Legal to open carry a pistol on a bicycle in your state?

[txdon]

I have no beef at all with hunting and sports shooting. .

Really, but you have a problem with kids grabbing mom's gun at Wallmart - and she had direct control over that. I'm more at a risk to being shot like this.
Expectant Mom Recovering From Stray Hunting Bullet - ABC News

1000 people a year are shot by hunters.

 

[edkemper]

But to justify that because of dogs? I'm a longtime cyclist. I've been chased by more dogs than I care to remember. Big ones, small ones, even almost got wiped out by a chicken. But never, absolutely never would I think unholstering a handgun while being chased by dog would be wise.

Probably the only person here that was in a physical fight for his/her life with a full grown male Rottweiler. If I had a gun I could have gotten to, I'd have used it. And that my friend would have been my choice in a life threatening situation and I wouldn't really care what anyone else thought. You seem to think dogs are not really a threat to life and limb when someone is on a bike. I suggest you have a limited personal knowledge of the number of people that end up in the hospital after being on a bike and encountering a dog. That is not to say every bicyclist should carry a gun but it is self serving to think you have any right to decide when and where a legal carrier can or should carry.

On the other hand, I'd bet the farm that a Police Officer on bike patrol who encountered a vicious dog chasing him/her might also decide lethal force was necessary. It's either an option for both or not an option for either.

 

[edkemper]

HCJtractor

> My "data" about the risk of cycling comes from the book of experience and common sense.

Yet your common sense says the risk to you is the same as for a female. Yet common sense says a female is always going to be at greater risk to violence because generally speaking, males find it easier to accost women.

> The risk of being robbed of raped while riding is extremely small, from my knowledge and experience.

Again, common sense and statistics say men rarely understand the daily reality most women must deal with, directed at them by men.

Men fear rape in prison. Women fear rape more in "free" society.

> First what do I have to steal that is tempting?

Again, common sense says the form fitting outfits warn by female cyclist attract more of the wrong attention of men than your outfits attract by anyone. Women, just by being women have something men want. And there are plenty go bad guys that will take it at any cost. Again, just look at the statistics of military service by women.

> if you're a woman who wants to minimize the risk, don't ride alone if at all possible. That's not male chauvinism, but just good advice.

Because men are who they are.

> When my daughter runs, I tell her, stay away from desolate places. Run with a friend. There's safety in numbers. Can anyone disagree with that?

Nope. But would you have to warn your son in the same way and as often?

> But in my opinion, carrying a weapon does very little to make you safer on a bike from 99.9% of those things that will hurt you. But everyone has the right to decide that for themselves. As long as you have a legal permit and the skill and knowledge to handle and control your weapon, and the maturity to know when to use it, I'm perfectly good with that.

Yet you voice your opposition to anyone doing what you don't feel they should do. Even if they are legal in doing so.

Does all of the above still sound like common sense?

 

[edkemper]

1000 people a year are shot by hunters.

Sometimes by the very politicians that make all these silly laws. :laughing:

 

[ecbaatz]

Must be nice concealed carry pemit here cost $100 every 3 years.

I just renewed my permit. It is $105 for 5 years.

 

[ecbaatz]

Buying from an individual does not require a background check for either a long gun or a hand gun. The hand gun will still have to be "safety inspected" (registered).

Question is,however, how do you know the individual is allowed to own a gun period. That is why I would only do a private sale with some one who had a cpl. Otherwise we will go thru an ffl or no sale.

 

[coobie]

I just renewed my permit. It is $105 for 5 years.

Good news my expires this coming may.I was under the impression they were still $100 for 3 years.

 

[Sigarms]

Question is,however, how do you know the individual is allowed to own a gun period. That is why I would only do a private sale with some one who had a cpl. Otherwise we will go thru an ffl or no sale.

The only way to CYA.

 

[FTG-05]

TN is an OC state, but you have to have the HCP (what TN calls a CCW) to carry either OC or CC which requires a $120 fee plus a $40 retarded "safety/training" class. So much for "shall not be infringed".

I OC a S&W 329PD in .44 Mag each and every day and have for over 3 1/2 years (5/11).

There's a lot of negative BS in this thread about OCing a handgun, so I'll just leave this here: The Open Carry Argument

 

[GPintheMitten]

Buying from an individual does not require a background check for either a long gun or a hand gun. The hand gun will still have to be "safety inspected" (registered).

Question is,however, how do you know the individual is allowed to own a gun period. That is why I would only do a private sale with some one who had a cpl. Otherwise we will go thru an ffl or no sale.

I think your info might be a little dated. In Michigan there are no safety inspections anymore. To buy a pistol in Michigan from an individual, you must either have a Permit to Purchase or a Concealed Pistol License. The Permit to Purchase is obtained from the local law enforcement office in your city or county and is given only after they do a background check. And to get a CPL, one of the criteria is to pass a background check. In either case there is paperwork that is completed by the seller and buyer and a copy is turned in to the local law enforcement within 10 days. This is the registration.