If You Could Open Carry A Carbine...

[kaiservontexas]

Honestly I would not mind. I remember a guy who had no car was lugging his 870 back from the pawn shop. I looked at him funny as I was a kid back then and did not know if it was legal. I asked if it was legal. He said yep. Nobody paid him no mind. Granted this was about 1991.

As for me doing it. Well if I had no car or was stuck using only a motorcycle then I would, but I see no real reason to sling a carbine openly.

I will agree that if civilization had melted then I would, but that event is unlikely.

[QuietShootr]

if the context is if you could and it wasn't a big deal, then the answer changes a bit- IS that the context?

as it is, i carry a carbine with me all the time, in my vehicle. i don't sling it up and take it with me into business meetings or wear it on the job site, but i have one close by. there have been a couple of times when i've opted to break it down and keep it in my briefcase with me- but only for very special circumstances.

as to my answer, if the question is as listed above- i would probably sling up a carbine in particularly nasty areas where we work sometimes... i'd sling up any time i left civilization- i almost always do now, but there are times when it's "inappropriate," like mountaineering, rock climbing, anything done with the types of people who do these things, who've generally never fired a gun in their lives.. but that's about it. given our society's crime rates, especially those of the cities and towns here in Oregon, i very rarely feel under-gunned with just a glock 9mm.

I run around with one a lot, though it usually stays concealed in my vehicle if I'm in a non-gun-friendly place. I have a strap on the transmission hump of my truck that allows a carbine to ride muzzle down in the passenger footwell, and carrying a loaded long arm is perfectly legal. A 10.5" AR conceals perfectly well in a tennis racquet bag...and I haven't checked yet, but I bet a SCAR will too, with the stock folded.

I have never been sorry I had a gun, or had too big of a gun. I have had occasion to regret not having one. I have no reason NOT to keep a carbine with me. Would I sling up and walk around with it in public? Yeah, why not, if I felt like dealing with people's shit. I'd do it if I thought I had a reason. I think it would do the sheep some good to see regular citizens walking around armed.

[QuietShootr]

Yes, I meant if it was as recognized as conceal carry with a license.

In that event, yeah, I'd do it.

[LHS]

Outside of the total collapse of society, or if I'm out hunting, I don't think I'd be OCing a rifle/carbine. I have no issues with CCWing one, if I can manage it. I've been looking into practical ways to tote around an SBR without screaming "Hey look, I've got a gun!!!" just for the sheer intellectual exercise of it. But open carry? Nah, I'll pass.

[kmrtnsn]

I'm going to lump open carry in the same category as driving a H2 Hummer, Corvette or a monster truck.

[bkb0000]

I'm going to lump open carry in the same category as driving a H2 Hummer, Corvette or a monster truck.

im with you on big lifts, h2s, and open carrying... but what could you possibly have against a vette??

[Smuckatelli]

Hard to imagine what "serious charge" would preclude him from getting a CCW but would still legally allow him to open carry an AK? So that leads me to conclude there is no "serious charge" or he wouldn't be allowed to own an AK much less open carry it legally down the street.

And the cops in the video are clearly familiar with the individual and his situation and they noted he was legal to do what he was doing.

I didn't articulate that properly.

He didn't mention why he was turned down, just that he was. OC when you feel the need to...no problem.....OC because you are pissed off, IMO isn't a good idea.

It could swing either way, some would feel the need to make a statement like he is doing for getting turned down. I don't think that it will solve the problem, add in the video tape of looking/wanting to get harassed by the Police, this really isn't doing anything to advance gun rights, it could be harmful.

The video would have been a lot easier to 'digest' had he not stated that he was turned down for CCW.

[kmrtnsn]

im with you on big lifts, h2s, and open carrying... but what could you possibly have against a vette??

For the vast majority of owners they're are treated like a nickel plated government model .45's with carved pearl grips; they look real pretty but never get used; a "look at me accessory" like a monster truck.

[SteyrAUG]

I didn't articulate that properly.

He didn't mention why he was turned down, just that he was. OC when you feel the need to...no problem.....OC because you are pissed off, IMO isn't a good idea.

It could swing either way, some would feel the need to make a statement like he is doing for getting turned down. I don't think that it will solve the problem, add in the video tape of looking/wanting to get harassed by the Police, this really isn't doing anything to advance gun rights, it could be harmful.

The video would have been a lot easier to 'digest' had he not stated that he was turned down for CCW.

No problem. And I now see what you are saying.

Sadly the "he must have a record" scenario has been promoted a few times on other forums.

But his personal reasons aside, he has accomplished one thing important. Local LE are now specifically aware of the right to open carry by the citizens of that community and can respond properly. Without turning this into a LE topic I happen to think the officers in the video did an admirable job of responding to the call out while respecting the rights of the subject in the video.

As a result of their experiences with this individual (who was mostly respectful but at the same time insistent and sometimes difficult) the rights of other citizens and lawful carry has been recognized. In many areas it is "technically legal" but not recognized or understood by local law enforcement and very few citizens feel like being the proving ground for recognition of their rights.

[SteyrAUG]

For the vast majority of owners they're are treated like a nickel plated government model .45's with carved pearl grips; they look real pretty but never get used; a "look at me accessory" like a monster truck.

Besides driving it, how does one properly "use" a vette?