To: Red in Blue PA
There is less of a chance you will ever need to pull it out if you OC as BGs like easy marks. Do you honestly believe they will go after me, who OCs? Or someone like you who appears to be unarmed? That's one way to look at it, and I'm all for you open carrying. But another way of looking at it is, some dirtbag with a $75 .25 caliber Raven might cap you in the back of the head point blank to get the $750 .40 caliber you are advertising.
Say you are at a public venue, walking around for a while. A dozen or more criminals might covet your piece, and decide to follow you into the public men's room, 30 seconds behind. While you're unzipping, BANG, from behind.
Sure, I know, your Magic Ninja Powers mean you have 360* vision, 24/7, so it could NEVER happen.
23 posted on
03/22/2011 8:50:45 AM PDT by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: Travis McGee
How much of that happened back during the Wild West days when open carry was
de rigueur? How much of that happens now with our Military and police forces?
Personally, I feel the benefits of open carry outweigh the potential disadvantages. Retention holster technology has come a long way since the old leather flap and snap days.
I love my Blackhawk CQC, but it still "scares the sheep" up here to see folks carrying openly and honestly.
30 posted on
03/22/2011 10:01:51 AM PDT by
Dead Corpse
(explosive bolts, ten thousand volts at a million miles an hour)
To: Travis McGee
But another way of looking at it is, some dirtbag with a $75 .25 caliber Raven might cap you in the back of the head point blank to get the $750 .40 caliber you are advertising.
I see these hypotheticals all of the time, but never see any stories to back it up.
I am reminded of Gene Hackman's character in Unforgiven when he says something to the effect of "it's not easy to shoot a man when he is shooting back".
I will say it again. BG's look for easy marks. You can say this isn't so until the cows come home, but facts say otherwise.
32 posted on
03/22/2011 10:26:05 AM PDT by
Red in Blue PA
(For the first time in my adult life, I'm scared of my government.)
To: Travis McGee
Sure, I know, your Magic Ninja Powers mean you have 360* vision, 24/7, so it could NEVER happen.
Where did I even imply such a thing? Your post is insulting.
And I will ask one more time. Show me all of the stories about people who OC getting jumped as per your example.
33 posted on
03/22/2011 10:28:46 AM PDT by
Red in Blue PA
(For the first time in my adult life, I'm scared of my government.)
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