A question for those who open carry

[rekees4300]

I open carry on my land. I'm on a private dirt road. Neighbors seem to think I'm stupid. Eff them. I carry because we have bear....the black bear I saw 2 weeks ago was young but could still have destroyed me. We have poisonous snakes...I don't need to shoot them, but I do. And there is always the possibility of 2 legged varmint showing ing up to victimize an old man. When I leave my place, I take off my gun and grab my concealed carry. I carry, as a few others have said, to protect myself and my loved ones. I avoid confrontation. If I am going to have a beer with my meal I leave my weapon in the car. If I can't go into the place with a weapon I make a decision. don't go in, or leave it in the truck. I carry concealed because I don't want to draw attention, and because I want as much tactical advantage as I can get. I hope the white beard makes me look harmless. I try to keep aware of my surroundings and strike a balance of being alert but not challenging to people. So far, so good.

Ditto, my thoughts exactly ... the 2 legged varmints are the most dangerous species. They see a white beard as a sign of weakness, potential prey.

 

[atsah]

I guess some here feel, if you use your brain you don't need the gun...

I like to have a back up, so why can't I have BOTH, my brain AND a gun???

IF you think you can get out of every situation with just your brain, then you aren't using your brain right now! I'm living proof that THAT just isn't possible in EVERY situation!

SR

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[atsah]

I really believe miscommunication is easier via the written the word than verbally.

You made a statement in a single paragraph without followup implying IMO that without a weapon, you're basically screwed (which I could of misconstrued).

My repsonse to you're comment was that your brain is your best tool for self defense. You in return to my comment about using your brain state that "it's the most ridiculous response" you've heard (thus leading me to believe that you DO feel a need a weapon for self defense) because if that wasn't the case, not certain how my comment about your brain being the most important tool was ridiculous?

Yet now you're making the comment that a weapon isn't always necessary and implying a weapon isn't always needed.

My writing ability sucks, but do you understand what I'm saying? Hopefully you can understand why I'm scratching my head...

The reality is some situations are a lot worse than others, but generally IMO it's is easier to avoid a no win situation by using your brain. When I was younger and much stronger and faster, I ended up in Camden NJ by mistake at 0100 from Philly (wrong bridge LOL) having to go to Jersey for a training class first thing in the morning (looking for a hotel before car/phone GPS, and couldn't read the map at night without stopping). Saw a cop parked and asked him how to get back to philly, he pointed, and I went, no questions after that. A white boy driving a VW in Camden at 0100 is a bad situation and I was smart enough to understand that. Personally I wouldn't care if I had a rifle, still wouldn't want to be in Camden (almost as bad as Newark LMAO).

Understood, the way I look at it is why not have the firearm option just in case something out of the ordinary comes up.

 

[Deere Dude]

"Where are you going dear?"

"I am just going to mow the lawn." :cool2:

 

[feasant]

if open carry is legal, and it should be, then a CCP is paying a fee to wear a coat/shirt.......

yes, some CCP involves training, but really....

if i have my pistol strapped on and then put on a coat, i become a criminal because i didn't/won't pay for a CCP. and having my 12ga slungover my shoulder gets uncomfortable

 

[Oldpath05]

My wife asked me the same thing, acept I said I gonna cuts some logs...........

 

[atsah]

We don't need a CCW in Maine anymore but I just renewed mine anyway, I figure for $35.00 I may as well keep it, you never know when we could get a liberal politician as governor again and decide to mess with the law. I don't want to have to go through the training again.

 

[k0ua]

We don't need a CCW in Maine anymore but I just renewed mine anyway, I figure for $35.00 I may as well keep it, you never know when we could get a liberal politician as governor again and decide to mess with the law. I don't want to have to go through the training again.

Same here, only our government charges us $50 to exercise our right. We can conceal carry now here too without it, but there are some advantages to having it. Not to mention if national reciprocity ever gets passed.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

You guys spend too much time in town.

 

[TheMan419]

I wouldn't open carry simple because I don't want the looks or grief from anti gun people. Indiana has a life time permit for like $100. So done and done.