For me the entire point was never to open carry, but to get sheriffs like Judd off my ass when my conceal fails because they can't understand brief and unintentional.
But making open carry illegal because it's tactically unsound? Fuck off.
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Yeah, I'm a fairly big guy so "open carry" for me is mostly just insurance against unintentionally failing at concealing the weapon. Most of Texas is fairly reasonable, at least North/West Texas where I spend most of my time, but jackets are not great in the 110+ heat. Since I'm already on the bigger side, no reason to advertise that I'm armed should something actually happen and the person/people actually doing whatever they are doing moving me up on the target priority list because I am obviously armed... Just me though, I'm just trying to go about my day and mostly escape notice, YMMV...
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree that open carry isn't usually a good idea, I think it should be up to people what they do. And the elimination of failure to conceal just adds to that.
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I think in many situations, including this one, there are three considerations: legal, moral, practical. For some reason people seem to get those confused. They are completely distinct.
ReplyDeleteIt is impractical to open carry a firearm most times. However, it is not immoral and should not be illegal.
It's the same idea as flashing a lot of cash in a rough neighborhood, or dressing provocatively -- impractical (in the sense that it makes you a target) but not immoral and should not be illegal. Otherwise, you're restricting the behavior of regular people based on the temptation they present to criminals.
Joe Huffman has a great post about "prior restraint," which is what making open carry illegal is.
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