Open Carrying

[mcantar18c]

I'm torn on this. On one hand, OCing should be something that doesn't spook the sheep, and being sheep the best way to accomplish that is to desensitize them through conditioning... seeing good people with guns doing good, normal things.
On the other hand, I don't want to put myself at the top of the list if I'm in a gas station and some asshat decides to rob the place. Previous incidents and common sense have proven that authority figures... security guards and such... or people that pose a threat are usually targeted first in bank robberies and similar incidents. I'd rather be able to slip under the radar and if I feel I should act, to be able to do so unexpectedly and without any indication or warning to the bad guy.

I do open carry when I walk my dog at night or when I'm in the mountains (not just camping, but if I drive through the mountains and stop at a gas station you might see me OCing). However, 95% of the time, I'm CCing.

[DANGERTASTIC!]

Im there with Mcntar.

Not spooking the sheep and drawing attention to yourself is important, especially when you look like I do.

Another is not being on top of the list or a "Target" if something was to go down. I would prefer noboday know about me carrying.

[Irving]

Security guards at banks are shot because they are known and the bank gets cased before the robbery. I seriously doubt anyone cases a gas stations, anymore than just waiting till it is empty, further increasing the likely that you wouldn't be put in that situation any way. Also a security guard is dressed a certain way, and most dumb shit criminals are not going to expect, or even look for Joe Sheepdog having a gun on him.

[alxone]

Security guards at banks are shot because they are known and the bank gets cased before the robbery. I seriously doubt anyone cases a gas stations, anymore than just waiting till it is empty, further increasing the likely that you wouldn't be put in that situation any way. Also a security guard is dressed a certain way, and most dumb shit criminals are not going to expect, or even look for sam Sheepdog having a gun on him.

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[mcantar18c]

While they may not be the brightest bunch of people, I think it'd be unlikely that they'd miss a gun on your hip.

[Irving]

While they may not be the brightest bunch of people, I think it'd be unlikely that they'd miss a gun on your hip.

People open carry all day long without being noticed. But some junky all hoped up on meth robbing a gas station will immediately notice your gun from behind the bread isle. Which is it?