Fair enough. But many robberies occur without screaming and gun waving. Many times, a robber wants to get in and out, drawing as little attention to himself as possible. There have been many cases where people in the bank were completely unaware of a robbery in progress.
That being said, if...
Agreed. Many new ideas are formed from discussion- on both sides of a debate.
That said, I take great offense to your manipulating my quote: "There is no disputing that you give up the ability to disengage (be a coward):Dwhen you open carry. :twocents:"
Part of the awesome responsibility of...
Hey brother, where'd you get those holsters in your avatar pic? I've been looking for a couple like that- one for a Glock 23 and one for a Sig P238. I've seen other people with them, but never seen 'em for sale.
Thanks for the rep! We may not see eye to eye on the age old OC/CC argument, but I appreciate the points you make. In the end, we carry for the same team...
I do not dispute this reasoning. For this reason, I fully support open carry events. They can be a great way to educate [and condition] the public.
However, I still believe that a person can carry for self defense effectively, or a person may carry to "educate the sheeple." As a general rule...
LOL! Yep! That's the one. I work off duty security there on the weekends sometimes. I laugh out loud every time I see this clown. He's just entirely too proud of his $100 Fisher-Price gun.
Maybe he could've afforded a decent weapon if he hadn't blown all his money buying every chrome accessory...
If it wasn't on the news, it didn't happen... :p
But seriously, it's not all that uncommon for me to come home after work and see the media recap a run I was on, and all I can think is, "Wow, that's not how that went down at all!"
Not to mention all the runs (some of a serious nature) that...
+1
Also, it's important to remember that open carry is not the norm. It is the minority. By a landslide. So, it would stand to reason that the numbers would be lower for OC.
I have also taken theft/robbery reports TWICE for open carriers who were relieved of their firearms by their attacker[s]...
A gun out of the holster at the ready is ALWAYS faster than a holstered weapon. Concealed or not. He had the jump on me. Plain and simple. He would have had the jump on you too, unless you make it a habit of walking around with a gun in your hand.
He would not have seen my gun if I hadn't gone...