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<blockquote data-quote="Blue Heeler" data-source="post: 3540124" data-attributes="member: 46613"><p>To be perfectly honest? I have never complained about being <em>hung</em> but I would complain if I was being <em>hanged</em> with an old rope too.</p><p></p><p>As usual, BigRed1 is spot on. But people open carrying respectfully and and folks like us in the “gun culture” acknowledging their right to do such is not really the point. The point is that they are open carrying a weapon. </p><p></p><p>The grocery store example ... Carrying in a grocery store where you have people walking behind you, turning corners with you is not a great time/place to play show n' tell. The reason is one is vulnerable to getting a cheap shot with a large can of beans, sprayed in the face with a can or RAID Wasp Spray to being cut open with 7” carving knife they pulled off the shelf (gasp ... without paying for it!). </p><p></p><p>What if someone sees you with a gun before you see them with a gun? The answer is that you lost any tactical advantage. </p><p></p><p>How many people who open carry have had any sort of weapon retention training beyond watching all five seasons of “Justified”? Probably zero which puts a big _____ (fill in the blank) bullseye right above their buttocks.</p><p></p><p>I most certainly agree the more we see people respectfully carrying in the open the more accustomed to respectfully carrying we will become. But it is still a monumentally bad idea to be a target.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue Heeler, post: 3540124, member: 46613"] To be perfectly honest? I have never complained about being [I]hung[/I] but I would complain if I was being [I]hanged[/I] with an old rope too. As usual, BigRed1 is spot on. But people open carrying respectfully and and folks like us in the “gun culture” acknowledging their right to do such is not really the point. The point is that they are open carrying a weapon. The grocery store example ... Carrying in a grocery store where you have people walking behind you, turning corners with you is not a great time/place to play show n' tell. The reason is one is vulnerable to getting a cheap shot with a large can of beans, sprayed in the face with a can or RAID Wasp Spray to being cut open with 7” carving knife they pulled off the shelf (gasp ... without paying for it!). What if someone sees you with a gun before you see them with a gun? The answer is that you lost any tactical advantage. How many people who open carry have had any sort of weapon retention training beyond watching all five seasons of “Justified”? Probably zero which puts a big _____ (fill in the blank) bullseye right above their buttocks. I most certainly agree the more we see people respectfully carrying in the open the more accustomed to respectfully carrying we will become. But it is still a monumentally bad idea to be a target. [/QUOTE]
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