I have a Hoppe's #9 air freshener thingy hanging from my rearview mirror, 2 different trucks for maybe 10 years and had maybe 3 people say something to me about it. But I suppose if bad guy is paying attention it says "break into this one".Following someone to their car can be a good indicator as well.Not just the clothing can give it away.
Then you have a bunch of non-visual cues as well, talking to the guy, the smell of Hoppe's #9 etc ...
Tacticle cues such as bump checks are used pretty often by different services if they suspest someone is armed.
Cops are good at finding if you're armed or not, some criminals too.
Printing is just a small part of what can give it away.
Interesting perspective of IU campus; I went to Purdue, and I assumed 0% because of the consequences but I'll bet you're right about there being a couple percent there. The threat of expulsion while I was on campus was one of the reasons that I didn't carry regularly until more recently.
The only reason I think it may be a couple percent is that (a) there's a ton of employees and maintenance staff that are mainly from the surrounding areas, a lot of whom were probably raised around firearms and don't fear the rule, and (b) campus is well blended with a lot of businesses and buildings where non-university people go and are totally free to carry firearms
What percentage of the 890,730 LTCH holders are carrying a handgun at any given time?
What percentage of violent felons are carrying a handgun at any given time?
What percentage of non-violent felons/otherwise prohibited possessors are carrying a handgun at any given time?
What percentage of the remaining pie piece (which is quite large) are carrying a handgun at any given time?
I don't know, and neither does anybody else. I'd like to try and get a handle on the percentage of LTCH holders carrying. It would have to be done by survey. This is problematic since we live in a world where we don't trust the person calling.
Then we have the "carry regularly" issue to define. Except for a couple INGOers, NOBODY carries 24/7/365/sometimes more.
NRA members, attending the NRA Annual Meeting of Members, asked by NRA peeps, working in an NRA booth? I'd trust that data. I'd run the stats on it and would volunteer to work the booth. This of course scheduled around planned activities, speakers, training, autographs, possibly during my wife's nap
Some poll insights into fellow INGOer's carry frequency. Keep in mind this is INGOer's. I'd expect the rest of the population of licensees to carry much less frequently if at all.:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/general-firearms-discussion/202969-do-you-carry.html
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/general-firearms-discussion/poll-454-a.html
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/carry-issues-self-defense/134269-how-often-do-you-carry.html
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...e/375261-how-often-do-you-actually-carry.html
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/carry-issues-self-defense/poll-2609-a.html
I think most people who are not LTCH holders themselves would be surprised at the number of people around them who are carrying, especially on the road.
Where I sit currently? Zero. Unfortunately.
I suspect you are incorrect. The number where you are is probably very small, but highly unlikely to be zero. Not everyone chooses to follow the rules.
I can guarantee it.
I've been here long enough to know the folks here. I know there are a FEW others who own guns. One other quasi-gun guy. But he's a mil-surp rifle aficionado who doesn't carry a handgun much outside of work. We talk about it. The others include a guy who is only a hunter yet owns at least 1 handgun...and a guy who just owns an AR and a G21 for home defense.
You're gonna have to trust me. Now, if I were downtown.... Who knows. Out of those hundreds of people, probably a small handful who do buck the rules. Here at my office? I wouldn't bet on it.