open carry makes one a target? so ever time i clock in, i'm a target? it's required of me to carry on my hip when at work, yet most BGs walk away from me. ok, the badge might help..blah, blah.
tactical advantage of CC vs open? ok...so they see your gun, they know you have a gun, are they really goning to mess with you? and then, let's see, if i carry open, i simply draw (unsnap is the same process) with my strong hand, my weakhnad can now be used for anything else, like getting my wife on the ground, using my flashlight, dialing 911....whereas in concealed carry, my weakhand has to come across my body (in most cases), lift my garment while my strong hand does it's work. or my strong hand has to reach into a pocket (what if i'm kneeling on my strong side due to cover issues) and hope my pocket holster grabs..and i could go on.
the element of surprise is a tactical advantage, but only if you can use it. there are many ways carrying concealed can forfiet any time gained by the surprise vs the fact the holster is already out. also, if a BG walks into a place and sees, oh i don't know, 6 people who are carrying openly (you know you aren't the only one carrying concealed, right?), or even just 2, do you think they are still going to try thier game? or wait until those people are gone and take their chances that noone is carrying concealed? openly guard dog or guard dog in sheeps clothing? the argument can go both ways, but ask yoruself this...
i am walking down the street, my glock strapped on my side in plainview. you are on the other side of the street, your sidearm tucked nicely wherever...BG gets out of a car and wants to rob one of us...which one do you think he picks??
also, my department does indeed require us to conceal offduty, my captain agrees with me, we should have the choice. however, our chief doesn't even carry offduty most times, so we'll never win that argument. but if given the choice, open carry every time. and if more people did, i personally believe that you'll find less waves being made then one thinks. and instead of a target, you'l find open carry is an even better deterrent then CC, because the bad guys know they aren't the only ones armed. but that's just my opinion...
tactical advantage of CC vs open? ok...so they see your gun, they know you have a gun, are they really goning to mess with you? and then, let's see, if i carry open, i simply draw (unsnap is the same process) with my strong hand, my weakhnad can now be used for anything else, like getting my wife on the ground, using my flashlight, dialing 911....whereas in concealed carry, my weakhand has to come across my body (in most cases), lift my garment while my strong hand does it's work. or my strong hand has to reach into a pocket (what if i'm kneeling on my strong side due to cover issues) and hope my pocket holster grabs..and i could go on.
the element of surprise is a tactical advantage, but only if you can use it. there are many ways carrying concealed can forfiet any time gained by the surprise vs the fact the holster is already out. also, if a BG walks into a place and sees, oh i don't know, 6 people who are carrying openly (you know you aren't the only one carrying concealed, right?), or even just 2, do you think they are still going to try thier game? or wait until those people are gone and take their chances that noone is carrying concealed? openly guard dog or guard dog in sheeps clothing? the argument can go both ways, but ask yoruself this...
i am walking down the street, my glock strapped on my side in plainview. you are on the other side of the street, your sidearm tucked nicely wherever...BG gets out of a car and wants to rob one of us...which one do you think he picks??
also, my department does indeed require us to conceal offduty, my captain agrees with me, we should have the choice. however, our chief doesn't even carry offduty most times, so we'll never win that argument. but if given the choice, open carry every time. and if more people did, i personally believe that you'll find less waves being made then one thinks. and instead of a target, you'l find open carry is an even better deterrent then CC, because the bad guys know they aren't the only ones armed. but that's just my opinion...
