing with slogans like "If at first you don't succeed, reload!" Some of those draw more attention than tastefully gun branded clothing.

I do have one hat that I won't just wear anywhere. It's relegated to range/farm use. It's a Noveske hat I got free with the slogan "Stops Jihad on Contact".

 

[DAdams]

+1, I'm with BikerDoc.....

I wear no logo's, Guns, knives, motorcycles, Vietnam vet or Jesus.

I dress plain vanilla. I want no one to know my interests or history, or level of training, and dont see myself as a walking billboard.

To the outside world I am just another old guy, not worthy of a second glance.

I do have a couple of T's that obviate fishing, but no one's gear. Now I did get a couple of nice OD ripstop baseball style hats with old glory in funky shades of green on the front and BCM on the back. No one has ever asked me how it shoots.

I have to wear logo crap to Corporate events, that's enough name brand ID for me.

 

[wh!plash]

Maybe I'm just boring, but I like to keep things simple. My wardrobe basically consists of solid color tshirts and polos. If I could wear khaki cargo pants and a solid black tshirt everyday, I'd be fine until the day I die.

I do own a Kimber shirt my dad gave to me, and I have a couple of Ducati shirts too (motorcycle brand). I'm not actively against them, because I like the brands. I don't usually go out of my way to pay $20 for a shirt that advertises some company brand. A quality plain black tshirt costs what, like $8?

 

[oneounceload]

Only my sporting clays vest, but the Buckmark logo is popular here in FL on the back windows of pickup trucks

 

[RX-178]

I wear 7.62design shirts, if that counts. One of them has an M4 on it, another has an AK on it... a few others like that.

I've got a few tshirts for free at various SHOT shows over the past few years, like Para Ordnance, GunsAmerica, ESS Eyewear, and I wear them about as often as I wear any of my t-shirts.

 

[.338-06]

I try not to wear any advertising, unless I'm being paid to.

 

[bhk]

Wow, we sure have an interesting mix of folks on this site. I guess that is what makes it fun. We have a large group on this thread that wants no one to know they own a gun. How sad. We also have threads where we have a bunches of Open Carry advocates that must feel exactly the opposite. They want everyone to know they own guns and want the public to experience their gun up close and personal. Also interesting. I guess the posters I respect the most are those that won't wear any product logos. I don't necessarily agree with it, but respect it.

Me, I own a few gun logo'd items and wear them very occassionally. I am more likely to wear them to a gun show or to the range, but don't necessarily restrict myself to that rule. As far as letting someone know I own guns, that is not an issue where I live. Hell, damn everyone around here owns guns. Every third truck has a Browning decal on it, as well as antler or turkey track decals. My truck has camo seats, a quail decal, and state-issued conservation plates with an 8-point buck on them. Gee, maybe I am likely to own a gun. No big deal in my neck of the woods. Heck, from October to March I am also likely to have a rifle of some sort laying on the passenger front seat. Gotta keep those coyotes on their toes!!

I am retired now, but even in my previous job as a school administrator I had shooting and hunting related items all over my office. This trait usually resulted in quality discussions with students and adults, which resulted in the resolution of many a conflict.

 

[possum]

no, and i don't wear a "shoot me first vest" either.

 

[ChCx2744]

I personally believe some firearms related apparel actually looks pretty nice; however, I don't want to draw any unnecessary attention to myself in any way. So no, I do not wear or advertise anything firearm related.

If I get paid to wear or advertise...Well...That's a whole different beast.

 

[Ogie]

I only wear gun/knife related clothing occasionally when I am in Illinois. It gives me great pleasure to do so in that Commie state.