Open to Carrying - The War on Guns

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This is not exactly on topic but I would like to relay my experience with open carry in Texas. When open carry was legislated in Texas the expected hue and cry was blood running in the streets. This never materialized. My decision to carry openly was accompanied by a conscious understanding that I would be at some point accosted by someone who opposed guns. I decided that I would not respond to anyone who intended to get me into a confrontation with words and simply walk away. My first encounter was with a man in a hardware store who shocked me by praising me for carrying. I have since had several people including a police officer who have expressed support for carrying including one woman who stopped me in her car while exiting a restaurant and stated that she felt safer knowing that someone around her was armed. I am sure that at some point I will encounter the hate but I will walk away. I still open carry frequently and never leave home unarmed. Thanks for your insight.

My correspondent is fortunate. Not all have been so embraced, including by “Only Ones” feeling the need to exercise forceful dominance.

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David Codrea is a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. View all posts by admin

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I only have one issue with open carry. It provides an advantage to the bad guys. They know who to shoot first. They ambush open carriers and steal the firearm. And open carry really doesn’t deter crime. At best it postpones it till the person carrying moves on. Concealed carry has all the pluses of open carry and few of any of the negatives.

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