Open Carry rules for Idiots....

[Torchrider]

Can someone give me a good reason to OC when you can CC in public? With todays guns and holsters, CC of almost any size handgun is easy and comfortable.
I can see carrying your .45 Colt Single action in a OC holster when hunting or at the ranch, showing off your BBQ gun at a friends house OR just because you can. But what other situations would warrant OC?
This is not a flame, just wanting to know.

 

[RCK1999]

Can someone give me a good reason to OC when you can CC in public? With todays guns and holsters, CC of almost any size handgun is easy and comfortable.
I can see carrying your .45 Colt Single action in a OC holster when hunting or at the ranch, showing off your BBQ gun at a friends house OR just because you can. But what other situations would warrant OC?
This is not a flame, just wanting to know.

Here is a reason to OC: BECAUSE I WANT TO!

 

[Mreed911]

Can someone give me a good reason to OC when you can CC in public? With todays guns and holsters, CC of almost any size handgun is easy and comfortable.
I can see carrying your .45 Colt Single action in a OC holster when hunting or at the ranch, showing off your BBQ gun at a friends house OR just because you can. But what other situations would warrant OC?
This is not a flame, just wanting to know.

To fight the "guns are evil and dangerous" perception the public has. Get them more used to seeing responsible carry.

 

[BRD@66]

leVieux, Thank you for your input.

 

[Torchrider]

Here is a reason to OC: BECAUSE I WANT TO!

Yea, I think I covered that in my post.

 

[Torchrider]

To fight the "guns are evil and dangerous" perception the public has. Get them more used to seeing responsible carry.

Good feedback. Makes sense.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

Under "because I want to"... Because it's hot in Texas and it's more comfortable.

 

[Torchrider]

Under "because I want to"... Because it's hot in Texas and it's more comfortable.

I'll buy that one.

 

[james.long48]

Don't know how often I will, would be nice to carry a full size 1911. Plus everyone else's reasons.

 

[txinvestigator]

Don't know how often I will, would be nice to carry a full size 1911. Plus everyone else's reasons.

I have carried a full sized 1911 concealed for many years. Not a problem.

 

[TheDan]

despite all of the above, we still hear stories of abuse by L.E.O.'s here.

I grew up in north Louisiana. Even though OC was legal, not many people realized it was and it definitely wasn't common place. OC'ing would have gotten a lot of attention from the police. Small town cops in Louisiana are interesting to deal with in my experience.

 

[Shady]

Because I like to talk to cops and from some of the things people here say. If I OC I will be stopped and talked to by the POPO every 5 minutes.

Can someone give me a good reason to OC when you can CC in public? With todays guns and holsters, CC of almost any size handgun is easy and comfortable.
I can see carrying your .45 Colt Single action in a OC holster when hunting or at the ranch, showing off your BBQ gun at a friends house OR just because you can. But what other situations would warrant OC?
This is not a flame, just wanting to know.

 

[Charlie]

Because I like to talk to cops and from some of the things people here say. If I OC I will be stopped and talked to by the POPO every 5 minutes.

Almost Epic!

 

[Younggun]

I have carried a full sized 1911 concealed for many years. Not a problem.

I have tried. It was a problem.


Sent from my HAL 9000

 

[txinvestigator]

I have tried. It was a problem.


Sent from my HAL 9000

you didn't try much then. 1911's are some of the thinnest pistols out there. Hell, I concealed carry a Beretta 92 for YEARs, no problem.

 

[Younggun]

Congrats, didn't work for me.


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[Jakashh]

You're not fat enough. Once you get to the 400 lb ++ club, maybe you will be cool enough to hide a gov model under your gunt, just like us.

If you don't already know what a gunt is, it just reaffirms what I said about you.

 

[txinvestigator]

You're not fat enough. Once you get to the 400 lb ++ club, maybe you will be cool enough to hide a gov model under your gunt, just like us.

If you don't already know what a gunt is, it just reaffirms what I said about you.

lol

I carried better at 170 than I did at 242.

 

[Younggun]

You're not fat enough. Once you get to the 400 lb ++ club, maybe you will be cool enough to hide a gov model under your gunt, just like us.

If you don't already know what a gunt is, it just reaffirms what I said about you.

I think there was an article about a woman hiding a little revolver there.

lol

I carried better at 170 than I did at 242.

Having to dress different equals "not working out well" for me. I'm set in my ways. It's also much more comfortable to carry a shield IWB than a 1911. OWB is much more comfortable than IWB for me so the firearm choices that fit my definition of "working well" open up.


Sent from my HAL 9000

 

[Stormbringer]

More importantly...its our right to open carry. I find it very distressing that we as law abiding citizens are talking about limiting our own or other law abiding citizen's right to open carry because of fear of the police or offending others. What has this country and state become.