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Bucc5207 · 06-23-2008, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bree

Do you want people coming up to you in public and asking about your guns and whether you are carrying a weapon that you have to keep concealed by law???

Interesting how the opinions shifted from the early responses to the late ones. I'll err on the side of discretion. If I'm right that he carries and he's that good at concealment, it's safer to assume he'd rather not talk about it.

Bree, what you say makes sense, but your premise is mistaken. It's legal to carry openly in my state. As I read it, anywhere you can carry concealed with a license, you can carry openly without one. Having a concealed-carry permit here allows but does not require you to conceal.

Thanks again, everyone.

**mvician** · 06-23-2008, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bucc5207

Interesting how the opinions shifted from the early responses to the late ones.

I'll wager that the early replies were from newly licensed carriers.

When I'm packin, the only ones who need to know are me and my family.

tphitterlude92 · 06-23-2008, 04:37 PM

kinda funny, i had a conversation with one of my customers and he was talking about going outside and shooting his gun i asked what he shoots and he pulls out a kahr...on the other side i had my boss' wife ask if i was packin' and i simply said no i dont have my permit yet...she then turned and said i dont tell anyone ethier.. its one of those things asking openly could be in te wrong but if they tell then its ok.dont ask dont tell...but i wouldnt ask if he was carrying

Bree · 06-23-2008, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bucc5207

Interesting how the opinions shifted from the early responses to the late ones. I'll err on the side of discretion. If I'm right that he carries and he's that good at concealment, it's safer to assume he'd rather not talk about it.

Bree, what you say makes sense, but your premise is mistaken. It's legal to carry openly in my state. As I read it, anywhere you can carry concealed with a license, you can carry openly without one. Having a concealed-carry permit here allows but does not require you to conceal.

Thanks again, everyone.

Yep you are right. I wasn't thinking about open carry when I made my remark but in rethinking it I kinda think that the same thing holds despite open carry. When someone chooses to carry concealed they are not wanting to let everyone know that they have a gun.... otherwise they would have carried openly. It is usually a private matter and probably ought to stay that way unless they bring it up to you.

Captain Jack · 06-23-2008, 05:02 PM

You could be all "innocent" and ask:

"What's that you have there? Right there, on your side?"

Or:

"Gosh, I read online today about the 5 shootings over in Oakland California. I wonder if more folks would carry, things like this wouldn't happen as often?"

Archer1945 · 06-23-2008, 07:36 PM

There is a reason I carry concealed. That is because I don't want anyone to know. Anybody comes up to me and asks me if I'm carrying they're going to get a dumb look. If someone would have the audacity to try to pat me down they will probably find themselves with an extremely sore arm, and lucky if their shoulder isn't dislocated.

The correct etiquette is to keep your mouth shut and your curiosity to yourself.

06-23-2008, 07:36 PM	#36
Archer1945 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Eastern MO Posts: 331	There is a reason I carry concealed. That is because I don't want anyone to know. Anybody comes up to me and asks me if I'm carrying they're going to get a dumb look. If someone would have the audacity to try to pat me down they will probably find themselves with an extremely sore arm, and lucky if their shoulder isn't dislocated. The correct etiquette is to keep your mouth shut and your curiosity to yourself. Last edited by Archer1945; 06-23-2008 at 07:36 PM. Reason: to correct spelling error

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06-23-2008, 04:37 PM	#33
tphitterlude92 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: tampa Posts: 181	kinda funny, i had a conversation with one of my customers and he was talking about going outside and shooting his gun i asked what he shoots and he pulls out a kahr...on the other side i had my boss' wife ask if i was packin' and i simply said no i dont have my permit yet...she then turned and said i dont tell anyone ethier.. its one of those things asking openly could be in te wrong but if they tell then its ok.dont ask dont tell...but i wouldnt ask if he was carrying

06-23-2008, 05:02 PM	#35
Captain Jack XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,776	You could be all "innocent" and ask: "What's that you have there? Right there, on your side?" Or: "Gosh, I read online today about the 5 shootings over in Oakland California. I wonder if more folks would carry, things like this wouldn't happen as often?"