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Ruark wrote:

jmra wrote:

Ruark wrote:How many of you would open carry at a mall? There have been a number of times when I've CC under a light jacket, then got to the mall shopping with my wife about noon or so. By then the weather had heated up and I wanted to take the jacket off and leave it in the car.

I would never consider OC at a mall. If it got warmer I'd take off the jacket and pull my shirt over my firearm. OC in a mall is almost a guarantee call to 911 of MWAG.

So? You're completely legal. All a cop can do is ask to see your CHL. Besides, I'm dressed neatly (slacks, short sleeve button down dress shirt) and my shirt is tucked in; I don't want to pull it out just for that reason, especially when I'm not doing anything wrong.

I think for OC to really work, we need to not be intimidated. MDA would have a good belly laugh at how we're "so scared of them."

nobius wrote:

gdanaher wrote:I've talked to a lot of licensees over the past weeks and the consensus is that few if any would ever open carry and then those that would would do so while mowing the back pasture or working cattle, where OC is more comfortable from that perspective, and perhaps easier to access if a copperhead comes to the party. OC eliminates any concerns for printing or inadvertently exposing the pistol. It also sets you up as a potential target while standing in the banking line. In my mind, it is better to carry concealed and let the bad guy wonder which one has it rather than OC and let them know. I'm all about personal protection so I will be sticking with CC, and hoping the OC folks behave well and stay safe.

Considering you can OC on your own property, they could have done those things in the pasture already. I expect to see more people open carrying at lumber and hardware stores now when in the country.

Ruark wrote:

TXBO wrote: I feel more comfortable concealing in areas that I can't control my personal space with large numbers of people.

Would you open carry at the mall?

Ruark wrote:

TXBO wrote: I'm certainly not the voice of all CHL holders in Texas but inner-city is not a place that I would open carry with any frequency or duration.

Why not, specifically?

amtank wrote:........I'll give you a hint. Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas are all going to go overboard.