at work today in walmart i saw a fella with a glock on his hip

metaldonnieg · 03-12-2007, 07:44 PM

and it made me wonder...

according to our rights it's legal to carry a firearm basically, right?

so as long as it's in plain view you are dodging the concealed weapon thing, right?

i was just wondering why a plain clothes "dad" type had a hand cannon strapped to his hip. i wouldn't see that being considered as a CCW and if it were why he wouldn't have tried to hide it. kind of, in a way, seems like driving around with a shotgun (unloaded of course) riding shotgun but i'm sure you can imagine that it might create a stir in some environments.

i wanted to start a conversation with this guy but i couldn't run him down without literally running him down by the time i processed the situation.

Aught Six · 03-12-2007, 08:08 PM

Open carry is legal without a permit in quite a few states. It might not be a surprise that the the typically pro-gunjurisdictions allow it more than those that are anti-gun.

http://opencarry.org/

retrieverman · 03-12-2007, 08:29 PM

I honestly was not aware that open carry was legal in very many places at all. Here in Texas, it is concealed carry or nothing which is fine with me. I want the element of surprise on a "bad guy".

I took my 3rd CHL renewel this past weekend, the instructor said that we can be charged with a misdemeanor for failing to conceal our weapons. I had forgotten about that one.

npaden · 03-12-2007, 09:01 PM

Thanks for posting that map.

I grew up in Montana and knew that you could carry a non-concealed weapon without a permit there and several of the other western states. Kind of suprising that you can't in Texas.

Also suprising that Vermont is an open carry state.

whitetaildreamer · 03-13-2007, 02:07 AM

I wonder how busy it was at Wal-Mart and if he was in a hurry to get to his kid's ball game?

renfrowridge · 03-13-2007, 04:07 AM

where I am from it is open carry as to why, the way the world is today I find it funny that you would ask why he would carry. Me and my wife both carry and shoot every weekend I dont worry about my wife at all if someone try to hurt her I fill sorry for him because he will be one bead SOB amd will not think twice about it. In this day and time where someone will kill you for a dollar there realy is not a choice you can bend over and take it or stand up for your self

statjunk · 03-13-2007, 05:12 AM

Open carry is legal in Michigan. I've asked police officers about the scenario and they've indicated to me that you can be arrested for disturbing the peace. I guess someone will have to challenge the law. I can assure you all it won't be me. I'm allergic to lawyers.

Tom

Hairtrigger · 03-13-2007, 05:14 AM

[quote]
i was just wondering why a plain clothes "dad" type had a hand cannon strapped to his hip./quote]

Was it a Glock OR a Hand cannon?
my guess is it was a lil ole 9mm

sjsfire · 03-13-2007, 06:16 AM

Could have been a police officer in street clothes

elLOCOmutha · 03-13-2007, 06:22 AM

I support the right to carry firearms. It isn't common to see nowadays so rubberneckers will cause a fuss in some situations.