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06-07-2008, 11:56 PM
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| Senior Member   Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northwest USA
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| Packing in public: Gun owners tired of hiding their weapons embrace 'open carry' The latest version in CCW, open carry... Packing in public: Gun owners tired of hiding their weapons embrace 'open carry' - Los Angeles Times Reminds me of when I was younger, before all the CCW beurocrocy, when I carried my SBH open carry too...
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06-08-2008, 12:35 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alaska
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That police chief is an idiot ! | |
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06-08-2008, 04:18 PM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida
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| Here in Sunny Florida, we were given the choice awhile back - open carry OR CCW, NOT both - the voters chose CCW. We cannot carry openly. 
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06-09-2008, 02:25 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA
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| I have been on OCDO and been part of the WA open carry movement for a while now. I'm an active member over on the forums and an active member in my local and state education/legislation. I post on the OCDO (opencarry.org) forums under the same name.
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06-09-2008, 03:33 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northwest USA
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| JAC, Thanks for additional info on open carry... OpenCarry.org Here in Idaho, we still enjoy the 2nd Amendment to its fullest, we're a "Gold Star" open carry state.
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06-09-2008, 11:34 AM
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| Ahh..Cordite.  | I have a CCW but don't mind carrying open, in summer here we don't wear enough clothes to conceal..so I strap my .25 beretta in its little holster and have it on my waistband. Packing the .40 into my holster and wearing it with my shorts..just doesn't seem right.
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06-10-2008, 06:47 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Jan 2008
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| Well here in OH we are open carry but Im not sure if it would be wise in my city.
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06-14-2008, 10:31 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lexington, SC
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| I kinda like the element of surprise... |
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06-14-2008, 02:55 PM
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| Lost in the Ozone Again  | FL and TX both don't allow Open Carry (wish they did). I prefer CC personally; however, I think open carry is great as well if you're so inclined. It'd make things easier in the summer here for sure !
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06-15-2008, 02:04 AM
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| Member Join Date: Jan 2008
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| Oh yeah. Open carry would make those hot summer days a whole lot easier.
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06-16-2008, 10:11 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA
Posts: 3,522
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I've got to answer lots of firearms-related questions from those that aren't familiar with firearms or the laws regarding them. You get to be a voice for pro-gun when you OC. Don't be ashamed of your gun, wear it openly with pride! (within the law, of course)
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06-16-2008, 10:16 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minn.
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| Back in the 80's I went to Cody Wy. for a vacation and what a shock for a Minn. boy people were walking around town with guns on the hip and even the store dummies in the window had real guns in the display. I hope its still like that I want to go back and find out and maybe move there some day. |
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06-16-2008, 10:19 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas
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| I'll see if we can open carry in Arkansas...Who would you call to find out ? |
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06-16-2008, 10:30 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alaska
Posts: 1,481
| this post is hypothetical, I wouldn't carry without being 21 I'd like to have to option to OC, but I wouldn't excercise it much, if ever, it just puts a big red bullseye on your chest if someone starts shooting, and with the way some people's kids are i'd have kids reaching at it "mommy what's this?". it would be nice to not have to worry about if it prints or OC in the woods though, which is why i'd want the option |
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06-17-2008, 11:06 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cobra Command Headquarters
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| We have open carry in Arizona, occassionally I'll see someone excersize the right while walking around downtown, but I've never felt the need. My son-in-law couldn't wait to carry his Glock everywhere we went when visiting recently, and I thought he looked like a jerk. Get a CCW and at least partially hide it, unconcealed carry just looks out of place and weird, and could even be an invitation to trouble. |
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06-17-2008, 05:27 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA
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But you're more than welcome to be ashamed of your second amendment rights.
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06-17-2008, 09:08 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Originally from the 26th state of the union; now living in the 16th.
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I agree with SCgirl...
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06-17-2008, 09:40 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA
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There's a reason criminals are criminals... they're opportunists. They want to find the easiest prey and take advantage of them. If they know you're armed and will likely fight back, they'll move to easier "prey." There's no evidence that CC has prevented crime over OC; the opposite is not true. I have heard stories of "thugish, gangsta" types walking into a 7-11, seeing an OC'er at the register buying some soda, eyes going wide and scurrying out as quickly as they could. To also cut off another argument against OC; there is no evidence that OC'er have their guns taken from them by BG's. There are incidents of gun-grabs, but they're from LEO's that have to get in close and go hands-on with BG's. We citizens can keep our distance and most OC'ers are smart enough to use a level-2 or higher holster (Serpa myself) to increase retention.
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06-27-2008, 10:49 AM
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| Senior Member  | Someone ought to make up T-shirts for each state..."Good Guys carry guns too!" and put the applicable state law under it.
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06-27-2008, 11:02 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas
Posts: 10,708
| I would like to have an option to open carry a medium frame semi auto. But in a way I have to agree with Taurus Fan too. It does seem out of place to open carry. But if more people did it, I would be more comfortable doing it...A.H |
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