Used to be taught as officer survival.
Look meek an weak per se...nothing to ID you as a cop. Never let your kids ride in the cruiser etc...
Outstanding post GR ....all good info.
I won’t carry open as a civilian. But if a citizen of this country wants to they should be allowed to make that decision based on the 2nd themselves.
Couldn't agree more, Squantos.
Open carry's not my way, and I don't recommend it to anyone I care about. It just doesn't make good tactical sense when things go south. I can protect mine better if I'm just another blur in the corner, as opposed to a statement/target... not that I disagree with the statement.
When I was younger, I carried open, and no one paid much attention. That's a Utah/Texas thing. These days, the world is different. The part of the public that isn't arms savvy is put off by your weapon if carried open. The part of the public that would do harm has focused on you as a threat and target. These days, if one has a family to protect and/or provide for, why would one want to diminish tactical advantage in any way? We were younger in a different world.
These days, my Equinox is my constant silent companion.
These days, I'm not armed because I'm paranoid; I'm not paranoid because I'm armed.
Is that how Reagan stared down the Soviets? By looking “meek-n-weak”? Is that what we as US Citizens should be doing with our lives? Appearing “meek-n-weak”?