Firearms Section

[Retro69]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

You're telling me a criminal would approach and try to carjack a person even if they could clearly see a holster on that person's hip?

I'm not saying OC is not a possible deterrent... It is largely situational either way. In the car jacking example I doubt the perp would even notice a holstered gun on you seated in the car. I personally have no problems with OC. In fact it's legal here in Utah. I'm just saying CC *can* play to your advantage in certain circumstances.


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[CamaroSkooter]

Right, and if I'm seated in my car, my gun is not going to be on my hip

[Scrappy Doo]

Carrying in the open is not a great idea.

[Steve Dallas]

OK...I know this has a chance to become political...but please try to refrain. It's the pictures that are funny, no matter how you believe.

First, a picture recently came out. It came with a warning. Obviously, the internet doesn't listen.

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

Does Texas have a petition site like the white house does?

I'd like to start a petition to allow Open Carry in Texas. Thoughts?

OC is legal in Okla, but no one I've seen is doing it. It helps in a case where you may accidentally show, you're not in hot water with a cop having a bad day.

[Dznts]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

OC is legal in Okla, but no one I've seen is doing it. It helps in a case where you may accidentally show, you're not in hot water with a cop having a bad day.

, but i have only seen one person OC.

[CamaroSkooter]

Originally Posted by Scrappy Doo

Carrying in the open is not a great idea.

Your input is invaluable.

Maybe some reasoning would help...

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

OC is legal in Okla, but no one I've seen is doing it. It helps in a case where you may accidentally show, you're not in hot water with a cop having a bad day.

And that's another thing. You can still conceal to retain your "element of surprise" if you feel that's important, but you wouldn't have to worry about getting in hot water if you accidentally show.

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by Dznts

, but i have only seen one person OC.

I may do it some time as an experiment, but I do agree it will likely scare a few sheeple

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

Your input is invaluable.

Maybe some reasoning would help...



And that's another thing. You can still conceal to retain your "element of surprise" if you feel that's important, but you wouldn't have to worry about getting in hot water if you accidentally show.

The only way I would open carry in public is with a locking holster, like a Blackhawk..... I carry at the 4 o-clock a lot. I'd hate for some crack head to sneak up behind me and shoot me with my own gun.

It could happen.

One more point. If said crack head is going to pull off an armed robbery at the store, I don't want to scare him off so he can come back later. He wants to dance, let's dance!

[Mr Twisty]

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

One more point. If said crack head is going to pull off an armed robbery at the store, I don't want to scare him off so he can come back later. He wants to dance, let's dance!

I don't want this to come across as Billy BadAss.... but, isn't that part of the reason we carry?

[kalimus]

Originally Posted by Scrappy Doo

Carrying in the open is not a great idea.

Yeah... if you're already retarded I would agree.

Originally Posted by Mr Twisty

The only way I would open carry in public is with a locking holster, like a Blackhawk..... I carry at the 4 o-clock a lot. I'd hate for some crack head to sneak up behind me and shoot me with my own gun.

I won't want my firearm to be easily taken out of my holster from behind

[TAG UR IT]

Open carry would, in my personal opinion, make the guy carrying the gun on the outside a likelier target over the guy standing next to him who's conceal carrying.

Say....a guy goes in to rob a store (and he's GOING to do it regardless), take out the guy who's open carrying right off the bat. BAM! He's out of the picture. No more worries there. Now do what you need to do.

Most bad guys would probably turn the other way if they say open carry....most. But, there's always the guy who just doesn't give a shit.

So, for those guys....yeah, it does make the person open carrying the premier target over anyone else.


Oh...and while it's on my mind....

I STRONGLY feel that if there IS to be open carry, people MUST....WITHOUT FAIL (like, it needs to be LAW), use a level II or III holster. There MUST be a mechanism in place to KEEP the gun IN the holster until the person wants to take it out. I'm not talking about a single snap. I'm talking about something like a Raptor III holster. Hood lock goes down first, then middle finger, then rock the gun back, and remove. And I know most of y'all here understand,......this series of actions literally takes less than a second to get the gun out of the holster. But, for the unknowing criminal who tries to rip it out of your holster, it ain't goin' nowhere.

Do that with a single snap or a bucket holster? Gun flies right out into the hands of a bad guy. Try that with a level III? Not going to happen (well, I could take out a gun from a level III that's not on my in the same amount of time, but....again, not the criminal).

Here....for YOUR safety and the safety of others IF you are open carrying...





cause this sure as HELL isn't going to work.............




Anyone could walk right up behind you and pull that SOB right out. NOT GOOD>

[CamaroSkooter]

And that makes a lot of sense.

But as it stands right now, if you are concealed carrying and you accidentally show and an officer notices, you can get in a world of trouble.

I believe if you want to open carry, you should be allowed to (even if it's not recommended for the above reasons), just as I believe you should also be allowed to conceal carry.

I just don't like the whole, "you can conceal carry, but if it's not concealed enough or your shirt accidentally gets hung up on something, you're now screwed"

[Scrappy Doo]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

Your input is invaluable.

Maybe some reasoning would help...



And that's another thing. You can still conceal to retain your "element of surprise" if you feel that's important, but you wouldn't have to worry about getting in hot water if you accidentally show.

I figured all the other posts on here saying it was a bad idea is enough.

1. Because normal non carrying folks absolutely freak out when someone carries in the open. You will get the cops called on you more than once.

2. It makes you a target for thieves etc.

3. Why let everyone know that you have a gun if there is no cause to do so. Better to fly under the radar than to advertise.

4. See all the other posts