XavierBreath
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I usually open carry when I am walking fence on my land. I try not to on other people's property. I carry concealed there. No need to upset the sheep.
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BerettaNut92
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I'm gonna have to open carry next Halloween 
I'm sure an Asian cowboy will get funny looks gun or no gun
"I give you high noon tomollow, you reave Dodge, or face one thousand dishonor!!!"
Never open carried here, it's legal (state law) but the gun has to be unloaded. Nothin' more useless than an unloaded gun.
I'm sure an Asian cowboy will get funny looks gun or no gun
"I give you high noon tomollow, you reave Dodge, or face one thousand dishonor!!!"
Never open carried here, it's legal (state law) but the gun has to be unloaded. Nothin' more useless than an unloaded gun.
That depends on where you go.
braindead0
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Sure does, I used to spend a lot of time in the high desert, never had any problems..
Dave Markowitz
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If you carry the Mossy for the smaller bears, what do you carry for the big ones"
El Tejon
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frodo, for big bears, I recommend carrying gun rag articles about bears. They are so unbelievable that once the bears start reading them they will convulse with laughter. This will allow you to withdrawal, preferrable to an area where people were smart enough to kill all the bears.
Ah, What the Hell, It was Fresno County that I used to live in in C.A., and when I was there Open Carry was A-OK, 9.9 out of every 10 people i'd seen Open Carrying wore the usual Cowboy Garb, the only People the cop's ever bugged with open carry was anyone who looked like a gang member.
Could have changed by now, but I doubt it...
Could have changed by now, but I doubt it...
blue86buick
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Open carry definition?
How would you define the difference between open carry, and concealed carry? For example, obviously an IWB is typically used for concealed carry. What about a paddle holster though? I have one for my bersa, and it rides right at my waistline...would I have to tuck in my shirt so that it doesn't accidentally cover my gun, therefore making my "open carry" now a "concealed carry"? I have a similar to uncle mike's nylon holster for my 22/45, which with a T-shirt on, would cover the butt, but the bottom half would be hanging out. Would this be open carry?
How would you define the difference between open carry, and concealed carry? For example, obviously an IWB is typically used for concealed carry. What about a paddle holster though? I have one for my bersa, and it rides right at my waistline...would I have to tuck in my shirt so that it doesn't accidentally cover my gun, therefore making my "open carry" now a "concealed carry"? I have a similar to uncle mike's nylon holster for my 22/45, which with a T-shirt on, would cover the butt, but the bottom half would be hanging out. Would this be open carry?
AZTOY
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blue86buick
In Arizona if you can see 2 to 3 inch of the gun, it's open carry.
If you can not see the gun it's concealed carry.
In Arizona if you can see 2 to 3 inch of the gun, it's open carry.
If you can not see the gun it's concealed carry.
In Va if your firearm is not covered by any clothing it is open carry. If any part of the firearm is covered by clothing it is considered conceal. Also if part of the gun is seen uncovered it will be considered branishing or flashing. This can result in an arrest, a fine, and your CCW is surrendered.
Aikibiker
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I actually open carried today on my own property.
I was doing some heavy yard work in the heat and took off my shirt exposing my CCW, none of the people that drove by seemed to notice or care much, not even the cops that drove by a couple times. (looking for someone setting off firecrackers I think)
I think most people don't notice a gun because they don't expect to see it.
I was doing some heavy yard work in the heat and took off my shirt exposing my CCW, none of the people that drove by seemed to notice or care much, not even the cops that drove by a couple times. (looking for someone setting off firecrackers I think)
I think most people don't notice a gun because they don't expect to see it.
Zach S
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I never got any reactions at all, most sheeple didnt even notice it because I was going to a gun show, and a lot of ppl were coming and going with ARs, AKs and so on that made my Kimber less noticable. Once I'm in the civic center, totally different story. All I hear is "You sellin' it?" "Looking to trade?" "Can I see it?" The answer is always no unless a LEO asks to look at it. Some of them get mad when i say "Mine's cooler than yours," but most agree
Other than at the gunshows, or the range, I've never seen someone openly carrying in Asheville.
Other than at the gunshows, or the range, I've never seen someone openly carrying in Asheville.
George Hill
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One day I was at the zoo with my family. It was a nice day but a little cool with a slight breeze, and altogether lovely. Under my sport coat I wore my trusty sidearm comfortably in a nice leather pancake holster. So comfortable you forget it's there. Suddenly a small gust of wind lifts my sport coat up and reveals the automatic. This was observed my some college girls. One of them was shocked and said "That man has a gun!" To which the other girls said "Don't worry, he is a cop. You can tell because he has a holster."
ReadyontheRight
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I was thinking the same thing reading this thread. I'd probably only be concerned if I saw Mexican carry.
(edit - not "A Mexican" carrying, but carrying a pistol tucked into your pants.)
Does anyone here NOT use a holster for CCW?
HAHAHAA...OMG!! What ignorance! That is really incredible.
The other girls were probably very confident in that assessment because she knew the word "holster."
knock, knock
Who's there?
It's the police.
Let me see some ID.
*Holds up holster*
Come on in.
brad cook
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On motorcycle trips out west, I used to carry openly almost daily. In 1990 or so, the reaction in AZ or UT, MT or ID was pretty much no reaction.
Then I noticed a difference maybe five or six years ago. At the dam (what's the name of it?) outside Paige, AZ, I had a local officer roll up and just ask a few questions. I'm sure he was just trying to determine if I was a Good Citizen, and he bid me a good day.
But, on a trip in 1998, I stopped at a scenic overlook along the Colorado River in Utah. A group of German tourists videotaped me everywhere I walked. At other scenic views I had people just get in their cars and take off. It was really kind of irritating. That's when I got my FL non-resident permit.
Then I noticed a difference maybe five or six years ago. At the dam (what's the name of it?) outside Paige, AZ, I had a local officer roll up and just ask a few questions. I'm sure he was just trying to determine if I was a Good Citizen, and he bid me a good day.
But, on a trip in 1998, I stopped at a scenic overlook along the Colorado River in Utah. A group of German tourists videotaped me everywhere I walked. At other scenic views I had people just get in their cars and take off. It was really kind of irritating. That's when I got my FL non-resident permit.
I have noticed people gawk, point, nervously shift about, speed dial their cell phones (911 I presume), and leave the area. Once someone queried me. I answered, they grunted, and that was that.
I know several folks who have had the police called on them. The police arrived, realized what was going on, and left. (At least once tracking down the complaintant and setting them straight.)
I know several folks who have had the police called on them. The police arrived, realized what was going on, and left. (At least once tracking down the complaintant and setting them straight.)
Billy Sparks
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No this guy look like he was a few cards short of a hand. Or maybe it was the fact that he had his girlfriend purchase them a case of beer that made me nervous. In this part of NC we have a special breed of people called poor white trash you usually see them at all the KKK rallys or on COPS.
WebHobbit
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Though open-carry is legal here in Indiana I've only done it in my yard. Usually even in my yard I have a vest on.
I really can't see open-carry bieng at all useful in this day and age. Most of the places I shop/eat at would probably make me leave if I tried it. It's there right and I'm thinking if many of the customers were upset by my exposed gun (likely I think) they would escort me out the door.
I really can't see open-carry bieng at all useful in this day and age. Most of the places I shop/eat at would probably make me leave if I tried it. It's there right and I'm thinking if many of the customers were upset by my exposed gun (likely I think) they would escort me out the door.
BrokenPaw
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Majic, can you point out what section of the Virginia Code specifies this? Everything I've ever heard about Virginia law is that if the gun is clearly visible, it's open carry (and thus legal per Virginia law), and if the gun is not visible, it's considered concealed (and thus legal per Virginia law, if you have a permit).
The reason I'm concerned about what you've said is that I carry IWB, whether or not I'm going for concealment by wearing a jacket, or going for open carry by not wearing one (for instance, when I go into a restaurant).
I carry a Beretta 96, so even in an IWB holster, there's a heck of a lot of gun visible above my waist; I can't imagine anyone considering it "concealed" just because part of it happens to be obscured.
The definition I have heard WRT whether a gun is "open" is that if the butt of it is clearly visible, it's not concealed.
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The holster thing: Somebody published some statistics ( Ayoob, I think) showing that bad guys almost never wear holsters and good guys almost always do. he suggested using a holster just because the common perception is that people with holsters are ok.
We haven't had open carry in texas since before the cartridge era except it's widely done and legal when actually hunting and is legal on your own property.
Concealed carry is only about 7 years old here. Just being out of sight keeps it out of the consciousness of the head count population. This is a good thing since a common reaction is complete panic whenever they think a gun is near. The poor things suffer loosening of the spincters and damage themselves running into walls.
they are usually not aware enough of their surroundings to even suspect a concealed handgun. the ones that sometimes make you are the highly observant opportunists looking for an easy mark. I had one of these tell a pacifictic urban missionary that "HAD! A! GUN!" I informed the Skypilot that the boy was either daft or else ' a ???, a idiot.'"
???* I see the cyber proctor program doesn't like the biblical name for a small equine beast of burdon. the censored line is a direct quote from Bumble, the parochial beedle in Oliver Twist by Dickens. I'm sure that Mr. Bumble used the word in its equestrian context rather than in its profundal meaning.
We haven't had open carry in texas since before the cartridge era except it's widely done and legal when actually hunting and is legal on your own property.
Concealed carry is only about 7 years old here. Just being out of sight keeps it out of the consciousness of the head count population. This is a good thing since a common reaction is complete panic whenever they think a gun is near. The poor things suffer loosening of the spincters and damage themselves running into walls.
they are usually not aware enough of their surroundings to even suspect a concealed handgun. the ones that sometimes make you are the highly observant opportunists looking for an easy mark. I had one of these tell a pacifictic urban missionary that "HAD! A! GUN!" I informed the Skypilot that the boy was either daft or else ' a ???, a idiot.'"
???* I see the cyber proctor program doesn't like the biblical name for a small equine beast of burdon. the censored line is a direct quote from Bumble, the parochial beedle in Oliver Twist by Dickens. I'm sure that Mr. Bumble used the word in its equestrian context rather than in its profundal meaning.
TallPine
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Well, if you have ever had any personal acquiantance with Mr. Jack Hass, you will know why the term is applied to some two legged fauna.
Rickstir
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I live 6 miles outside a small town in MO. No CCW here so open is the only way. Legal in most of the state, except St. Louis (where you really need it), and a few other towns.
I wear my 92FS almost all of the time. Travel into town and will only take it off it going into the bank or a bar. Post office is off limits too, but that is the wife's job.
Wore it to a fish fry in the city park last year. I saw some people notice it, but only one old biddy said something. I told her it was legal and she doubted my word and said she would ask her grandson who was a county deputy. Gave her my number and asked her to have him call me if there was a problem. Never heard anything.
The sheriff and I get along and he has clarified exactly how to carry it in the car to comply with the law.
This is farm country, my friends all know if they are around me, most of the time I am packing. You should see the Jehova Witnesses perk up when I come to the door.
PS... Another fish fry tonight. I teach college classes and will be a little late, but in the city park the 4H County Fair is going on, The Old Threshers are having a 3 day get together and the committee is having a catfish fry. We'll see if anyone notices it tonight!
I wear my 92FS almost all of the time. Travel into town and will only take it off it going into the bank or a bar. Post office is off limits too, but that is the wife's job.
Wore it to a fish fry in the city park last year. I saw some people notice it, but only one old biddy said something. I told her it was legal and she doubted my word and said she would ask her grandson who was a county deputy. Gave her my number and asked her to have him call me if there was a problem. Never heard anything.
The sheriff and I get along and he has clarified exactly how to carry it in the car to comply with the law.
This is farm country, my friends all know if they are around me, most of the time I am packing. You should see the Jehova Witnesses perk up when I come to the door.
PS... Another fish fry tonight. I teach college classes and will be a little late, but in the city park the 4H County Fair is going on, The Old Threshers are having a 3 day get together and the committee is having a catfish fry. We'll see if anyone notices it tonight!
BerettaNut92
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Interesting. I bet an IWB looks like Mexican to people though.
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