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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:34 pm
by HankB
IMHO, nothing screams "Carrying a Concealed Weapon" louder than a vest . . . unless the guy is carrying a camera or is obviously following an . . . uh . . . alternative lifestyle, vests just aren't in style these days.
Fanny packs are also a possible sign, but I don't see many of those.
Loose, untucked shirts (Hawaiian shirts, "fisherman's" shirts, etc.) are popular enough that they're not a major tip-off.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:44 pm
by seamusTX
HankB wrote:IMHO, nothing screams "Carrying a Concealed Weapon" louder than a vest . . .
Several people have met me wearing a vest. I wear them all the time in cooler weather. (I'm not fashion conscious.)
Jbirds, Ncongruent, Llwatson?
- Jim
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:48 pm
by Diode
seamusTX wrote:HankB wrote:IMHO, nothing screams "Carrying a Concealed Weapon" louder than a vest . . .
Several people have met me wearing a vest. I wear them all the time in cooler weather. (I'm not fashion conscious.)
Jbirds, Ncongruent, Llwatson?
- Jim
I think you can add Longtooth to the Vest of the month club. Except he carries tupperware in da pocket.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:51 pm
by seamusTX
I should clarify this. I was asking people who met me to comment. Don't be shy. I know I don't resemble Cary Grant or even John Wayne.
- Jim
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:39 pm
by DoubleJ
When I went to see Shooter, starring Mark Wahlberg, I sat with my MBGFITWW and tried to identify the "carriers."
I pointed out two potentials, and one definite, a guy in a 5.1 Vest. I was right, as he sat down, a short .45 looked at me from under his vest (worn OWB, about 4:00).
I chuckled.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:51 pm
by Crossfire
seamusTX wrote:I should clarify this. I was asking people who met me to comment. Don't be shy. I know I don't resemble Cary Grant or even John Wayne.
- Jim
I don't know about the vest. I was too intrigued by the ponytail to notice!
So, I guess that's the key. If you are gonna carry, then have something else about your appearance that draws attention away from the carry method.
Ask Marty, AKA Yosemite.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:53 pm
by Crossfire
DoubleJ wrote:When I went to see Shooter, starring Mark Wahlberg, I sat with my MBGFITWW and tried to identify the "carriers."
huh?
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:56 pm
by DoubleJ
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everyone loves acronyms.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:59 pm
by jbirds1210
I too was just jeleous of the hair.....it just isn't fair!
Seriously.....you look like a normal fellow to me. I would never think anything of your fashion choice.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:13 pm
by seamusTX
jbirds1210 wrote:Seriously.....you look like a normal fellow to me. I would never think anything of your fashion choice.
Thanks.
I think vests (like cowboy boots) stand out less in semi-rural and small-town Texas than in a city or in the Northeast. People sitll have cattle and horses in Texas City.
- Jim
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:00 pm
by elwood blooz
I saw a guy yesterday walk into the store with his fanny pack over his shoulder, grinning like a possum. Seemed like he wanted to be noticed.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:06 pm
by Humanphibian
I had a really funny response......but my high moral value
(and the 10-year old daughter rule) keep me from sharing
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:23 pm
by Greybeard
A few years back, I was standing in Home Depot trying to read the fine print on some bottles of super-strength weed killer - or maybe it was bug spray ... Anyhoo this older guy a few feet away was looking for something on the same shelf.
After making breif eye contact for a second or two, he said "Where do I know you from?"
I said something to the effect of "Well, I'll give ya a hint - if you want to let me take a guess as to what you've got in that fanny pack."
Him: "Oh, yeah, you were my CHL instructor!"
Some of us have the advantage of semi-recognizing faces as well as bulges.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:04 pm
by KBCraig
Diode wrote:I think you can add Longtooth to the Vest of the month club.
I thought that was the "brushpopper with the sleeves cut off" club...
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:21 pm
by jimlongley
I have two fanny packs and myriads of Hawaiian style shirts, a couple of IWB holsters, a "pocket clip" for my mouse gun, and a shoulder holster (never worn, too inconvenient)
I got made wearing my fanny pack at TSA training. The head instructor walked up to me and asked if I was packing, and having used that term for smokeless tobacco most of my tobacco using years, my first response was "huh?" to which he asked "Are you strapped up?" and when I finally responded that I was armed, he told me that I couldn't be, to which I responded that as long as he complied with TX law then I would disarm, but I had not been properly notified until then.
