I think we’d probably disagree about one or two things, but in the main I support just about everything you just said. Thanks for commenting.

Yup, and as we just saw, sometimes cops get targeted first because they’re the obvious threat.

I learned to shoot when I was 5 years old. My dad earned a marksman ribbon in the Navy in WWII and taught me correctly, responsibly, and safely. I know how to use firearms and own a few, but I also appreciate what I don’t know, which is important when you handle or carry firearms. A neophyte, or a reckless, careless or overconfident individual can be very dangerous with a gun, especially an assault weapon. And of course there is always the potential for mental illness, terrorism, or criminal motivation behind the non-uniformed civilian carrying such weapons, as recent public shootings continue to demonstrate.

If my dad were alive today, he would be shocked and alarmed to see such dangerous behavior. Open carry of assault weapons in public by private citizens is political grandstanding and extremism. It’s only a matter of time before we see some deadly consequences of allowing such reckless and dangerous behavior. “Well regulated”? Hardly. Not what our founders intended when they wrote the second amendment.

Despite all that, OC was a drunk and d!ckhead MAGNET. Maybe I was not as intimidating as the bikers and cowboys OCing, but I got too much hassle from the shallow end of the gene pool. “Hey man, what you gonna do, shoot me?” After the 2nd or 3rd time you hear that called out to you as you get off your bike, you think about doing what everyone else was doing at the time–accidentally letting your shirt fall over your pistol.

I’m glad to have the option of CC (in TX, the only option.)

I agree with the division between the political aspects and the tactical aspects, based on my personal experience. BUT. I’m afraid that soon the comparison with the lunch counter and Rosa Parks will become necessary. We won’t be able to quietly keep to ourselves and work within the system. The system is intent on crushing us to its will. (See CT, CA, and MA for example.)

Thanks for the posts Chris.

Zuk

OOOPS!

That’s all you OC twerps will accomplish nationwide. Thanks for nothing.

Unfortunately, for some reason Open Carry and topless women seem to be mutually exclusive. Damn our strange American sense of propriety!

I read your post, and it’s very well thought out and well written. And I agree that there are some places where OC doesn’t cause a stir. I have no argument against OC where OC doesn’t cause a problem. I just think that in most of America, it is going to cause a problem, and is going to work against what most carriers are trying to accomplish.

I really like your point about being a better firearms owner, thanks for bringing it up.