Open carry and shooting oneself in the foot

[jsbhike]

Damn, dude - what do you hunt?

Andy

Met 2 guys during white tail muzzle loader season coming out of the woods bragging about taking brush shots.

Was talking to a cop who was telling me about dove hunting with other cops and they all thought it was funny a neighbor to the field was pissed that shot kept hitting her roof.

Turkey hunting can teeter on being like Russian roulette in certain areas.

From what I have read, and it does seem to be true, safety is way better than it used to be.

[AndyLate]

I was referring more to the command control and weapons retention aspect of the post. Safety is never a joke.

[Averageman]

I haven't hunted in some time, so the need to open carry is negligible for me.
I do open carry to, from and while at the range. I never want to leave a long gun on the table and then walk down range to change targets without having something to shoot back with.

[eightmillimeter]

Nope. I might have forgot to mention I worked for one of the agencies to which I was referring, so I knew their policies. It was just a thing with the detectives.

And as far as the 'just like any other officer in uniform' thing goes, if you are going to OC, why the big deal about plainclothes in the first place? Just wear a soft uni.

P1 - it’s a common policy issue, never said it was everywhere, but it is common, and therefore inappropriate to throw all non-uniforms under the bus that would rather not just carry w/ a belt badge.

P2 - agree on all points, but I don’t write the rules

[SomeOtherGuy]

OC is stupid for all the reasons that have been highlighted but it should still be an option available to folks.
And states that permit OC but require a permit for CCW are just plain dumb.

Agree on both. I've heard the claim that exposing your sidearm in some CCW states like Texas is illegal, even if by accident. That's dumb. Legal OC prevents this stupidity.

But I've open carried exactly zero times in urban or non-gun settings. Certain range settings I open carry without a thought, as does everyone else. I also open carry on my farm, where there are four-legged critters that are dangerous and run fast enough that simply getting out of concealment could be an issue. I like open carry being legal for this kind of use.

[SteyrAUG]

Damn, dude - what do you hunt?

Andy

Really doesn't matter. Whatever you hunt, there will be a tard contingent.

[SteyrAUG]

I was referring more to the command control and weapons retention aspect of the post. Safety is never a joke.

Oh sorry. I was drawing a rather direct parallel unintentionally. But I have seen some sloppy slinging before.

[Hmac]

People open carrying a pistol shoots all of us in the foot.

[pinzgauer]

Probably should differentiate... Waltzing in starbucks or wally world is different than on my property or business, in my vehicle, etc.

I believe we should have the right to do so, especially to avoid LEO nonsense about brandishing like FL for any other than fully concealed. (Shirt rode up)

But people doing it to prove a point, that hurts us and never wins folks over.

[jsbhike]

I hate to break it to many here, but opponents (private and public) of open carry have never, and will never, support concealed carry either. Got to see the antics in Kentucky 25 years ago surrounding concealed carry legislation.