Legal Open Carry in cities

[Jellybean]

Freedom means people get to do things you do not like. What you quoted though is illegal in every state I know of.

Nothing is illegal for the left.

As far as the overall topic - never be to hasty to throw away something you might need yourself later...

[Tanner]

Open carry ..... I would avoid it, to each his own. If I were a criminal and wanted a firearm, an open carry due would get distracted, stabbed in the neck, and relieved of his firearm. Most open carry advocates, like the general population, are oblivious to their surroundings, in addition to (broad brush here) being obese, out of shape, and physically incapable fudd types. Granted exceptions exist, but open carry in an urban environment, sorry just not for me; your mileage may vary.

[SteyrAUG]

I don't like it.

Then by all means let's decide for everyone else. Seriously, you object because "communists and anarchist"? So how is that different from Dems citing criminal misuse as a justification for legislating our rights?

And here's another one, conceal carry means the EXACT SAME PEOPLE are armed, but you are somehow uncomfortable when you can see the gun?

Now there are strategic considerations with open carry vs. conceal carry with pros and cons on each side, but that has nothing to do with "rights."

Can't believe I even had to have this discussion on a "gun" forum. Christ...might as well be on Glock Talk.

[SteyrAUG]

The solution is simple and doesn't require neutering yourself:



Defeat the commies.



Remove the Marxist Leninist brainwashing from schools.

If it's so easy to remove that BS from schools, why not just stop having people LIKE communism. Tell them it's bad.

There problem solved. I'll make sure and tell everyone I see "communism is bad."

Got any more overly simplistic solutions to problems you will never resolve?

[titsonritz]

I got an idea, how about we don't fcvk with guns in any shape, fashion or form. Shall not infringe means just that regardless of what certain POS say/believe/legislate. Don't like it, don't do it, no one is forcing anyone to own guns let alone carry them, just don't presume to make that call for others.

[Alpha-17]

I don't like it.

I think its biggest accomplishment is allowing communists and anarchists to block roads and threaten drivers with rifles and shotguns.

Tell me why you think I have the right to stand, even to the side, at a busy intersection with a rifle in my hands screaming political rants at people.

Because I don't think I do, nor anyone else. I think I do have the right to travel without openly armed people yelling their politics at me during my commute.

And you know when commies do this they don't just "have" them. They point, brandish, threaten, and menace.

I'm all for permitless concealed carry and open carry in rural environments. But not open carry in cities.

I'm open to learn and change my mind.

I'm curious about other opinions on this board.

It is a good thing my rights don't depend on you liking them.

This is as dumb as cutting your junk off because the neighbors have too many kids.


As a personal example of why open carry in cities is good, I open carry in a city at least once a week. Why? Because when I'm hiking around town for my weekly rucks, I really don't have any good way of concealed carrying a gun. And with the sheer amount of homeless folks, many of whom I've encountered completely strung out on something or another, I really want to have something to defend myself if the encounter goes poorly.

[C-grunt]

As a cop in a big metro city that has a lot of open carry i see people open carrying pretty much daily. Hasn't been an issue at all.

Sounds like you have people committing crimes under political guises, not an open carry problem.

[Alex V]

I never liked the idea of open carry until I moved to a state that allowed me to carry a gun.

I agree that in the city ie Raleigh, Charlotte et al, I CCW, but that is also due to them being full of sh*tlibs and I don't need the hassle, aside from the security requirements of being in a city.

If I am running to a local Walmart or Home Depot I have an OWB holster. In the winter it has a jacket over it so I guess it's CCW but in the summer, not so much. Oh well.

If someone is being a douche while open carrying, that doesn't mean open carry should be illegal. Just means the douche needs to have a conversation with local LEO.

[Entryteam]

tough shit. Rights are not defined by feelings.

The end.

[FriendlyStranger]

Open carry ..... I would avoid it, to each his own. If I were a criminal and wanted a firearm, an open carry due would get distracted, stabbed in the neck, and relieved of his firearm.

With all the rioting and open carrying that has been going on, why hasn't this happened yet? I hear this all the time that your rifle will be easily taken.

Most open carry advocates, like the general population, are oblivious to their surroundings, in addition to (broad brush here) being obese, out of shape, and physically incapable fudd types. Granted exceptions exist, but open carry in an urban environment, sorry just not for me; your mileage may vary.

Any links or statistics to back up this claim? All the pictures and videos from open carry protests that I have seen show gun owners coming in all shapes and sizes. The vast majority are AKs and ARs at these protests so where are all the fudd guns?