Are You Kidding Me?? (OC)

[Colorado Luckydog]

I just went into 2 different very crowded stores on South Broadway in the Littleton area. I was in one very busy small liqour store for about 5 minutes. I was in another very very busy grocery store for about 10-12 minutes. This time I was carrying my S&W 9mm which is of decent size. As far as I could tell, not one soul noticed that I was open carrying!!

I'm brand new with this open carry thing. I just started a few days ago.(I've carried concealed for years) It seems with each open carry my nerves settle a little more. I'm amazed how alert it makes me. People are so consumed with whatever they are doing, it seems BG's would have a big number of easy targets. I can't see a BG choosing an alert armed man (or his family) for his next target?


Bryan

[GunTroll]

How'd your op go?

[RRD3]

The other way to look at is this....

I see a person who's in the open, and armed you are the first one I take out.

I would rather conceal and blend until the time comes. Open carry ups the anti and makes you a first target if something does happen.

Just my .02

[MrPrena]

Yes, person who's armed are ones who will be [most likely] taken out first. Usally ones that are on uniform open carry. That is why they usually wear body armor/ballestic vests.

However, Open carry is 10000000x better than not carrying at all. Carrying is better than not carying. IMHO.

[ryanek9freak]

Yes, person who's armed are ones who will be [most likely] taken out first. Usally ones that are on uniform open carry. That is why they usually wear body armor/ballestic vests.

However, Open carry is 10000000x better than not carrying at all. Carrying is better than not carying. IMHO.

YOu got that damn right. I've been carrying mine everywhere, and nobody seems to care much. Especially here in the springs, we're pretty gun loving people here, with all the military.

[Colorado Luckydog]

You guys couldn't be more wrong about open carry. The things you are saying are just myths that are easly explained away once you start learning about open carry. It's your right to open carry. The 2nd A says to keep and bear arms, not hide them under your coat. Do you think a bad guy is going to try and make an alert armed man his next target? Not very likely. To each his own though.

[Colorado Luckydog]

How'd your op go?

It was very tough. I can set off a metal detector butt naked. I have a titanium bracket and six titanium screws in my neck! Not really sure about the metal detector though!

[sniper7]

good to hear on the open carry. I wouldn't mind doing this myself, but need to research the info a lot. cops don't know if you are concealed, but they see you open carry and start to wonder a touch or at least question you on it.

[Colorado Luckydog]

good to hear on the open carry. I wouldn't mind doing this myself, but need to research the info a lot. cops don't know if you are concealed, but they see you open carry and start to wonder a touch or at least question you on it.

I sent you a pm with a link.

[Mikester]

It seems like at least 2-3 calls a week that the SO is called on for people that open carry. Someone gets freaked and calls the cops, then you have to sit there with 2 cops while they figure out if your a BG or GG. No thanks, it may be my right to open carry, but its not worth the hassle. Concealed carry all the way.