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  • deemus

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    Based on prior discussions, not many. There are staunch OC shooters here, and staunch no OC shooters.

    I've seen less than 20 people OC'ing since it passed.
     

    Dawico

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    I have only seen maybe 5 people OC'ing besides TGT groups. But it is also not something that I find odd and catches my eye either. No clue how many I have missed.

    I do not OC but that is my personal preference. I am glad it is an option though.
     

    gshayd

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    No biggie to me the state law defines that you can open carry. I don't think about it one way or the other. Now when I walk the dog at 4:30 in the morning I am in a T-shirt and Shorts. I have a pistol in a belly band holster I strap it on over the T-shirt. I am in my yard. I see some folks open carrying around town.
     

    majormadmax

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    I OC all the time, no one has really noticed and so far there's been no issues with it.

    I think most people don't pay enough attention to realize when someone is OC'ing. That said, I haven't seen too many folks doing it since January 2016.

    That really doesn't bother me, the important thing is that we have the right and option to do so...
     

    Frank59

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    I open carry to and from the range only. I did get confronted by a nosey neighbor who was under the impression that open carry was against the law. I tried to explain to her that It was if you didn't have a license to do so. She even went as far as to ask if she could see mine and I again explained to her that if she was not a LEO of magistrate I didn't have to.
     

    Kar98

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    On the other hand, many muggles seem to be under the impression that open carry doesn't require a license and anybody could do it, whereas concealed carry does. Hence you see .07 signs put up with the intent to prevent unlicensed carrying. Dumb.

    Me, I've found the most comfortable and accessible way to carry a handgun is an OWB belt holster, and now if my shirt flies up, it's not illegal.
     

    txinvestigator

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    On the other hand, many muggles seem to be under the impression that open carry doesn't require a license and anybody could do it, whereas concealed carry does. Hence you see .07 signs put up with the intent to prevent unlicensed carrying. Dumb.

    Me, I've found the most comfortable and accessible way to carry a handgun is an OWB belt holster, and now if my shirt flies up, it's not illegal.
    I dont think that has anything to do with 30.07 signs. It is my experience that businesses with 30.07 signs simply dont want open carry at all.
     

    Kar98

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    I dont think that has anything to do with 30.07 signs. It is my experience that businesses with 30.07 signs simply dont want open carry at all.

    That was literally the reasoning I was given several times. "You need a license to carry concealed but anybody could carry openly, so that's why we have the .07 sign".
     

    toddnjoyce

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    That was literally the reasoning I was given several times. "You need a license to carry concealed but anybody could carry openly, so that's why we have the .07 sign".

    I believe you. I don’t believe them, though it’s a convenient excuse.
     

    easy rider

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    I OC, but if it's cold my jacket covers it. I like my T-shirt tucked most times, so OC is much more convenient. Plus, I don't like sweat on my sidearm.
     
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