If it's legal in your area to Open Carry, do you? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

englandcrown · 04-01-2008, 06:56 AM

Just wondering how many of you open carry (where legal) on a regular basis? I'm not talking about concealed carry and somebody "busts" you, just regular, out in the open, holster on the belt style.

k-dog · 04-01-2008, 07:00 AM

It is legal here, but I don't do it as I think it would draw too much attention. I've never seen anyone do it, but when I had my CCW class the instructor said there was one guy who frequently visited his shop and would open carry. He was always being asked to leave stores and such.

SpringfieldXD.40 · 04-01-2008, 07:09 AM

It is legal here and I have done so on several occasions, all without incident!

evocrazy · 04-01-2008, 07:13 AM

Legal here in PA but I think that it would draw too much unwanted attention. I have also been told that even though it is legal the local Police will give you a hard time and try and find a reason to harass you.

I do not agree with that at all but I do not want to be the target of some over zealous cop either. Plus I don't feel that anyone needs to know that I am carrying in the first place. The only people who know are my wife and son. I go to my mothers and sisters houses all the time and they have no idea.

My sister is one of those no guns in my house b/c someone will get hurt kind of person. Oneday I will let her know I have been carrying in her house undetected for years and look no one has even noticed let alone gotten hurt. She gets so mad b/c I have started taking my brother in-law to the range with me. He had never shot a gun before and really likes it. He'll never buy a gun though b/c my sister keeps his balls locked up at home with her. Sometimes I wonder how we came from the same womb! Not everyone can see the light though!

afmo · 04-01-2008, 07:14 AM

nope...i think of it like poker rules...don't reveal your hand until you have to, and muck the losers, no sense in giving people more info than they need.

ivwarrior · 04-01-2008, 07:29 AM

As mentioned above, it's legal here in PA. I've done it many times, and the only "issue" I've had was 1 time, being asked by a store employee to conceal it. Plenty of others OC around PA as well. It's not nearly as common as concealed carry, but the numbers of open carriers in PA seems to be growing.

ichy_trigger · 04-01-2008, 07:30 AM

I wont say never but its only been a handful of times.

Son of Liberty · 04-01-2008, 07:33 AM

It's legal here, but I haven't, and I probably won't. I don't feel like getting arrested and having it worked out because the cop was ignorant of the laws.

XDConvert9mm · 04-01-2008, 07:40 AM

It's legal here for GFL (CCW) holders but I don't because the state is pretty restrictive on where specifically you are allowed to carry. Around the Metro ATL area I don't OC because of the unwanted attention. I just keep it concealed. We have a Cabin and some land in rural North GA and I always OC there. When seconds count the County Sheriff is about 30 minutes away there.

Bidah · 04-01-2008, 07:48 AM

Legal here, not uncommon, and yes I do it. Some parts of the state are more anal about it lately, such as the Billings and Missoula area. You can also conceal here, without a permit, if it is part of your work, such as a ranch hand. A woman can carry in her purse without a permit as well as it is considered "luggage". Yes, that information is from the state AG.

04-01-2008, 06:56 AM	#1
englandcrown XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 412	If it's legal in your area to Open Carry, do you? Just wondering how many of you open carry (where legal) on a regular basis? I'm not talking about concealed carry and somebody "busts" you, just regular, out in the open, holster on the belt style. __________________ . . . God Bless America! "Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY!," saith the Lord" SAXD 45acp Benelli Nova 12ga NEF 20ga Stag AR15 5.56mm NATO *Ruger P85 9mm

04-01-2008, 07:09 AM	#3
SpringfieldXD.40 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Woodstock, VA Posts: 6,956	It is legal here and I have done so on several occasions, all without incident! __________________ We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. — George Orwell ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YOUR HONOR STUDENT IS MERELY A PAWN IN MY PIT BULL'S WORLD DOMINATION PLOT www.pitbullforum.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ McCain - Palin 2008

04-01-2008, 07:13 AM	#4
evocrazy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 144	Legal here in PA but I think that it would draw too much unwanted attention. I have also been told that even though it is legal the local Police will give you a hard time and try and find a reason to harass you. I do not agree with that at all but I do not want to be the target of some over zealous cop either. Plus I don't feel that anyone needs to know that I am carrying in the first place. The only people who know are my wife and son. I go to my mothers and sisters houses all the time and they have no idea. My sister is one of those no guns in my house b/c someone will get hurt kind of person. Oneday I will let her know I have been carrying in her house undetected for years and look no one has even noticed let alone gotten hurt. She gets so mad b/c I have started taking my brother in-law to the range with me. He had never shot a gun before and really likes it. He'll never buy a gun though b/c my sister keeps his balls locked up at home with her. Sometimes I wonder how we came from the same womb! Not everyone can see the light though! __________________ ____________________________________________ "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" - Eleanor Roosevelt 3rd Mar Div Okinawa, Japan Cpl, USMC Nov 95 - Nov 99 SA XD-40 4" Service Romanian G Code AK-47 CMMG Lower w/Magpul CTR & RRA 2 stage Last edited by evocrazy; 04-01-2008 at 07:16 AM.

04-01-2008, 07:14 AM	#5
afmo XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,867	nope...i think of it like poker rules...don't reveal your hand until you have to, and muck the losers, no sense in giving people more info than they need. __________________ What country can preserve it's liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. It is it's natural manure. - Thomas Jefferson Ruger 22/45 MKIII Springfield XD-9 Service Stevens Model 67 Series E 12g 1948 M44 Mosin-Nagant

04-01-2008, 07:30 AM	#7
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,533	I wont say never but its only been a handful of times. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

04-01-2008, 07:00 AM	#2
k-dog XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: WV Posts: 107	It is legal here, but I don't do it as I think it would draw too much attention. I've never seen anyone do it, but when I had my CCW class the instructor said there was one guy who frequently visited his shop and would open carry. He was always being asked to leave stores and such.

04-01-2008, 07:29 AM	#6
ivwarrior XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: central PA Posts: 58	As mentioned above, it's legal here in PA. I've done it many times, and the only "issue" I've had was 1 time, being asked by a store employee to conceal it. Plenty of others OC around PA as well. It's not nearly as common as concealed carry, but the numbers of open carriers in PA seems to be growing.

04-01-2008, 07:33 AM	#8
Son of Liberty XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 363	It's legal here, but I haven't, and I probably won't. I don't feel like getting arrested and having it worked out because the cop was ignorant of the laws. __________________ Springfield XD9 Service - 900 rounds Streamlight TLR-1 "This will be the best security for maintaining our liberties. A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins." Benjamin Franklin Students for Concealed Carry on Campus

04-01-2008, 07:40 AM	#9
XDConvert9mm XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NW Atlanta Suburbs Posts: 4,637	It's legal here for GFL (CCW) holders but I don't because the state is pretty restrictive on where specifically you are allowed to carry. Around the Metro ATL area I don't OC because of the unwanted attention. I just keep it concealed. We have a Cabin and some land in rural North GA and I always OC there. When seconds count the County Sheriff is about 30 minutes away there. __________________ "There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. When there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."

04-01-2008, 07:48 AM	#10
Bidah XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Isolated, Montana Posts: 691	Legal here, not uncommon, and yes I do it. Some parts of the state are more anal about it lately, such as the Billings and Missoula area. You can also conceal here, without a permit, if it is part of your work, such as a ranch hand. A woman can carry in her purse without a permit as well as it is considered "luggage". Yes, that information is from the state AG. __________________ -Bidah “The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views...which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.” The Doctor

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