blarby
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I love the export restrictions on the tac mug.
gun fashion faux pas
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Fishslayer
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Flatbill ballcap. Bonus points for wearing it backwards and/or over the ears. Watch these guys VERY carefully. They're gonna do something stupid.
I generally wear camo shorts because it doesn't show tactical bacon grease or where the mustard fell outta my tactical sammich onto my lap.
I generally wear camo shorts because it doesn't show tactical bacon grease or where the mustard fell outta my tactical sammich onto my lap.
Rail Driver
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Now now, don't let prejudice cloud your judgement. I wear a flat bill ballcap from time to time, and I stringently adhere to proper firearms safety. Sometimes I even wear it backwards or over one or both ears. I'm not going to say I don't do stupid things once in awhile, but they're certainly not related to what kind of hat I wear, and they don't happen when I'm handling firearms.Flatbill ballcap. Bonus points for wearing it backwards and/or over the ears. Watch these guys VERY carefully. They're gonna do something stupid.
I generally wear camo shorts because it doesn't show tactical bacon grease or where the mustard fell outta my tactical sammich onto my lap.
With cheeeesssseeee
beatledog7
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No offense intended; I dress down at times. But isn't it pretty much true that 90% of guys dressed in a manner associated with a particular cultural mindset really do have that mindset? Isn't the mindset the thing that drives the dress code?
Rail Driver
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Depends what specific mindset you're talking about. In my (considerable) experience with the particular culture in question from growing up in Detroit and living in Louisville, KY and Toledo, OH as well as Tallahassee, FL (3 major colleges here... plenty of stupid actions going on), I've found that there are many more people that dress in the "urban" fashion and don't do stupid/dangerous things with guns than there are that do. Most of those "urban" types that do stupid and/or dangerous things with guns tend to be prohibited persons, though there's no way to tell simply by looking at them. For that matter, there's no way to tell if a person is going to do something stupid without watching their BEHAVIOR rather than the way they dress. That's basically the point I'm making here... A person's actions define them. How they dress (or speak, or what they believe, or where they live, or the color of their skin, or what age or gender they are) does not.
beatledog7
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Rail Driver:
I fully get what you're saying. But when Person A knows nothing about Person B, is it not true that Person A generally classifies Person B based on appearance? He does this because his experience has taught him to be situationally aware, and he has no other facts to go on.
One's mode of dress very often "tells" the observer what group with which the observed person identifies. Exceptions abound, but the casual observer cannot tell who the exceptions are.
I fully get what you're saying. But when Person A knows nothing about Person B, is it not true that Person A generally classifies Person B based on appearance? He does this because his experience has taught him to be situationally aware, and he has no other facts to go on.
One's mode of dress very often "tells" the observer what group with which the observed person identifies. Exceptions abound, but the casual observer cannot tell who the exceptions are.
This thread has real potential. I never wear anything tactical or with any form of gun likeness. Fanny packs have already been mentioned but a few things have been missed. I once saw a guy with a gold badge on his belt. When I got close enough I could see it wasn't a police badge. I kept wondering if his CCW badge would get him arrested.
I've seen more than one person with a Glock cap or a 1911 t-shirt. To me this kind of thing defeats the purpose of concealing. Like putting a sign in your living room window announcing you have lots of firearms inside.
Op my advice is simple. Try to dress like a guy who doesn't have a gun.
I've seen more than one person with a Glock cap or a 1911 t-shirt. To me this kind of thing defeats the purpose of concealing. Like putting a sign in your living room window announcing you have lots of firearms inside.
Op my advice is simple. Try to dress like a guy who doesn't have a gun.
sgtstryker
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Someone wearing a $20 nylon thigh rig that flaps from the front of the thigh to the rear as they walk. This always gives me the willies.. sorry willie
3KillerBs
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Fanny packs are very practical for people who don't use belts. I don't wear pants much at all, almost never wear jeans, and can't remember the last time that sturdy belts were commonly seen on women's skirts.
I've been using a bellyband this winter, but I'm probably going to have to go back to a fanny pack for summer because an undershirt and a 6" band of surgical elastic is going to be very, very hot in a North Carolina summer working in a factory that has no AC.
armoredman
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wojownik, no, no holster leather showing, guaranteed. The museum is a posted no carry zone, unfortunately. The vest is simply because it was a bit cold in the early morning hours.
hso, the good thing is most people have absolutely no idea what CZ means, though I have had at least one person ask me if CZ-USA is importing CZ motorcycles. I said, "I think so", and kept going.
ExTank, that B-17G behind me has LIVE and LOADED machineguns in it. The plane is back under the authority of the US Air Force so the 309th Bomb Group can have "their" plane as authentic as possible, including 12 separate loaded 50BMGs, but with electrical firing circuits disabled. The plane is in 100% restored FLYABLE condition, drain the preservation fluids, fill oil, gas, charge the batteries, and she'll fly.
In this picture you can see three gentlemen - the one in the wheelchair was a navigator on a B-17 in WWII. The gentleman in the red hat gave my son an incredible guided tour of the plane, and flew that exact aircraft right after the war.
Come on down to Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson sometime to see all the incredible history there. Gives ya goose bumps.
Sorry, went WAAAAAAAY off topic...my bad.
I don't feel bad wearing CZ-USA garb, as I said, 90% of gun people and 99% of bad guys have no clue what it means. Now, I am a little bit more careful when I wear THIS hat, generally only wear it to the range, but sometimes other places.
The museum is a posted no carry zone, unfortunately. The vest is simply because it was a bit cold in the early morning hours.hso, the good thing is most people have absolutely no idea what CZ means, though I have had at least one person ask me if CZ-USA is importing CZ motorcycles. I said, "I think so", and kept going.
ExTank, that B-17G behind me has LIVE and LOADED machineguns in it. The plane is back under the authority of the US Air Force so the 309th Bomb Group can have "their" plane as authentic as possible, including 12 separate loaded 50BMGs, but with electrical firing circuits disabled. The plane is in 100% restored FLYABLE condition, drain the preservation fluids, fill oil, gas, charge the batteries, and she'll fly.
In this picture you can see three gentlemen - the one in the wheelchair was a navigator on a B-17 in WWII. The gentleman in the red hat gave my son an incredible guided tour of the plane, and flew that exact aircraft right after the war.
Come on down to Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson sometime to see all the incredible history there. Gives ya goose bumps.
Sorry, went WAAAAAAAY off topic...my bad.
I don't feel bad wearing CZ-USA garb, as I said, 90% of gun people and 99% of bad guys have no clue what it means. Now, I am a little bit more careful when I wear THIS hat, generally only wear it to the range, but sometimes other places.
...and blue socks.
While I will admit that most of these things are dead give aways to those of us in the gun community, with the exception of firearm company branded clothing items, what member of the general population is going to look at a vest, or a fanny pack and automatically think "GUN!" before i was aware in the firearms community i never actively looked for armed people, and i doubt much of the general population does.
From what I remember, cargo khakis and other military inspired fashions used to be pretty popular in the late 90s/early 00s. They're only a dead giveaway NOW because they currently aren't in style and only someone who needs (or thinks they need) them is going to wear them.
Nah, modern day "possibles bag".Purse??
monet61
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Well, I wear khaki cargo pants to work every day. I like the fit, and having all the pockets mostly keeps me from having to pack around parts and small tools in a toolbag. Wouldn't wear 'em anywhere else. I swear I'm not any kind of ninja!!
As for judging by looks, this long haired hippie type otter scrubbin tree hugger doesn't quite fit the "Carrying" profile....I find people don't even notice when I'm open carrying let alone CCW or semi CCW....
looking different can actually hide you in a crowd when it comes to daily carry. though it is annoying at the range until the RMs get to know me....I can't count the number of times new RMs feel the need to ck and see if after 30+ years of shooting and being a club member, I have a clue. Oh well everyone deals with some discrimination at some point in their life. If that's all for me I can deal.
looking different can actually hide you in a crowd when it comes to daily carry. though it is annoying at the range until the RMs get to know me....I can't count the number of times new RMs feel the need to ck and see if after 30+ years of shooting and being a club member, I have a clue. Oh well everyone deals with some discrimination at some point in their life. If that's all for me I can deal.
Black Duck Charlie
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A black holster with a brown belt.
browningguy, maybe the ones who wear a black holster on a brown belt just couldn't find a brown holster -- or maybe the black one was just less expensive.
browningguy, maybe the ones who wear a black holster on a brown belt just couldn't find a brown holster -- or maybe the black one was just less expensive.
Ringolevio
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There's fashion, and then there's style...
I'm an outdoorsman, and I favor sturdy, practical clothing. I often wear a vest or a BDU-type or bush jacket, and I wear a lot of khaki. And I almost always wear a Tilley-type hat. I'm also almost always accompanied by a pretty serious-looking GSD.
If that makes somebody think I'm a mall ninja or some other kind of poser, I'm OK with that. If it makes badguys think I'm some kind of dog handler, I'm OK with that, too.
Cops don't seem to show too much interest. But a couple of gunshop guys have told me I look like a guy who carries a 1911; I'm OK with that, too (SS XSE Commander).
Nobody ever asks if I carry (even folks whom I think are less-than-discreet in talking about guns and carrying; I stay out of such conversations).
But I'm sometimes asked (by strangers) "Are you on safari?"
And I usually give one of two responses, both with a smile:
1) "Well, it's a jungle out there!"
2) "And what are you, the fashion police??"
I'm an outdoorsman, and I favor sturdy, practical clothing. I often wear a vest or a BDU-type or bush jacket, and I wear a lot of khaki. And I almost always wear a Tilley-type hat. I'm also almost always accompanied by a pretty serious-looking GSD.
If that makes somebody think I'm a mall ninja or some other kind of poser, I'm OK with that. If it makes badguys think I'm some kind of dog handler, I'm OK with that, too.
Cops don't seem to show too much interest. But a couple of gunshop guys have told me I look like a guy who carries a 1911; I'm OK with that, too (SS XSE Commander).
Nobody ever asks if I carry (even folks whom I think are less-than-discreet in talking about guns and carrying; I stay out of such conversations).
But I'm sometimes asked (by strangers) "Are you on safari?"
And I usually give one of two responses, both with a smile:
1) "Well, it's a jungle out there!"
2) "And what are you, the fashion police??"
Black Duck Charlie
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A question: What does someone who owns/shoots/carries guns happen to look like?
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