Do you think the color of your carry gun matters?
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Stringfellow
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Tunnelrat and Orion summed things up best.
Other than that, you can't account for every last smidgen of possibility. And that includes what a prosecutor/DA might bring up. A good lawyer doesn't just bring up all possible risks, but they also tell you which ones are worth worrying about and which ones aren't.
You are free to guide yourself by whatever probabilities you fear most. But all else being equal, I would not worry about the color of your gun.
I would, however, buy a pink pistol if the discount were enough. Perhaps even Sig Diamond Plate or Rainbow.
Other than that, you can't account for every last smidgen of possibility. And that includes what a prosecutor/DA might bring up. A good lawyer doesn't just bring up all possible risks, but they also tell you which ones are worth worrying about and which ones aren't.
You are free to guide yourself by whatever probabilities you fear most. But all else being equal, I would not worry about the color of your gun.
I would, however, buy a pink pistol if the discount were enough. Perhaps even Sig Diamond Plate or Rainbow.
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Stringfellow
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Now that I am thinking about it, I probably would not buy this though:
http://cz-usa.com/product/cz-75-b-40th-anniversary-limited-edition/
Some things are just wrong, whether legal or not.
http://cz-usa.com/product/cz-75-b-40th-anniversary-limited-edition/
Some things are just wrong, whether legal or not.
dnsharpshooter
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I'll start by saying I didn't read all the posts in this thread, so what I'm saying might have already been said, but this is my view on it.
Overall, I am going to vote yes, it MIGHT make a difference.
Starting with general carry, especially with open carry, I don't want a flashy gun that will draw alot of attention. I normally carry my PT940; it happens to be the model with the gold accents and pearl grips. Unless I'm going to the range, the pearl grips stay in the box and the gun wears standard black rubber grips.
In a legal situation where a jury is involved, I can see maybe some jury members being slightly influenced by the color/appearance of the gun. Some people may view an all-black handgun as scary or intimidating, while maybe a little revolver with pink grips comes across "softer," perhaps even "cute."
This will obviously vary with the demographic; I don't think there is a right or wrong answer to this question.
Overall, I am going to vote yes, it MIGHT make a difference.
Starting with general carry, especially with open carry, I don't want a flashy gun that will draw alot of attention. I normally carry my PT940; it happens to be the model with the gold accents and pearl grips. Unless I'm going to the range, the pearl grips stay in the box and the gun wears standard black rubber grips.
In a legal situation where a jury is involved, I can see maybe some jury members being slightly influenced by the color/appearance of the gun. Some people may view an all-black handgun as scary or intimidating, while maybe a little revolver with pink grips comes across "softer," perhaps even "cute."
This will obviously vary with the demographic; I don't think there is a right or wrong answer to this question.
4040peters
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All I can say is that it will become an issue if it is made into an issue and there is no way of predicting beforehand whether or not it will be. The possibility also exists that the color of a weapon will be considered by a jury, even if it is not brought up in trial.
ferrarif1fan
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I only carry black pistols. I carry IWB and think that black probably doesn't stick out as much if my shirt were to ride up and give someone a flash view of it.
Glenn E. Meyer
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Yes - but that assumes a juror is sympathetic to production handguns. You just said that most guns are designed to look evil. In fact, I can come up with an article in a product design magazine discussing the aesthetics of semi-auto handguns that makes them look dangerous.
Look, you don't know unless you read the mind of the juror. If the prosecution says ABC and then you try to rebut it - you might just make the jury pay more attention.
That's been found when someone objects and the judge says to ignore it. Some jurors pay more attention and think the point must be reasonable if the defendant (who is probably guilty anyway) is having a fit about it.
One really should read up before expounding that is or that won't have an effect or you as a non-expert claim this or that is a good strategy.
Then you tell me what magic color I should chose.
My point is anything can be made to look evil in purpose. Night sights? Oh, you want to kill people from the shadows like an assassin. Semiautomatic pistol? Oh, you knew you weren't a good enough shot and needed extra capacity and put the public in danger (or just wanted to kill more people). To worry about something like this is, to me, pointless. Now I wouldn't recommend wearing shirts with hate phrases on them or decking your pistol out in Punisher skulls, but the base color? Come on. More so, we're missing the big picture that the individual chose to carry a gun in the first place. Obviously he/she chose to carry a gun because his/her desire was to harm another human being.
Are these items that might possibly come up in court? Sure, so make sure you have some basis in reasoning. But what you're saying is that refuting a falsehood or clarifying a decision makes it more likely the jury will believe the prosecution. In that case you're screwed regardless.
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Cheapshooter
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I voted not sure. In all logical intents and purposes it should not. But in courtrooms today it seems that on occasion logic is thrown out the window!
Andy Blozinski
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I purposely got the nickel plated 4" barrel Chiappa Rhino when I bought one. If I have to pull it out in a self defense situation, I want them to see it.
If your pistol looks like this...chances of the DA being a bit cranky after a defensive shoot go up.
If it looks like my Wifey's pistol, not so much...
It depends on the colors chosen, decoration or hunting purpose modifications...etc
Great Example, a recent defensive shooting with a Hunting Pistol...bad guy breaks into a home,
the homeowner is cleaning a long-barrel Ruger Super Redhawk that had been camo dipped,
loads a round and nails the bad guy with one .454 shot to the heart/lungs...
DA doesn't even bother to hold a hearing...good shoot, and no headaches.
Would the same thing have happened with the 1st pistol pictured?? Doubt it.
If it looks like my Wifey's pistol, not so much...
It depends on the colors chosen, decoration or hunting purpose modifications...etc
Great Example, a recent defensive shooting with a Hunting Pistol...bad guy breaks into a home,
the homeowner is cleaning a long-barrel Ruger Super Redhawk that had been camo dipped,
loads a round and nails the bad guy with one .454 shot to the heart/lungs...
DA doesn't even bother to hold a hearing...good shoot, and no headaches.
Would the same thing have happened with the 1st pistol pictured?? Doubt it.
Greg with a Glock®
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My reason would be being unique and personalize the gun.
I chose "might be" because I can think of an attacker thinking that a brightly colored firearm was a toy and a bluff; they would be less likely to think that a common black or stainless finish is a toy. Speculating on the the DA or the plaintiff's attorney is an endless circle.
