(The Center Square) – The list of where possessing a firearm is illegal, even with a concealed pistol license, could soon expand as lawmakers considered a bill Tuesday to ban
I’m a little ok with this, a couple walked in to the supermarket and she had a Beretta in her shoulder holster, outside of her nice dress. Sure it was kinda sexy but…
I was glad she and her wife were ready to protect each other or others, but I really don’t like losing the element of surprise and the possibility the gun can then be used against the owners if things go poorly.
If you’re carrying, get the drop on dumbasses trying to fuck your day up.
I’ve never understood open carry. Only place I do so is in the woods.
When Oklahoma passed open carry back in the day, I read about some dumbass cowboy walking around downtown Tulsa with six shooters. Robber just came up behind him, put a gun in his back, stole his guns.
Even if it as legal in my state I wouldn’t do it. Why would you purposefully make the people around you uncomfortable?
The only places I ever open carried, I was supposed to be the only person present. Anyone being around me, let alone “coming up behind me” was trespassing, and their malicious intention could be reasonably presumed. When I’m supposed to be alone, everyone around me should be uncomfortable, which should be nobody at all.
Open carry is (normally) foolish, but needs to be legal, simply as a matter of practicality. Without open carry, inadvertant exposure of a concealed weapon becomes a criminal act: when your pant leg rides up, exposing your ankle holster, you become a criminal. When someone catches a glimpse of your shoulder holster under your jacket, you become a criminal. When wind and rain causes your sidearm to “print” through the fabric of your pants, you become a criminal.
Prohibiting concealment (mandating open carry) originated shortly after the Civil War. The “theory” was that law-abiding people had no need to hide their weapons; only criminals needed to hide them away. The reality was they established these laws to harass former slaves and other minorities.
Open carry also skips over stupid shit like Florida’s car rules. It’s not 100% clear exactly how to be legal and an anecdote I heard about a cop encounter says they’re not sure either.
Some moron recently got disarmed and capped with his own gun recently. Dude died for no reason, the other guy didn’t even have a weapon, but had slick hands and capped the dude when he tried to get his gun back.
Between that and people accidentally discharging their weapons into themselves/their homes/their workplaces, I’d be in favor for a ban on open/cc in general. Not that it really matters, but I’m also in a same-sex relationship and have never felt the need for CC/open carry anyways.
I hear ya. I do think there’s a grain of truth to the deterrence of concealed carry, but open carry… basically exactly your story is my concern.
Washington state is fairly progressive (thankfully), I think it’d be good for people who might be both conservative and emboldened by the incoming administration for the state to make it pretty public that approximately x number of people have concealed carry permits, and that open carry isn’t legal.
Just leave it at that, keep those very fuckheads who want to come in and fuck around nervous.
I’m a little ok with this, a couple walked in to the supermarket and she had a Beretta in her shoulder holster, outside of her nice dress. Sure it was kinda sexy but…
I was glad she and her wife were ready to protect each other or others, but I really don’t like losing the element of surprise and the possibility the gun can then be used against the owners if things go poorly.
If you’re carrying, get the drop on dumbasses trying to fuck your day up.
I’ve never understood open carry. Only place I do so is in the woods.
When Oklahoma passed open carry back in the day, I read about some dumbass cowboy walking around downtown Tulsa with six shooters. Robber just came up behind him, put a gun in his back, stole his guns.
Even if it as legal in my state I wouldn’t do it. Why would you purposefully make the people around you uncomfortable?
The only places I ever open carried, I was supposed to be the only person present. Anyone being around me, let alone “coming up behind me” was trespassing, and their malicious intention could be reasonably presumed. When I’m supposed to be alone, everyone around me should be uncomfortable, which should be nobody at all.
Open carry is (normally) foolish, but needs to be legal, simply as a matter of practicality. Without open carry, inadvertant exposure of a concealed weapon becomes a criminal act: when your pant leg rides up, exposing your ankle holster, you become a criminal. When someone catches a glimpse of your shoulder holster under your jacket, you become a criminal. When wind and rain causes your sidearm to “print” through the fabric of your pants, you become a criminal.
Prohibiting concealment (mandating open carry) originated shortly after the Civil War. The “theory” was that law-abiding people had no need to hide their weapons; only criminals needed to hide them away. The reality was they established these laws to harass former slaves and other minorities.
Gun control is racist?! Who knew.
Open carry also skips over stupid shit like Florida’s car rules. It’s not 100% clear exactly how to be legal and an anecdote I heard about a cop encounter says they’re not sure either.
Because you’re a dick would be my bet
Some moron recently got disarmed and capped with his own gun recently. Dude died for no reason, the other guy didn’t even have a weapon, but had slick hands and capped the dude when he tried to get his gun back.
Between that and people accidentally discharging their weapons into themselves/their homes/their workplaces, I’d be in favor for a ban on open/cc in general. Not that it really matters, but I’m also in a same-sex relationship and have never felt the need for CC/open carry anyways.
I hear ya. I do think there’s a grain of truth to the deterrence of concealed carry, but open carry… basically exactly your story is my concern.
Washington state is fairly progressive (thankfully), I think it’d be good for people who might be both conservative and emboldened by the incoming administration for the state to make it pretty public that approximately x number of people have concealed carry permits, and that open carry isn’t legal.
Just leave it at that, keep those very fuckheads who want to come in and fuck around nervous.