What would YOU do?

[BradMacc82]

I personally give 0 fvcks how someone decides to carry. As long as they're being safe and responsible, have a great day.

 

[BeoBill]

I think a more appropriate question would be if Maryland allowed OC without a permit, would you?

In a New York second!

 

[protegeV]

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I LOLed.

 

[protegeV]

To the op, howdy partner.

I'm just to your west, South of Fort worth. WHEN I get my ltc there is about a 0.001% chance of ever OCing. I just don't see any positives other than personal physical comfort. Not to mention, over half the places I go seem to have the 30.07 sign posted (OC banned)....

 

[highli99]

I support both but prefer CC for reasons stated by others. I find it interesting that in colonial days open carry was considered more gentlemanly.

 

[Stoveman]

When in Free America (which is often), I OC quite a bit. No issues.

Contrary to popular belief, the Republic of Texas is not the gold standard of citizen carry. Virginia and Kentucky, just to name two, have much better laws or lack thereof.

 

[Boom Boom]

I won't OC in public if I can legally CC. OC can invite the worst kind of unwanted attention if thugs looking for guns are around and you're alone.

 

[DC-W]

I prefer CC, but have OC'd in public before.
CC gives you the advantage of being just another nobody. Get the right holster and no one will ever know.

 

[eruby]

I think a more appropriate question would be if Maryland allowed OC without a permit, would you?

If the same draconian permit procedures are still in place, then yes, I would OC. If permits were shall issue, then no, I would not OC.

 

[DanGuy48]

On my own property open carry would be fine. Out in public I feel it just draws attention and would only want to CC.

X2

 

[Rab1515]

I think a more appropriate question would be if Maryland allowed OC without a permit, would you?

Without hesitation.

 

[Blaster229]

To someone like me, open carry is a nice, comfortable change. To those who bash it, have not been carrying concealed for a great amount of time, say 8 hours a day for many years. Nothing like having a nice full size pistol in a nice leather holster and belt against an actual shirt tucked inside your pants. That's a feeling only a well experience carrier knows and desires.
A pistol is only on 1 side of your body, right? Not front,back, left, and right. It's very little exposure.
If I am OCing and get "capped" first by a bad guy, it wasn't because he saw my pistol and decided I should be the first target. For those of you who wear that souvenir FBI,ATF,DEA,etc... ball cap or T shirt, you should worry more about that than a OC pistol.

 

[Blaster229]

jeez i don't get all the hate for open carry. sometimes it's nice to not have to do the iwb thing or wear a cover garment. unless you're packing a 5-6" gun, it really just isn't super noticeable, especially if wearing darker clothing where the gun blends in. i do mostly concealed but when open carrying really haven't been aware of anyone even noticing. arms at sides do a decent job of covering it up and most folks aren't going around staring at folks' waists or sides.

go to opencarry.org, there are threads for NOVA (northern virginia) where folks talk about their open carry experiences, mostly they say no one even notices, and some that do notice prolly just assume they're cops or something like that.

i think OC is actually good for PR. with CC folks have no idea how many folks are carrying. with OC, folks know there are folks carrying and when there is no "blood in the streets" they can see that despite lotsa guns being carried there are no issues.

It's nice to hear a voice of good experience.

 

[swinokur]

when i OC'ed very infrequently in VA no one ever seemed to notice. people have so much stuff on their belts these days it doesn't seem to register.

my .02 anyway

 

[HankR]

Not in Texas or MD, but out here in flyover country I tend to open carry when working outside of town-fixing fences, mowing, getting firewood, etc. In town it's normally concealed, but I've open carried before and nobody really cared. I don't OC in town unless I have a good reason, such as a larger gun I don't want to leave in the truck and only having an OC holster with me. Typically a revolver in a Simply Rugged pancake holster.

 

[MikeTF]

To someone like me, open carry is a nice, comfortable change. To those who bash it, have not been carrying concealed for a great amount of time, say 8 hours a day for many years. Nothing like having a nice full size pistol in a nice leather holster and belt against an actual shirt tucked inside your pants. That's a feeling only a well experience carrier knows and desires.
A pistol is only on 1 side of your body, right? Not front,back, left, and right. It's very little exposure.
If I am OCing and get "capped" first by a bad guy, it wasn't because he saw my pistol and decided I should be the first target. For those of you who wear that souvenir FBI,ATF,DEA,etc... ball cap or T shirt, you should worry more about that than a OC pistol.

Where I live now in Va, I've actually seen people OCing. I CC all of the time. Because of it, some might criticize that I pick 7 round semi-auto in 9mm, with an even smaller 22lr as backup. I do it for comfort. My full sized 9mm has been in the safe, but if for some reason I felt that I needed to be more prepared than I am now, I'd switch up to the full sized 9mm. It would be far more comfortable to have it in an OWB holster with the potential of being considered OC.

 

[Doitsouthstyle]

Started a thread a few weeks ago about printing and it was hammered because surprising the individual is much better then a deterrent for a low life looking for a easy "meal".

 

[foxtrapper]

You might like OC when it's 95 in the shade.

 

[Peaceful John]

I would not open carry except under very unusual circumstances. It's too much like hooking your wallet over your belt. But the ability to openly carry is a wonderful thing when concealment is (temporarily) inadequate.

 

[cad68m_m]

If the same draconian permit procedures are still in place, then yes, I would OC. If permits were shall issue, then no, I would not OC.

What eruby says.