Open Carry Observations

[Oldgringo]

We are now in Maggie Valley, NC and have drug Main at least three times, gone to the Super Duper Wal-Mart in Waynesville, ate lunch at Hardees, etc., etc.

In all of this time, I have observed exactly nobody wearing a gun in a state where OC is OK. The state ABC store; however, did have a gunbuster store at the entrance and that is all the legal notice that is required in NC.

BTW:

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Updated: 3:57 PM EDT on September 28, 2010
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Tomorrow, we'll arrive in rural SW Virginia and expect to be there for a month. It will be interesting to see how many folk we see in that "Gold Star" OC state with a handgun on their hip.

Prior to Maggie Valley, we were in the B'ham, AL area for a week. While there are a lot of people in the B'ham area none were in an OC mode that we saw - and we saw a lot of people. From what we've seen in the western states and what we're now seeing in the east, OC just ain't done even where it's legal.

[Kythas]

I go to Virginia quite often for work. Was there all of last week, in fact.

In my many travels to Virginia I have seen exactly zero people open carrying. I even asked my customer about it. He's lived in Virginia most of his adult life and he said he can't remember ever seeing anyone openly carry a firearm except for police or someone heading out to hunt.

I'll bet if OC passed in Texas, we'd see a flurry of people doing it just because it would be new and shiny, but after a while it would be as rare as a good idea in Congress.

[Oldgringo]

I go to Virginia quite often for work. Was there all of last week, in fact.

In my many travels to Virginia I have seen exactly zero people open carrying. I even asked my customer about it. He's lived in Virginia most of his adult life and he said he can't remember ever seeing anyone openly carry a firearm except for police or someone heading out to hunt.

I'll bet if OC passed in Texas, we'd see a flurry of people doing it just because it would be new and shiny, but after a while it would be as rare as a good idea in Congress.

I 'spect you're right. It would be kinda' like pickin' your nose in public OR blowin' your nose or puttin' on lipstick at the dinner table; it's legal, but it just ain't cool.

[cbr600]

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[Oldgringo]

I lived in North Carolina for several years, and I saw many people carry. On the other hand, people walking around in Condition White miss a lot of things.

You're right. We went to a gun show in Charlotte circa 1992-1993. There were alot of OC people there. Did you ever see the movie, "DELIVERANCE"?

[WildBill]

I lived in North Carolina for several years, and I saw many people carry. On the other hand, people walking around in Condition White miss a lot of things.

You're right. We went to a gun show in Charlotte circa 1992-1993. There were alot of OC people there. Did you ever see the movie, "DELIVERANCE"?

I would think that many people would open-carry at a gun show in a state where it was legal. Carrying on the street in the city is a different story. The setting of Deliverance wasn't exactly a city on Main Street.

[Oldgringo]

I lived in North Carolina for several years, and I saw many people carry. On the other hand, people walking around in Condition White miss a lot of things.

You're right. We went to a gun show in Charlotte circa 1992-1993. There were alot of OC people there. Did you ever see the movie, "DELIVERANCE"?

I would think that many people would open-carry at a gun show in a state where it was legal. Carrying on the street in the city is a different story. The setting of Deliverance wasn't exactly in a city on Main Street.

Yes Bill, you are also correct. The point/connections that I apparently failed to make are apparently lost. {SIGH} What an old dolt am I. BTW & IIRC, The Charlotte Civic Center (?) was on a main street of some sort.

[Bart]

I 'spect you're right. It would be kinda' like pickin' your nose in public OR blowin' your nose or puttin' on lipstick at the dinner table; it's legal, but it just ain't cool.

Based on your tolerance and manners displayed in this forum, you'll fit right in.

Did you ever see the movie, "DELIVERANCE"?

Was that the one where Tom Hanks played a FedEx employee?

[WildBill]

I 'spect you're right. It would be kinda' like pickin' your nose in public OR blowin' your nose or puttin' on lipstick at the dinner table; it's legal, but it just ain't cool.

Based on your tolerance and manners displayed in this forum, you'll fit right in.

Did you ever see the movie, "DELIVERANCE"?

Was that the one where Tom Hanks played a FedEx employee?

I think you're mixed up.

[Bart]

Did you ever see the movie, "DELIVERANCE"?

Was that the one where Tom Hanks played a FedEx employee?

I think you're mixed up.

I already got a PM. Deliverance is not the one about FedEx, it's the one where the Sheriff from Best Little Whorehouse in Texas goes on a boat trip.

[Oldgringo]

Based on your tolerance and manners displayed in this forum, you'll fit right in.

Surely to goodness, that wasn't a personal attack? Oh well, I can handle it. But you're sorta' right, I really can't abide rude behavior or stupidity, but I'll put my manners up against anybodys. I've never put on lipstick or blown my nose at the dinner table. You?

[Bart]

A traveler nearing a great city asked an old man seated by the road, “What are the people like in this city?”
The man replied, “What were they like where you came from?”
“A terrible lot,” the traveler reported. “Mean, untrustworthy, detestable in all respects.”
“Ah,” said the old man. “You will find them the same in the city ahead.”

Scarcely had the first traveler gone on his way when another stopped to inquire about the people in the city before him. Again the old man asked about the people in the place the traveler had just left.
“They were fine people, honest, industrious, and generous to a fault. I was sorry to leave,” declared the second traveler.
Responded the wise one, “So you will find them in the city ahead.”

[Oldgringo]

A traveler nearing a great city asked an old man seated by the road, “What are the people like in this city?”
The man replied, “What were they like where you came from?”
“A terrible lot,” the traveler reported. “Mean, untrustworthy, detestable in all respects.”
“Ah,” said the old man. “You will find them the same in the city ahead.”

Scarcely had the first traveler gone on his way when another stopped to inquire about the people in the city before him. Again the old man asked about the people in the place the traveler had just left.
“They were fine people, honest, industrious, and generous to a fault. I was sorry to leave,” declared the second traveler.
Responded the wise one, “So you will find them in the city ahead.”

Thank you, that's a nice and meaningful story but it doesn't appear to be about OC or others' perception of OC. Please help me understand your point.

[magillapd]

while I do support open carry, I personally would very rarely do it. I would like the law to allow for concealed carry, without a permit, and without any penalty if firearm is visible for a moment. To not have to worry about maintaining 100% concealment would be a great thing.

[Charles L. Cotton]

Bart and Oldgringo, you folks need to continue your disagreement in PM's not here on the open forum.

Chas.