Open carry is already legal in California, and those guys openly carrying in Starbucks on the San Francisco peninsula are opening a can I'd rather see left alone. It wasn't in the anti gun public eye and it needs to be left under their radar.
The guys doing it ... wear big stupid looking Glocks with two mags on the holster that stick five inches out to the side. They look uncomfortable and conspicuous and it makes people uncomfortable that someone makes such a big issue about it.
Meanwhile when I have had a reason to make sure I am armed I carry in the 3:30/4:00 tilted forward and nobody even notices I'm carrying a gun. I'm sure it's because I'm comfortable with it that even when someone sees it they are unconcerned as well.
My point is that low key use of this open carry oversight from another era is in order. It's my opinion that it's just plain stupid to bring attention to this in a state known for it's strong anti gun activism. Having a right doesn't mean it has to be unnecessarily pushed
I have to say I didn't even know you could open carry in this state until I saw a piece on it, and then I was irritated that guys would try to make a point out of an issue they will lose for everyone if they make too big a deal out of it.
I had a police and sheriff departments documented case of extortion and seriously threatening incidents and carried everywhere I went for almost two years because I was in very real danger. I am getting my CWP as a result but carried in as low key a manner as I could regardless. Once I realized I could legally open carry instead of covering the gun with a sweatshirt or rugby shirt I exposed it and kept a mag accessible to my left hand for easy loading.
I called the police department and asked what the department's take on open carry is. They told me if a citizen in a Starbuck's or a store were to call it in it is up to the individual officers that respond. They said as long as I'm calm and do as I'm told it shouldn't result in any problems but that I might be proned if I got an excitable officer.
The guys doing it ... wear big stupid looking Glocks with two mags on the holster that stick five inches out to the side. They look uncomfortable and conspicuous and it makes people uncomfortable that someone makes such a big issue about it.
Meanwhile when I have had a reason to make sure I am armed I carry in the 3:30/4:00 tilted forward and nobody even notices I'm carrying a gun. I'm sure it's because I'm comfortable with it that even when someone sees it they are unconcerned as well.
My point is that low key use of this open carry oversight from another era is in order. It's my opinion that it's just plain stupid to bring attention to this in a state known for it's strong anti gun activism. Having a right doesn't mean it has to be unnecessarily pushed
I have to say I didn't even know you could open carry in this state until I saw a piece on it, and then I was irritated that guys would try to make a point out of an issue they will lose for everyone if they make too big a deal out of it.
I had a police and sheriff departments documented case of extortion and seriously threatening incidents and carried everywhere I went for almost two years because I was in very real danger. I am getting my CWP as a result but carried in as low key a manner as I could regardless. Once I realized I could legally open carry instead of covering the gun with a sweatshirt or rugby shirt I exposed it and kept a mag accessible to my left hand for easy loading.
I called the police department and asked what the department's take on open carry is. They told me if a citizen in a Starbuck's or a store were to call it in it is up to the individual officers that respond. They said as long as I'm calm and do as I'm told it shouldn't result in any problems but that I might be proned if I got an excitable officer.
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