I don’t understand the idea behind brandishing firearms in public. Even some police departments require guns be concealed when carried by officers off-duty in civilian clothes. As an armed citizen, the last thing I want to do is advertise that I’m armed, to friend or foe. Concealment will hopefully educate the bad guys that no one can be assumed to be someone they can safely victimize, regardless of appearances.
Do you own a Dictionary?
Maybe you should visit some places where having a visible firearm keep everyone at a respectible distance and is a sign of strength and resolve.
Not everyone wants to wait until a bad guy is attacking them and then respond.
I agree. May as well hold a big sign up saying...hey, look at me. My wife and our friends would feel very uncomfortable if I were to carry openly when we went out. I have no desire to upset my friends just because I can. If concealed carry without a permit were allowed, that’s different.
They are carrying the firearms, not brandishing them.
I don’t understand the idea behind people who use the word “brandishing” when describing an act that is clearly NOT brandishing.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brandish
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I think the issue there is that guns are being treated as something to hide in polite company. Something to be ashamed of. Something to be afraid of.
And any cop shop that would make a patrolman conceal must be in some Worker’s Paradise.
A holstered pistol or a slung rifle or shotgun is not being "brandished". It's being borne.
Main Entry: 1bran·dish
Pronunciation: \ˈbran-dish\
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English braundisshen, from Anglo-French brandiss-, stem of brandir, from brant, braund sword, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brand
Date: 14th century
1 : to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly
2 : to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner
Now that said, I do agree about the advantages of concealed over open carry... most of the time, and in most circumstances. But those other times it should not be prohibited. Plus there are issues with "failure to conceal", or concealing when one is dressed too lightly to effectively conceal a large enough weapon for the circumstances. (Or persons like myself. I have too much of me in my clothing to find a place much anything bigger than one of the newer downsized .380s)
>I don’t understand the idea behind brandishing firearms in public.
brandish
–verb (used with object)
1. — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
–noun
2. — a flourish or waving, as of a weapon.
I absolutely HATE the fools who think that ‘displaying’ or ‘imprinting’ qualify as brandishing. [/rant]
There’s a difference between “brandishing” and having a nice little holster strapped on.