How many folks have you seen open carrying? I saw my second at fish shack here in Plano. Nobody freaked out.

How many have y'all seen?

Zero

I've seen two!

So, since the new law went into affect how many folks have you seen doing it? I saw my second on Sunday at fish shack in Plano, it was cool to see.

Y'all?

I saw my first one a last month or so at Academy in Frisco, Dude looked like a total douchebag.

He kept looking around to see if people were watching him.

I've OC'd a few times since the law passed. Rarely does anyone notice, once turned into a conversation and the employees at my car wash said they were happy to have people armed around and it made them feel safer. I've seen a few people, mainly at academy or cabelas.

Main takeaway is that the sky isn't falling and nothing that the naysayers said came true.

My oil change guy open carries. I asked him what he was carrying and spoke for a few minutes about different guns, cool. Then I told him what I was carrying (concealed) and talked about that, then he went right back to changing oil. Doesn't bother me one bit.

0 and have only heard of 2 or three even in the surounding towns. You never see the long guns carryed openly in this neck of the woods ether.

I thought I saw about a dozen open-carriers at Rudy's BBQ in Waco last week, then I realized it was Wednesday and it was just the entire plain clothes officers crowd that has been eating there every Wednesday at 11:20 since they opened. I do wish they'd make them cover those horizontal holsters, though. I know it's perfectly safe, but something about having a 1911 pointed at your chest while in line for lunch just doesn't sit right. Call me crazy...

None.

Have see one at Academy. If he has done or been to half the places he was bragging about he is one bad mofo. Sounded like he has worked for every branch of law enforcement and military in the US. My daughter said she smelled BS and I agreed.

Zero

0, thought I saw one down in Alvarado but ended up being a plain clothed leo.

One...bad a$$ biker with a P238 or 938 cruising down the GB on his Boss Hoss!

I hate working with detectives that wear shoulder holster. Standing behind them when they draw and staring straight down the barrel with scare the chit out of you

Got a funny story you'll appreciate BP. I was at Rudy's about 6 months ago getting Que for The Crew and I was in line behind a mix of plain clothes and uniforms. THere was a female officer in uniform, a little overweight, and just kinda' ditty-bopping around to the music in her head. Strange chick....Anyway, I noticed all the other officers' weapons, of course, had magazines inserted, while her magazine well was empty. I quietly asked the uniformed officer in front of me, "Hey, none of my business, just curious, why are y'all all loaded and she's not?" He leans back and says quietly, "Well look at her!!" We had a good chuckle, then he explained it was just a phase in training between blue gun and loaded gun. I got the idea most of them were praying she'd wash out.

I've seen exactly zero.

I open carry whenever I'm on my motorcycle, though. For one, I prefer to have my shirts tucked in when I ride. Also, folks tend to be a whole lot more gracious and considerate of giving me my safe space when they see my .45 ACP hanging in the wind.

safe space? I can tell you 90% of people will never see your gun while riding bc they are too busy playing on their phones as they pass you.

Maybe half a dozen...

Saw someone running in the park
Saw someone filling up gas
Saw someone at a store

Ive seen two

That's laughable. Most won't even see it, and the few that do, most won't be able to tell what caliber it is.

Zero in east tx and Denton

Only one here in Breckenridge.

I've seen close to a dozen here in Abilene
I OC quite a bit now that its warmer and I can wear just a tee shirt and I tuck the shirt between the gun and my hip because otherwise it rubs my skin and gets sweaty

I had one bad experiance with a jerk in Lowes making a comment about him being retired law enforcment and that not everyone should be open carrying like that
I politely told him to mind his own business and get out of my face

when I got to the check out, he had been ahead of me and the cashier said he had been a jerk to her earlier and she sent him inside for the manager to deal with
so, I just chalked that up to him being an a$$
I should have known he was going to be trouble, be was wearing white pants and a straw fedora

I don't trust anyone dressed like that

0.0

Saw my first one in Missouri in a fly shop.

Where was he x LEO at Miami? Lol

Zero.

Zero

I open carry sometimes depending on where I am or wearing. Have yet to have someone approach me and say anything negative. Plenty have stated they support it and feel good knowing someone is legally armed.

Funny that many of us, me included, have seen zero. And I frequent places where you would think they would be common - rural diners, sporting goods shops, etc.

I've seen about 5 now. 1 at an ice cream parlor, 1 at a pawn shop, and 3-4 at academy.

I see a few where the top half is concealed carry and the bottom half is open carry.

I have only seen zero.

Yup.....exactly none

I am still at one, I did see a another cat carrying yesterday at QT.

I saw some plain clothes dude carrying yesterday, but he had a set of handcuff on the other hip so I assume he was either taking it to a new level or he worked in some type of law enforcement. He was acting normal and not looking all around looking for attention.

After all the yup lab last year, and it turned out to be be no issue,

The only one I recall seeing was at a church.

Saw one Saturday in Canton, dang guy was strutting around like a rooster. Most everyone who saw him just shook their heads and snickered.

I've seen two here in Ponder, Funny thing is one of them I hardly noticed and the other looked liked they were itching for attention. I have no issues with open carry but I definitely prefer to conceal.

I've seen one that was partially concealed like this. What I like most about open carry, is that I no longer worry about my shirt riding up and revealing my weapon when I am reaching up for something on the top shelf of a store.

I have one friend who open carries, but it is under his shirt and usually just the barrel is showing. The only other person I have seen o/c is another friend who didn't know he had to have an LTC and was thankful I showed him the error of his ways. One store I used to patronize has a 30.06 sign but their 30.07 sign they had fell down and they haven't put it back up. I tried to tell them of the error but they don't care and I stopped shopping there.

Today was my first sighting, coming out of Lowes in Sulphur Springs. He looked about like one of those guys we used to see on the news carrying AKs and ARs in restaurants in Dallas just to prove that they could. He came waddling out the front door proudly toting a 1911 in a leather holster.

Grand total of 3. I actually saw a dude carrying at Central Market on Greenville. I must admit that one was the most shocking.

A local church had an LTC class. There were 4 people (including the instructor and the preacher) open carrying inside and outside the church. That's the only time I have noticed anyone open carrying.

Surprisingly, only about 4 in almost a year's time.

I want to carry my side arm while hunting SHNF. I've never hunted there So I called the number in the public hunting book. The lady said I could not carry unless I had a CCW license. Is this right or is she not applying the law correctly? Thanks. I'm new to the forum and excited to see your thoughts.

That is correct if you don't have a CHL/LTC you can not carry on public land like Corp land

I have seen one, in Brady. Looked like he just came from the ranch. And no one freaked out...

A friend saw one in Dairy Queen right after it passed. He didn't watch the OC guy, he watched for reactions from everyone else. Nobody cared at all and didn't pay him any special attention. I think people in Central Texas are used to having or seeing hip holsters while on the ranches so it's not a big deal to them. Lot different than close to the major cities.

Saw my first at Chick Fil A in Sherman today. Well dressed Vet with a Korean War Veteran hat. Very nice 1911 too. I thanked him for his service as he walked by and he went on his way.

2 separate sighting for me. Both looked like chubby mall cops, but weren't mall copping at the time I saw them. They were shopping with their family.

This forum is still on-line? It has been a year since this law came into effect and the world has not ended as we know it? Next thing I am going to be told is Trump is my President!

This post gives me a warm fuzzy feeling

One. I remember the SJWs telling me they wouldn't be able to go to the store anymore and feel safe...

Shocking isn't it. As usual the fear mongers failed with an agenda that most logical people knew was misguided. I laugh on a daily basis when I hear about people feeling unsafe around people open carrying. I try to remind them that it is almost a guarantee daily they run into someone who is carrying concealed and nothing happens but they would rather stick their head in the sand than face facts.

Zero have I seen, even though I have open carried walking from motel to truck going to deer lease. But other than that, I always have a jacket/windbreaker over my glock. No one in the La Quinta ever said a word if they even noticed.

I've seen two. One made a quick dash from his truck to the store to pay for gas and the other in front of Walmart strutting around with a nickle Colt 1911 with fake ivory grips and some kind of gold emblem in the grip. No thumb strap and riding so far back behind the hip he couldn't protect it if he had to.

I have open carried twice... Both times as seedy gas stations. I shouldn't have stopped at either but i really needed gas and didn"t see any other options. I really don't think anyone saw or noticed me or my sidearm.

Saw a couple in Canton a couple weeks ago....both low key with an open jacket over OWB holsters......older men....

Nobody does it except attention-seekers. The law was unnecessary to start with.

Have to agree. Attention is the last thing I want, not much advantage in it. Watched a video the other day of a man of a man standing in line and a guy come up from behind and grabbed his pistol and ran out the door.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs0I6B3n1Nc

I will raise you one and say that there is NO advantage to that kind of attention in a city. But we all know that a concealed weapon can have many advantages.

Growing up on a ranch in Northern California when open carry was legal and commonplace, I never understood overly strong reactions to it.

Marc

I have seen 1 at walmart.

Saw my first today.

Just saw my second. In Wal Mart. Tacticool doob carrying a Hi-Point. How do I know? He was actually wearing a Hi-Point tee shirt. I think it said "I'm carrying a Hi-Point" or "My pistol is a Hi-Point" on the front.

I'm not joking.

Was the mirror clean or did it have a lot of streaks from when they cleaned it.......

They can get kind of complacent when cleaning the bathroom mirrors......

The only real advantage to the law is that if you are strapped and you accidentally expose your gun you won't get in trouble now. Before you might have.

Saw a guy on a road bike @ White Rock Lake in the full spandex kit roll by with a pistol on his hip the other day.

Most folks are too smart to play their cards face up
joe

I have on a couple of occasions carried semi open when travelling thru bad neighborhoods...Like Dallas.
I will wear it outside but cover it with my tee-shirt. If anyone ever noticed I never caught a reaction.

I saw a truck driver at the Loves truck stop in Hearne a few days ago.....walking around with some plastic gun (probably a glock) in a simple leather belt holster...kinda like the ones cowboys used with ZERO retention! I just shook my head....begging for someone to walk up behind him and ease it out....and walk away...

The way he was strutting around in there I figure he was all about the show anyway....maybe he is a quick-draw expert...

Only the second one I've seen....

Saw my first one yesterday, at a pawn shop actually. I couldn't tell what he was carrying, black semi-auto, plastic retention holster...picking up an AR15 he'd ordered.

x10000

Only seen a couple here in San Antonio. Most recent was the other day at Walmart sporting goods section. I saw a blinking red light on the ground a few feet away from a guy, but didn't know what it was at first. Realized it was a laser from his gun and waited for a discreet moment to let him know it was on.

I have open carried a couple of times but I was always wearing a long shirt and carrying one of my smaller handguns that don't print. I don't need the headache of having to constantly look over my shoulder while exposing what I have. I would rather not let people know what I have. But like others have said, the law was passed and aimed to stop people from getting charged for accidentally exposing their carry guns. I have a screwed up back due to a doctor screwing up my back surgery and will be going in for another corrective surgery soon so IWB tends to hurt these days. So now I use a 5.11 Carry Pistol Pouch when I carry. Seriously easier on my lower back and easy to get to if ever needed. I only open carry when hunting since we have some big hogs and the occasional coyote pass through the property. We shoot them on site during deer season.

My opinion has changed considerably in the last few months after I decided to open carry for one week. I've carried open for several months now and plan to continue. Only one person has said anything and he just introduced himself and gave me his business card, had a gun shop in the DFW area. I carry a 239 SIG in a Ross holster with a thumb snap, rides tight and and unobtrusive.

I am not an advocate of open carry, and have not seen any one here do it (some have stated they do but I have not seen them). We were going to the Friends Of The NRA banquet last summer, I thought surely some one else would be open carying. So I wore a nice western shirt tucked in and carried my LCR .357 mag open.

Yep I was the only one in the place!!!!

I know that I have shown my revolver accidentally, recover it and go on.

I realize the real purposes of the law, but watching someone wander around with one in the open just seems strange to me. I've seen a few guys wearing guns at our local swap meet and in stores. I sort of liken it to a person wanting attention...like putting a ring in their nose, tattooing their faces, etc... No reason to not be a little discrete with the whole concept....but I guess we all have our ways of looking at things.

And the reason for discrete would be? Not trying to be a smart arse, it's a fair question. I asked once before and I'll ask again. Is a person more likely to commit a crime in front of a marked patrol care or an unmarked one? Criminals are not noted for their heroic's.

* Blend in with others around me; do not want to attract attention to myself.
* Do not want to advertise that I'm carrying a firearm.
* Do not wan't to be the bad guy's first target (they will most likely scan the area and eliminate the threat).

For what reason?

Yes a nut job would do this ( also less likely)....most criminal acts would involve robbery or a domestic dispute, perpetrators would see the gun as a deterrent and move along or wait for another opportunity ....an aggressive act on their part is less likely.

Flame suit on.

Carrying a firearm (open or concealed) is a means for me to defend myself. It is not meant for deterrence of any crime.

I don't get open carry. Why would you want to expose your hand.

Element of surprise is all you got...

I conceal carry 99% of time. Was at store in line and was having discussion with a lady and she had noticed the imprint. She asked if she should feel safe since I was carrying( had a tone of attitude in her voice)? Told her only if she had her own means of protection on her, I carry for my safety! Not the stores cash register, if they threaten cashier then will approach that then but most times I'm surviving for #1's sake!

What was the look on her face after that?

Pale! I'm no hero. Foot action is plan A

Priceless.....

Agreed.

I routinely conceal carry, but depending on what I'm wearing sometimes I open carry for convenience, mostly when I'm in a vehicle.

I think its silly. When the law passed I was more worried about the safety of the people who OC'd than I was anything else.

Like mentioned above, my pistol is for the protection of me and mine. It is there so that I can remove myself from a deadly situation by force if I am unable to do so otherwise. The first and best option for any deadly situation is to get out of harms way as quickly and safely as possible. If I can get out of the situation without ever having to draw my CC, I am the better for it and will do so every time. With a sidearm attached to my waist and exposed to any Tom, Dick, or Sherri who might want to cause a problem, my options of retreat without being noticed are far slimmer.

And not one person who supports OC cares what you think.

OC was good for an accidental exposure but since it was passed lots of places I used to shop have put up 30-06 and 30-07 signs. Said if they were going to limit one they would limit both.
Personally I think the value was not worth the cost.

Hmm...... need to borrow a mirror?

Tenyearsgone:
"And not one person who supports OC cares what you think."

And......

Where you going somewhere with this?

Be responsible and conceal carry anyways

None.

If a business puts up a sign saying they want less business, that's their business. Not good business but their business.

Most places I have seen put up signs were for 30.07 not 30.06.

And don’t forget that even with a 30.06 sign in place it is only a class C misdemeanor if you happen to get caught. If you are asked to leave and don’t, then it becomes a criminal trespass.

We all have to make choices.
So, I will always carry concealed and if I am doing it right no one is the wiser.

Seen a woman in Academy open carrying yesterday. No biggie.

Yes, of course.

I'm old, but I grew up in Northern California ranch country where more than half of the men (and many women)open carried their revolvers. I was really shocked at how backwards Texas gun laws were, when I moved here.

Times have changed, but a gun on the hip still seems as natural as wearing a hat, to me.

Marc

I haven't seen any except at gun ranges and in gun stores, which I don't consider counting, but I assume counts.

I saw a guy in a Dickie's BBQ about a month ago, He was open carrying a 3" 1911.

I think he worked for the local school system judging by the conversation he was having with another guy there.

I saw one guy at United Supermarket in Graham a few months ago. Ask a few people and apparently he was from out of town......

From a friend of a friend on Facebook:

I've posted on this topic a number of times on the TFF. My basic rule of thumb has become to dress more professionally if I'm open carrying. A guy in a blazer, button down shirt, and boots looks alot less 'scary' than a dude in a tshirt and cargo pants when each has a visible sidearm.

Most often, I carry concealed, but unless I'm on campus, I rarely worry about how well concealed it is. I know all the arguments about how the bad guys are gonna go after me first. However, I sincerely believe that it's enough of a deterrent to make them look for easier targets.

Do I know that as a fact? No. But most violent criminals are cowards, and really don't want to risk being shot.

I agree, most criminals, if they suspect someone has a gun,are going to look for easier pickings, They want cash, smokes, booze, they aren't interested in a confrontation they might lose.

Saw a guy at Rudy's in Austin today with the grip/handle of a small revolver sticking out of his front right pocket. Looked kind of strange and out of place, didn't appear to be in any type of holster.

This was the man who got detained at the Santa Fe shooting.


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I pretty much open carry in my shoulder rig every time I’m out and sometimes around the house. I’ve gotten used to wearing it. Wore it yesterday to lunch and no body appeared to notice.

I'm glad to have someone open carry around me.

Guarantees they will draw the first shot so I have more time to decide what to do.

I think only a kook would show up at a school shooting carrying a gun.

Saw my first legit non-LEO open carrier at the grocery store about three days ago.

There is no logical reason for a civilian to openly carry a handgun.

The one I have seen was an attention seeker

Been working at the ranch all day and had to run into town for a quick errand. Instead of kicking off my muddy boots, going inside, removing my sidearm, and then getting on my way, I just jump in the truck and go. Isn't that a logical reason?

I always wear a shirt when out in the public and conceal my weapon by simply pulling the shirt over it. Pretty easy.

If anyone wants to open carry that's just fine and they should. I just don't like drawing attention to myself.