re: Open carry vs concealed carry

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....on a more serious note, why in the hell would you allow anyone to know you're carrying?

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Maybe so people don't frick around.

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It’s the only time I’ve said it, it’s my only post in this thread.

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That dude has issues. "Carrying concealed means you submitted to the government!"

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Restaurants and stores don't want people openly carrying around here (yes, even Walmart).
I don't know why that upsets you.

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I never said that it upset me. If a private business doesn't allow firearms then so be it. I will either patronize another business or go and lock the gun in the car. Do you now see how choosing what works best for yourself and not worrying about others works ? I doubt that you do though, as you sound like the type of person who spends a lot of time at Walmart .

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It’s the only time I’ve said it, it’s my only post in this thread.

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Only a dozen or more posted this before you, but keep being original and edgy it suits you.

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I’ve been carrying open now for a few weeks and find it to be liberating. I don’t strap it to my forehead or otherwise make it obvious but just tuck it into the holster on the belt. It’s obvious but not overt.

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You're the first person to get shot during a robbery.

(In my opinion) Open carry is the single dumbest thing you can do in terms of self-preservation.

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open carry isn't my thing, but to say it's nothing but a disadvantage is just flat out absurd.

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Very well said

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You're the first person to get shot during a robbery.

(In my opinion) Open carry is the single dumbest thing you can do in terms of self-preservation.

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Your opinion is the single dumbest thing I have read in this thread. However, I support your right to that opinion though.

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Explain to me one advantage of carrying a gun on your hip in plain view. If you say draw time, I'll know you might be touched in the head.

All that does is make people around you nervous automatically.

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Explain to me one advantage of carrying a gun on your hip in plain view. If you say draw time, I'll know you might be touched in the head.

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I defer to upgrayedd's 9:22 AM post below and above:


There's obviously some truth to this, but I think it's extremely overblown to the point where people think it's some sort of argument-ending statement.

1. I would argue that in most shooting situations, especially mass shootings, shooters are not scanning the space to pick out threats. Hell, most of these people are high as frick when they're doing this.

2. No matter what you think, there is a level of deterrence in seeing that gun. Most people are looking for easy victims that won't fight back. Having a gun strapped to your hip 100% makes you a less likely target.


Again, open carry isn't my thing, but to say it's nothing but a disadvantage is just flat out absurd.

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Explain to me one advantage of carrying a gun on your hip in plain view. If you say draw time, I'll know you might be touched in the head.

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Access is 100% an issue. The problem is that the overwhelming majority of people that CC don't practice defeating their cover and drawing. Open carry vastly increases grip quality/consistency which, in turn, vastly increases hit probability.

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All that does is make people around you nervous automatically.

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You said it makes you a target. That sounds like deterrence to me (which you said isn't the case, in fact the exact opposite).