spacemanspiff
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(not harping on you mvpel, just gonna drive home a point to some other posters in this thread).
no matter how a person decides to carry, or even if they dont, situational awareness should remain at the same level. when i go concealed, it doesnt mean i am any less alert as when i go open.
and i enjoy open carry because i do live in a place where no one cares. walk into a stop and rob and you're more likely to get in a conversation with a clerk about how they'd rather be at the range shooting than working a cash register. stop by a pawn shop and no one bats an eye at the hardware on your hip. go into a grocery store where a dozen girl scout troops are selling cookies and no one freaks out.
its my belief that if more people like mvpel did open carry and helped get the average person accustomed to the fact that responsible adults can carry however and whatever they choose (wherever legal), eventually no one will pitch a fit because someone is armed.
yeah, i know its more pipe dream, and most would say it hurts our cause more than helping it, but i dont subscribe to that defeatist attitude.
no matter how a person decides to carry, or even if they dont, situational awareness should remain at the same level. when i go concealed, it doesnt mean i am any less alert as when i go open.
and i enjoy open carry because i do live in a place where no one cares. walk into a stop and rob and you're more likely to get in a conversation with a clerk about how they'd rather be at the range shooting than working a cash register. stop by a pawn shop and no one bats an eye at the hardware on your hip. go into a grocery store where a dozen girl scout troops are selling cookies and no one freaks out.
its my belief that if more people like mvpel did open carry and helped get the average person accustomed to the fact that responsible adults can carry however and whatever they choose (wherever legal), eventually no one will pitch a fit because someone is armed.
yeah, i know its more pipe dream, and most would say it hurts our cause more than helping it, but i dont subscribe to that defeatist attitude.