Never in an urban setting.
Rarely in a small town, and that would only be if I just popped in to get something, and was just hunting.

same here, I definitely dont see myself being a target but to each their own.

I can't wait for the Tacklberrys. Going to start a thread for all the people with drop holsters and extra mags in mag poaches, all the wannabe popo's.

I'm gonna get two Vaquero shopkeepers with birdshead grips, hanging off of a concho-laden belt.

A .380 carrier would tell you, "if you can't get it done with one vaquero shopkeeper with birdshead grip, you can't get it done with 2."

Great. (roll eyes).

Love to see the support and open mindedness of fellow gun owners like this.

Seriously, you literally can not imagine a single reason someone might want/need to carry openly?

Or are you just 'projecting' because you do not intend to do so yourself?

And do you really consider yourself to be such an expert on the subject AND intuitively know the needs/circumstances of others...that you are confident in admonishing them, if you see someone OCing?

Open carry to me, makes one the first target to knock off. CC and nobody knows until it is needed.

Agreed

Still hilarious.

Bad idea for a topic. Most replies are emotional and not logical. That won't change.

Yep

Personally I could see it being good in certain situations such as when I'm fishing I don't like how the holster restricts my movement so in situations like that I will op and open carry also when doing manual work such as working on the fence or times like that but during every day life no it will be concealed

Now I can carry an open sidearm while driving my tractor in the country on public roads to reach places where I might really need one, when working alone in remote areas. Had an odd and rather close encounter with a coyote this past September while planting a food plot and didn't have so much as a pea shooter with me.

To me it is all about "where" it is appropriate to open carry. I will not likely ever open carry in a mid sized or larger town. It's fine with me if others do, in a responsible manner, but for ME - concealed carry has too many advantages to want to give up. I grew up in Northern CA where most ranchers wore a revolver full time. It was common to see a restaurant with half of the people wearing holsters. It was normal and nobody felt threatened.

On the subject of open carry people "becoming the first target": It is my view that by far, most armed robbery type criminals will be deterred by the sight of men wearing pistols. They don't want a fight, they want the cash and a quick escape.

BUT, if we are talking nutjob/jihadist type of attacks with AR/AK's - open carry folks certainly could catch their eye first.. Once a guy carrying a rife busts into a room intent on killing, he is not going to change his mind and quietly walk away because he sees a guy with a pistol in a holster.

Just my 2 cents in a world where pennies are worthless...............

Marc

I am and will probably always be a proponent for concealed carry, just don't feel comfortable with open carry, just my preference. Only thing that might change my mind is that if and when ISIS makes a showing in Texas. I believe Texans banding together will send a different message than states like California. At that time concealed and open carry alike will bury the hatchet and get business done that will need to be done.

I honestly believe it will take care of itself given time.

I'll be ready for a gang of 12 bad guys, cause my revolvers are gonna be in .45 Colt, and shooting twice is just silly.

I feel no need to OC as my Yeti hat pretty much lets everyone know I'm a badass not to be messed with.

^^^

I won't open carry, but will switch to OWB vs. IWB

I don't want to display my weapon but CC is a giant pain. I don't want to worry about my weapon printing or the mag peeking out of my back pocket.

I can't belt carry unless it's a duty belt because my pants fall down. I want/don't want a shoulder rig.

It's very confusing. Oh I forgot, I have no guns.

My guess is that it will be a fad for a couple of months where you'll see some openly carrying here in Texas, and then things will basically return to normal. I can't recall ever seeing someone in OK or NM open carrying that wasn't hunting, and they're both open carry states. I bet that things will be pretty similar here.

I do like the fact that we can go OWB with a shirt over it and not worry about printing, etc.

I do like the fact that we can go OWB with a shirt over it and not worry about printing,or someone acidently seeing your firearm. I will continue to conceal carry so I can decide when, where, and how I decide to engage a situation.

Beyond the already stated reasons for not carrying openly is that nearly none of us outside of law enforcement are trained to prevent someone else from disarming us. What then? This situation could possibly provide a loaded weapon to someone who was not previously armed.

I personally would not feel comfortable seeing another civilian openly carrying and think this will just strengthen the resolve of anti-gun folks.

You really think cops are trained for that? They can barely shoot.