Texas

[Jimbo1949]

Moving to Texas open carry!

 

[machinedrummer]

You need a CHL to open carry.

 

[Whitebread]

I will most likely moving to Texas this year but Louisiana has better gun laws. The Texas Motorist .... Act was the best thing that has happened to the gun owners of Texas who chose not to be on any permit rolls. It allows you to conceal "on or about your person" while in the vehicle or going between your home or business and your vehicle.

 

[noob]

I carried owb on Friday just Bc. But I was wearing a coat, so it still counts as conceal carry.

 

[rcm192]

I carried owb on Friday just Bc. But I was wearing a coat, so it still counts as conceal carry.

The weather is finally cold enough for it! lol. I may throw on the G19 shoulder rig today just for shits and grins.

 

[noob]

The weather is finally cold enough for it! lol. I may throw on the G19 shoulder rig today just for shits and grins.

I did a Zev Tech dragonfly G17, MAYBE I'll carry the FN-T one day!

 

[Sig220]

Be easy on me, but I just don't see the attraction to open carry. IMHO, I like to carry concealed and when/if something goes down would like to have a little surprise on my side.

If I open carried, everyone would know (duh) that can see and to me it puts a target on me from the start.

An example, if guy "A" was in a bank waiting on a teller open carrying and "bad guy" walked in....the "bad guy" can change plans and leave or just shoot guy "A" as he is the obvious threat.

But if guy "A" was carrying concealed, "bad guy" would not know of guy "A" until he decided to take action.

 

[JBP55]

Be easy on me, but I just don't see the attraction to open carry. IMHO, I like to carry concealed and when/if something goes down would like to have a little surprise on my side.

If I open carried, everyone would know (duh) that can see and to me it puts a target on me from the start.

An example, if guy "A" was in a bank waiting on a teller open carrying and "bad guy" walked in....the "bad guy" can change plans and leave or just shoot guy "A" as he is the obvious threat.

But if guy "A" was carrying concealed, "bad guy" would not know of guy "A" until he decided to take action.

TRUE!

 

[DAVE_M]

Be easy on me, but I just don't see the attraction to open carry. IMHO, I like to carry concealed and when/if something goes down would like to have a little surprise on my side.

If I open carried, everyone would know (duh) that can see and to me it puts a target on me from the start.

An example, if guy "A" was in a bank waiting on a teller open carrying and "bad guy" walked in....the "bad guy" can change plans and leave or just shoot guy "A" as he is the obvious threat.

But if guy "A" was carrying concealed, "bad guy" would not know of guy "A" until he decided to take action.

There are certain members of BayouShooter who think it's better to OC.
Then there are the rest of us who are smart and CC.

 

[Whitebread]

Be easy on me, but I just don't see the attraction to open carry. IMHO, I like to carry concealed and when/if something goes down would like to have a little surprise on my side.

If I open carried, everyone would know (duh) that can see and to me it puts a target on me from the start.

An example, if guy "A" was in a bank waiting on a teller open carrying and "bad guy" walked in....the "bad guy" can change plans and leave or just shoot guy "A" as he is the obvious threat.

But if guy "A" was carrying concealed, "bad guy" would not know of guy "A" until he decided to take action.

True but if we lived in a country full of men, guys A,B,F,D,E,F,G would all have their gun on their hip, so when "bad guy" walked into a bank and saw A-G standing patiently in line "bad guy" would probably turn and walk away. Criminals typically dont want to chance armed resistance of any kind even one good guy with his gun hanging off his hip may change the mind of a would be robber.

All that said we live among a bunch of sheeple who have been raised to expect someone to take care of them and there is no guarantee my gun wont make me a target, so I too want to have the advantage of suprise.

 

[wcweir3]

I have always carried concealed. In Louisiana when I was a reserve officer in NOLA then later with Sorrento then moved to Alabama got my CCW there $25 with a back ground check. Now back in LA and you need more documents then you can carry in a pickup.

But still don’t want to carry open as it freaks out old lady’s (both male and female)

Wingate

 

[Sig220]

Thanks for being kind...

For Whitebread, in a country full of men, probably one of A,B,C,D,E,F,G would be a bad guy I don't want to have to watch 7 other guys with guns and a infinite number w/o guns showing and try to figure out who the threat is.....I would rather be seen as a sheeple but be a wolf on the inside....lol. As a retired cop, I would just rather be able to initiate action rather then have to be spinning like a top watching out... knowing I was a target because of the iron showing. But like ice cream, life comes in a variety of flavors! Just remember the old saying....be nice to every person you meet and at the same time figure out a way to kill them if you have to (said with a little humor not available on the keyboard).

Bottom line is I carry, keep a spare in my vehicle and have a rifle there as well. I don't look for trouble, but if it came my way I won't fail because I didn't have enough firepower!!

 

[brand0n5o4]

even if you could OC, why would you want to...?

 

[Whitebread]

Thanks for being kind...

For Whitebread, in a country full of men, probably one of A,B,C,D,E,F,G would be a bad guy I don't want to have to watch 7 other guys with guns and a infinite number w/o guns showing and try to figure out who the threat is.....I would rather be seen as a sheeple but be a wolf on the inside....lol. As a retired cop, I would just rather be able to initiate action rather then have to be spinning like a top watching out... knowing I was a target because of the iron showing. But like ice cream, life comes in a variety of flavors! Just remember the old saying....be nice to every person you meet and at the same time figure out a way to kill them if you have to (said with a little humor not available on the keyboard).

Bottom line is I carry, keep a spare in my vehicle and have a rifle there as well. I don't look for trouble, but if it came my way I won't fail because I didn't have enough firepower!!

If any of A-G was a bad guy I wouldn't call him a man. A man works for what he has and protect those who can't protect himself. He fights for whats right. Not all adult aged males fit that bill. There was a time where this country was full of men, these days most adult aged males cant do anything for themselves and half can't make a fist. I'm still a pretty young man so the so called men of my generation disgust me.


I'm no sheep and I'm no wolf in sheep's clothing. I will use the old cheesy line "I'm a sheepdog."

This made me smile "Just remember the old saying....be nice to every person you meet and at the same time figure out a way to kill them if you have to (said with a little humor not available on the keyboard)."

 

[Mxav]

"Just remember the old saying....be nice to every person you meet and at the same time figure out a way to kill them if you have to (said with a little humor not available on the keyboard)."

x2

 

[CUJOHUNTER]

No advantages whatsoever in OC other than convenience or just letting everyone know that you think you're a badass mother#!?#@$!!
I'd rather be incognito and CC and go about my business hassle free.

 

[Jimbo1949]

Open carry is like having a big bad dog on short lead. Nobody will approach you.

 

[CardThrower]

Now people will know not to mess with you.

 

[JoeLiberty]

Moving to Texas open carry!

Uh, what's the big deal? Pretty sure you can open carry here. And without any sort of license no less.

 

[JBP55]

A word of advice for the few that OC. You may want to listen to some of the older men with real life experiences such as Sig 220 rather than be "Macho" and a target for the Bad Guy.