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Excaliber wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:58 am
Well, I'm not quite so sure about that. While concealed carry does maintain tactical surprise, that only comes into play when you find yourself in a confrontation which you may win or lose - and which will be really complicated and expensive either way. A deterrent effect that keeps the valedictorians from picking you is both safer and cheaper - especially since the trend these days is for multiple perps in each incident.

One might also argue, however, that an equal or greater threat these days might come from political activists rather than criminals. While I personally believe that the vast majority of carried firearms are in the hands of Conservatives, the fear for criminal activity has driven more Liberal thinkers to want to be armed. Based on the statements made by this "come lately" group, many are not self-regulating and have been propagandized to lash out against all things that they perceive to be "MAGA". In a normal street situation, I believe that criminals remain my biggest concern. But I have attended meetings and rallies where I believe that I am a target just by being there and the presence of visible handgun might make me more so. I agree with your comments that criminals are largely cowards looking for a score. The political crazies on the Left appear ready to sacrifice everything, including themselves, for their ideology.

Like others, I CC 90+% of the time. If I am going to OC, it is NOT going to be anywhere when I believe political conflict might occur and that is a surprising number of places now days.

Jose_in_Dallas wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 12:08 pm

I've never really read how the state defines that but it makes sense that an exposed magazine would not be an issue. Probably not smart though, if you are going to remove the firearm, you remove the magazine as well. And whenever I've worn OWB, I always have a cover garment over it unless I'm taking a class that require a tucked in shirt. Another reason why I don't care for "open carry". I'd rather not expose myself to the public and possible risk from either harassment (people making comments about me carrying) or possible theft.

We are in an extra-legal environment where "people" make things up as they go and don't care about written laws. I carried an NRA logo bag into my gym (which is 30.06 posted) and was confronted by a Karen who was nothing more than a fellow gym member. I personally see nothing to be gained by arguing with store personnel over whether or not a spare magazine is a prohibited item. In today's world , the nuances of "trespass" might be whatever the local district attorney wants them to be and I don't want to risk the financial burden of trying to prove him/her wrong. In public or in a for sure gun friendly store, I still might OC but otherwise, I have cover garments and use them Five years ago, I might have said that people are oblivious to something like a mag carrier on a belt. Today, there are more than a few people who are just looking for a reason to pick a fight. I am not afraid to take them on but am going to pick the hills that I want to die on, not let someone else do the picking for me.