“An extremely tired homeless sailor moon trys to stay awake after nights of working non stop. She is filthy, sittting on a trashy alleyway as people laugh”
I carry a gun. Inside my waistband and under a shirt like a fucking adult. Open carrying out in the wilderness, for work or on a range is understandable.
Randos carrying in public is pure cringe and is super counterproductive to the goal of practical responsible gun ownership as I see it.
Umm yeah we live in a society so I guess every action is political from that perspective. I worked as a firefighter for several years. I know the response times for police and fire/ems and they aren’t that good.
Appendix solves a lot of this. Printing can happen but a ton of it is easily avoided
Everyone else did a good job of listing the rest so I figured it was implied so here goes.
Open carrying makes you a bigger target to hypothetical mass shooters because you are the biggest threat to them and will be targeted first before you can react.
It makes you a bigger target to hypothetical robbers who use your weapon to size up how much money you have/make.
It is clearly visible so the chance of social interaction goes up (see comic)
It puts guns as front and center as your whole personality. Showing anything as your whole personality is not great, but something controversial and divisive is worse.
And nearly all of this is avoidable by simply concealed carrying if you want to be armed.
It’s not really an actual problem more than it is a fashion statement, which is against the ideals of people trying to use it as a legitimate self defense tool if all else fails.
Most people want to live a normal life. Go to places with family and friends etc. Having a gun is a personal choice, and those that choose to carry usually feel that if they have the capability to carry legally and safely to do so just in case no other help can get to you in time. Similar to wearing a seatbelt without expecting an accident to occur. And if it’s not for you it’s okay we understand.
Open carry has a place. On police officers, in wilderness areas where predators are common, and on range days. But at a restaurant or store is NOT one of those places you should open carry even if you can legally.
It brings all the attention to you and your gun and usually gives off a negative first impression. Any “bad guy” will simply target you first and by surprise. Or take your gun’s value as a sign of how much expendable income you have. And it brings about unwanted interactions as seen in the comic, but if you are open carrying maybe you are probably looking for that reaction and in that case it’s not purely self defense it’s attention seeking.
I carry a concealed gun when I can, I respect responsible gun owners but open carry people are not responsible in my eyes. They make us all look bad imo.
Yeah it goes without saying that a gun being displayed out in the open by an unknown person is going to make people uncomfortable, and nobody will want to talk to them.
I’ve talked with my local cops when I was a firefighter. They are okay with concealed carry and understand it’s a increasingly common thing. They told me to be sure my weapon was holstered or dropped as soon as it isn’t needed anymore and wait for them to arrive.
Long response times in my area is the biggest thing for me. That’s not just a factor for guns but also for the medical stuff and fire extinguisher I have in my car because fire/ems is the same way.
Reminds me of messer blades. Basically local governments said swords weren’t allowed so the people made extra long “knives” with a few sword features removed. Very similar to AR “pistols” today
But yeah good ole fashioned medieval weapons would be awesome to try out and own
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