Are You Kidding Me?? (OC)

[theGinsue]

Growing up, my dad used to open carry all around the state (Gunnison, Crested Butte, Silverton, etc.). I tried this with a Blackhawk .357Mag in Crested Butte back in '05 after camping for a few days. I got tons of odd stares from folks. I was kindly asked (it was an implied demand) by the PD to secure the gun in my truck. I did - with me with it...left town.

[sniper7]

If I open carry, i will bring the paperwork with me to show it is fine. they question it and I pull it out.

[RRD3]

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.

All though I completely agree, I would rather sling my AR across my back.
But I don't feel like sitting and chatting with the fuzz every time I turn around.

I seriously doubt that I'm completely wrong, maybe a little paranoid about making myself an open target as that is not how I'm trained. A determined criminal doesn't give a shit who's armed or not. They will take out the threat and carry on.

[Mikester]

If I open carry, i will bring the paperwork with me to show it is fine. they question it and I pull it out.

Yea and they will still detain and disarm you....run your information to make sure your not wanted and then tell you to be on your way. Seriously, is it worth the hassle??

[Colorado Luckydog]

A right not used will be a right soon lost. If it seems like I am on a campaign to recruit open carriers, I probably am. It just seems so important to me that we exercise our rights given to us in the constitution. The left has never tried harder to take our gun rights. We as gun owners should be vigilant in our fight against them, up to and including open carry. I have carried open in the mountains when elk hunting for years. No one up there has ever even paid one once of attention to me there. It's just a way a life. It should be a way of life here. Let me tell you though it's a whole new deal carrying in a big city. Kind of a rush! LMAO

[Colorado Luckydog]

Growing up, my dad used to open carry all around the state (Gunnison, Crested Butte, Silverton, etc.). I tried this with a Blackhawk .357Mag in Crested Butte back in '05 after camping for a few days. I got tons of odd stares from folks. I was kindly asked (it was an implied demand) by the PD to secure the gun in my truck. I did - with me with it...left town.

This is what I am talking about. That cop should have been prosecuted for violating your rights. He was the criminal, not you. It's time to stand up and exercise our rights. A lot of guys are carrying voice recordes and some are even carrying concealed video recorders to keep the bad guy cops that don't understand our rights and the law from putting a bogus charge on them. You guys say it's not worth the hassel to protect our second A rights! WTF This country needs an enema!

[Jumpstart]

A right not used will be a right soon lost. If it seems like I am on a campaign to recruit open carriers, I probably am. It just seems so important to me that we exercise our rights given to us in the constitution. The left has never tried harder to take our gun rights. We as gun owners should be vigilant in our fight against them, up to and including open carry. I have carried open in the mountains when elk hunting for years. No one up there has ever even paid one once of attention to me there. It's just a way a life. It should be a way of life here. Let me tell you though it's a whole new deal carrying in a big city. Kind of a rush! LMAO

I concur!

[Mikester]

This is what I am talking about. That cop should have been prosecuted for violating your rights. He was the criminal, not you. It's time to stand up and exercise our rights. A lot of guys are carrying voice recordes and some are even carrying concealed video recorders to keep the bad guy cops that don't understand our rights and the law from putting a bogus charge on them. You guys say it's not worth the hassel to protect our second A rights! WTF This country needs an enema!

Good lord....here we go again....the damn cops infringing on our rights!

Here's the deal slappy....someone called the cops on him because they were afraid that he had a weapon..happens all the time. The cop talked to him and asked him to put it in his vehicle as to not scare anymore people. It's a reasonable request. But keep up with the voice recorders trying to catch us dirty cops....you'll quickly turn into yet another douche bag I have to deal with on a daily basis.

On a side note....I would encourage you to open carry in Denver. I'd love to read about it in the paper.

[RRD3]

I would say that running around open in Liberal Denver or the ever turning Kolorado is a choice for each to make for themselves.

I'm very active in protecting all our rights. This is my battle.

[Mikester]

I would say that running around open in Liberal Denver or the ever turning Kolorado is a choice for each to make for themselves.

I'm very active in protecting all our rights. This is my battle.

Now don't get me wrong....I'm very pro 2nd amendment....but unlike some, I don't have a hard on for open carry.