Comments on: The Open Carry Argument http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/06/The-Open-Carry-Argument/ This ain't your fathers' 2nd Amendment website Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:25:32 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: donttreadonme http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/06/The-Open-Carry-Argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1410 donttreadonme Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:08:22 +0000 http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/6/The-Open-Carry-Argument/#comment-1410 A convenient way to keep your sidearm holstered when some suicidal criminal is trying to take it from you is to keep your hand on the weapon, forcing it down into the holster. This technique is taught to police officers. REMEMBER THIS. A convenient way to keep your sidearm holstered when some suicidal criminal is trying to take it from you is to keep your hand on the weapon, forcing it down into the holster.
This technique is taught to police officers.
REMEMBER THIS.

]]> By: Bob Long http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/06/The-Open-Carry-Argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1409 Bob Long Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:49:31 +0000 http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/6/The-Open-Carry-Argument/#comment-1409 to address J's comment. First, I have my CCW and I carry all the time, locked cocked and ready to rock. I take good care of my firearms, because I know one day they might have to take care of me. If OK did have open carry, which I truly wished they did, I would open carry LOADED, to carry unloaded is just plain stupid. Secondly, they would not get my weapon because I would have a quality locking holster. Third, if they should succeed, then I would have to take them out with my concealed firearm. As the Tx Ranger put it, when asked by the reporter what would you have done if you did not have your back up. He reached into his boot and said I would have shot him with this one. Yes, I do carry more than one. I am also aware of what is going on around me, and I am always looking over the "battlefield" to find cover and concealment and what I would do if... If you carry open carry, you must be confident. I for one, am. to address J’s comment. First, I have my CCW and I carry all the time, locked cocked and ready to rock. I take good care of my firearms, because I know one day they might have to take care of me. If OK did have open carry, which I truly wished they did, I would open carry LOADED, to carry unloaded is just plain stupid. Secondly, they would not get my weapon because I would have a quality locking holster. Third, if they should succeed, then I would have to take them out with my concealed firearm. As the Tx Ranger put it, when asked by the reporter what would you have done if you did not have your back up. He reached into his boot and said I would have shot him with this one. Yes, I do carry more than one. I am also aware of what is going on around me, and I am always looking over the “battlefield” to find cover and concealment and what I would do if… If you carry open carry, you must be confident. I for one, am.

]]> By: donttreadonme http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/06/The-Open-Carry-Argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 donttreadonme Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:26:09 +0000 http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/6/The-Open-Carry-Argument/#comment-1358 No, I wasn't joking, and wasn't serious about doing such a thing either, I was referring to a possibly true story written by a well known retired Texas Ranger, that had known a fellow officer that had claimed to such a thing as carry an unloaded sidearm while transporting prisoners. Now this officer had never made the claim of swapping magazines from a dead criminals' gun neither. In pointing out you never know if someone's firearm maybe unloaded or not, and the carrier may be some ex-special forces or Steven Segall type bad arse that will beat the stuffing out of some one that can't handle someone openly carrying or has a bad case of "little mans syndrome" so they yank another's firearm from their holster in a "What are you gonna do!?" type of mentality. So, make our day. If you see someone carrying openly, there maybe a few others with this person carrying concealed......... No, I wasn’t joking, and wasn’t serious about doing such a thing either, I was referring to a possibly true story written by a well known retired Texas Ranger, that had known a fellow officer that had claimed to such a thing as carry an unloaded sidearm while transporting prisoners. Now this officer had never made the claim of swapping magazines from a dead criminals’ gun neither.
In pointing out you never know if someone’s firearm maybe unloaded or not, and the carrier may be some ex-special forces or Steven Segall type bad arse that will beat the stuffing out of some one that can’t handle someone openly carrying or has a bad case of “little mans syndrome” so they yank another’s firearm from their holster in a “What are you gonna do!?” type of mentality.
So, make our day.
If you see someone carrying openly, there maybe a few others with this person carrying concealed………

]]> By: "B" http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/06/The-Open-Carry-Argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1243 "B" Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:13:38 +0000 http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/6/The-Open-Carry-Argument/#comment-1243 dontreadonme... Obviously you're joking, because if not, you have no idea how much trouble and in how may ways you would get into trouble. At the very least, there would be tampering with evidence charges. A good DA might even be able to get depraved mind 1st degree murder. Then there would be the civil suit(s). dontreadonme…
Obviously you’re joking, because if not, you have no idea how much trouble and in how may ways you would get into trouble. At the very least, there would be tampering with evidence charges. A good DA might even be able to get depraved mind 1st degree murder. Then there would be the civil suit(s).

]]> By: donttreadonme http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/06/The-Open-Carry-Argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 donttreadonme Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:59:40 +0000 http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/6/The-Open-Carry-Argument/#comment-1072 What if they're carrying an unloaded weapon in their visible holster, hoping some jerkwad punk will try to take it from them? And when it happens, they pull a LOADED CONCEALED weapon and blow the badguys face clean off? Then all they'd do is yank the empty clip from their unloaded weapon, and insert a loaded mag, while the gun is in the badguys grip? What if they’re carrying an unloaded weapon in their visible holster, hoping some jerkwad punk will try to take it from them?
And when it happens, they pull a LOADED CONCEALED weapon and blow the badguys face clean off?
Then all they’d do is yank the empty clip from their unloaded weapon, and insert a loaded mag, while the gun is in the badguys grip?

]]> By: J http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/06/The-Open-Carry-Argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 J Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:25:18 +0000 http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/6/The-Open-Carry-Argument/#comment-1012 The hyena analogy is a false analogy because the lion is always armed. A person who is LEGALLY open carrying isn't as armed as a criminal. A criminal is going to have a loaded weapon. Someone who is LEGALLY open carrying DOES NOT have a loaded weapon. Therefore the criminal is at the advantage. All it takes is the criminals to learn who is legally open carrying and who isn't. Since legal open carriers like to be well dressed because they are making a political statement, it's not hard to pick off who is carrying the criminals next free gun. The hyena analogy is a false analogy because the lion is always armed.
A person who is LEGALLY open carrying isn’t as armed as a criminal.
A criminal is going to have a loaded weapon. Someone who is LEGALLY
open carrying DOES NOT have a loaded weapon. Therefore the criminal
is at the advantage. All it takes is the criminals to learn who is legally
open carrying and who isn’t.

Since legal open carriers like to be well dressed because they are making
a political statement, it’s not hard to pick off who is carrying the criminals
next free gun.

]]> By: Mainsail http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/06/The-Open-Carry-Argument/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Mainsail Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:51:51 +0000 http://www.geekswithguns.com/2008/6/The-Open-Carry-Argument/#comment-370 Please link to this website, the most current version of my essay is here: http://www.usacarry.com/forums/open-carry-discussion/7230-open-carry-argument.html Please link to this website, the most current version of my essay is here: http://www.usacarry.com/forums/open-carry-discussion/7230-open-carry-argument.html

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