Noticed CCW Printing At Lowes

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I was walking into Lowes this afternoon and couldn’t help but notice the man in front of me. He was wearing jeans, red t-shirt bulging on the right side, and just below the very obvious bulge the barrel of his ccw. I could even see his holster! I remember reading here on THR, what would you do? Most seemed to agree that a polite, “your printing” comment would be welcome.

He was an “out there” kind of personality. By that I mean confident, exaggerated, and a bit loud. By his appearance I would judge him as a professional type. He was with his wife/girlfriend and as we entered the door I softly said to him, “your printing”.

H e turned to me with a big smile on his face and said, “What?” I repeated myself, but he had no clue what I was hinting at – deer in the headlights look. At that point, we had entered the first aisles and parted ways. I suspect half the customers would see his CCW. Next time, I think I’ll be a bit more blunt - if I speak, “Excuse me, did you know the barrel of your gun is longer than your shirt?”
 
Maybe for the second round just say "Your weapon is showing" if he didn't get the verbiage, it might not be that common of a term outside of the internet.
 
So you told the guy he was printing twice, he had no idea what you meant and either never asked you to clarify or did ask and you chose not to? How did that happen?
 
A person can open carry in my state. I wouldn't have said anything. You see people open carrying more around here. I would prefer that more people would for the the simple fact that law enforcement would get more used to it and be less likely to bother someone that is.
 
So you told the guy he was printing twice, he had no idea what you meant and either never asked you to clarify or did ask and you chose not to? How did that happen?
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As I tried to convey, he was a "out there" type. ADD as a child, :), (that was a joke) anyway he was way to busy with his own ego to have a conversation, or maybe it was the girl, or maybe I don't know the truth. But, to further hamper a dialog, I'm a very quite - mind your own business type. This was just too obvious not to try.

I like the idea of changing the buzz word. Maybe "printing" is to vague, but if someone told me, "your elephant is growing flowers", I think I would take the hint that something was out of place :eek:- even if I didn't understand what they meant - it would be inventory time! AND maybe he did too.

Personally, I always check the mirror and would want someone to give me a hint if I was showing. Wouldn't you? I guess I should have been more clear. Perhaps next time.

I do think this is going to be more common. 25% of the people I work with carry. 25+ are getting their CCL every week. That averages out to 2% of the population in my city per year and we don't even have a crime rate with mentioning!

As for the laws in Oklahoma. Concealed means Concealed and we do not have open carry.
 
My view is that most who carry know what kind of presentasion they have. In my state it is not illegal to OC so if my jacket is to short and the barrel show I don't worry to much. As it gets warmer it will be OC or pocket carry anyway.
 
Some one correct me ifbim wrong, but for those of you who say you don't care if your barrel sticks out from under your shirt or jacket isn't that risky? I belive most places say fully open carry or fully consealed and anything inbetween could be considered brandishing
 
I belive most places say fully open carry or fully consealed and anything inbetween could be considered brandishing
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I'd sure like to see some statutes that say anything in-between is brandishing.
 
I belive most places say fully open carry or fully consealed and anything inbetween could be considered brandishing
I'd sure like to see some statutes that say anything in-between is brandishing.

Right on -

Either carry it open or conceal it.

I don't care which.

Don't pole dance it.

N'est ce pas?


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The word "discernible" pops up alot when reading Nevada law regarding CCW.

It leads me to believe that you could carry a shotgun or rifle under your jacket and have the barrel or stock stick out a few inches or print and it'd be quite apparent what you're carrying, so it's not considered "concealed". The law is weird.


Seems like he was trying to conceal to the best of his ability, which wasn't nearly good enough. lol. I'd certainly appreciate someone informing me if my intent was CC and I was printing bad enough to warrant a comment.
 
"your elephant is growing flowers"
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I like that, it just sounds so much better than "Your printing". I hope I remember to say that if I ever want to let someone know their 'slip is showing'.
 
I'm in the "who cares" crowd. If they guy is basically open-carrying and completely oblivious to what is going on around him, it might get on my nerves a bit, but I'm all for desensetizing the naive folks whenever possible.
 
Ooops!

Did anyone else spot the mistake here?

You ASSUMED that the other guy was a legal CCW and not about to rob the place, got real nice and close and then TOLD him that you noticed his gun (and in doing so hinted that you had one.)

Ooops?

If he had been illegal, a nut, or robbing that place or someone in the parking lot or another place three hours ago... suddenly he's called out, cornered and armed.

Nice of you to point out the fly down, maybe not the best tactical decision though. Left your fly down too.

"Everyone knows when you make an assumption, you make an ass out of you and... umption." Samuel L. Jackson
 
I live in a state where OC, CC, and everything in between is legal. So I carry a full-size pistol OWB with a jacket over it. It's windy here, and sometimes the jacket blows backwards and exposes the pistol. I honestly don't care.
 
Thumbs up to thesolidus for a great point! Some things are simply better left alone and better left unsaid; printing is one of them.
 
Dr. Fresh said:
Who cares?
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Exactly. Get over it. People care in internet forums, and rarely in the real world. From your description, he had concealed the weapon as OK requires - he wasn't open carrying and he had his shirt over it to conceal it. Also, as far as you know, he was a cop and didn't need to cc.
 
Did anyone else spot the mistake here?

You ASSUMED that the other guy was a legal CCW and not about to rob the place, got real nice and close and then TOLD him that you noticed his gun (and in doing so hinted that you had one.)


yeah, someone looking to rob a place will be very loud and gregarious and knowingly expose their weapon in public, like this guy did:rolleyes: gimme a break.
 
There's a chance it could have been something else:

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump
Large tape measure on his belt (you were in Lowes)
Cell Phone
Etc.
 
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