[QBFimi]

I agree that the more of us who open carry, the less that anti-gun nuts will freak out when we are in public.

Now, those of us that opt to do so should be prepared for chats with very nervous policemen, and had better not act like Harvard professors when it happens.

Disclosure: I often do open carry in our rural area, since mountain lions live and are frequently seen in our neighborhood. (Google up “The Beast in the Garden” or “Scott Lancaster mountain lion” - I’ve seen autopsy photos - not pretty). In our city house (Miami) I NEVER open carry, even on our property. If I am in fear of my life, loss of limb, etc., the first an assailant will know I have a firearm is when he hears the gun discharge.

As for my comment regarding open carry (which you ignored), I say again: Get retention training. Buy a level 3 holster. Practice, practice, practice (It takes 1500-2500 repetitions to get dependable muscle memory).

[SandWMan]

I’m glad I live somewhere where the idea of someone packing a pistol is not a totally foreign idea. While it is rare to see someone openly carrying here (KY), it is WIDELY known and understood that KY recognizes the right of the individual to openly carry arms. Cops usually know it, and the courts have stated that “no one may question” that right. Technically, you can even carry in state government buildings...but I don’t care to try that. Ultimately, I would have to be released, since no crime was committed, but who needs that hassle. Generally, I can imagine the only trouble one is likely to encounter is in urban areas in large cities...which I avoid anyway.

My holsters are generally a Threepersons style. Crossdraw. Real leather (as it should be). I have nothing black, “tactical”, or plastic, and never will! I’m sure that the professional trainers would all shriek in horror to see me draw (one handed, no less), and point shoot...and hit.

[sausageseller]

Disclosure: I often do open carry in our rural area, since mountain lions live and are frequently seen in our neighborhood. (Google up “The Beast in the Garden” or “Scott Lancaster mountain lion” - I’ve seen autopsy photos - not pretty). In our city house (Miami) I NEVER open carry, even on our property. If I am in fear of my life, loss of limb, etc., the first an assailant will know I have a firearm is when he hears the gun discharge.

I lived in Tampa, for many years. One small cuban grocery I shopped at , the clerks were all OCing. The other small store 3 blocks away did not . Guess which one was robbed at least once a month?

I like OCing all the time. It sure lets the bad guys know where I stand.