Thread: How many people CCW here?

Originally Posted by alb1981

I totally get where you are comming from on this, but I have not had any issues other than being asked to sit on the other side of the dinner table because the people beside me were nervous. The thought of being a target because I am advertising my gun vs. concealing so no one knows, to me at least is kind of like thinking that because I am big people will go after me first because they think the little guy cant defend themselves (dont know if that makes sense to you, sometimes thoughts become hard to describe lol). I just figure "F" it. If your better prove it, if not well then leave me and my family alone.

I absolutely agree with you, I will not even try to argue with the points you made, I mean hey, you are at the ready whether it is open or concealed. I suppose my viewpoint is directly related to what you said about some people being nervous, my thought process follows that if they don't know I have it, they have nothing to be nervous about, although I am sure it is quickly forgotten once conversation picks up. But the end result sir is that an armed society is a polite society. There are definitely times that I should just open carry because sometimes when concealing, you are always trying to figure a way to dress around the gun. Anywho, keep up the good fight though!

Originally Posted by Hollywood67

I absolutely agree with you, I will not even try to argue with the points you made, I mean hey, you are at the ready whether it is open or concealed. I suppose my viewpoint is directly related to what you said about some people being nervous, my thought process follows that if they don't know I have it, they have nothing to be nervous about, although I am sure it is quickly forgotten once conversation picks up. But the end result sir is that an armed society is a polite society. There are definitely times that I should just open carry because sometimes when concealing, you are always trying to figure a way to dress around the gun. Anywho, keep up the good fight though!

Your in PA? I grew up in Chippewa on the PA/Ohio border. Guns were so normal there at 15+ I used to walk around the roads with a shotgun and no one batted an eye! I was always squirrel/turkey hunting. Out here though in AZ people are very used to open carry. It actually shocked me and my company more when the waiter said that to us. He then said afterwards he always felt safer when he saw his tables were armed. Go figure

Originally Posted by alb1981

Your in PA? I grew up in Chippewa on the PA/Ohio border. Guns were so normal there at 15+ I used to walk around the roads with a shotgun and no one batted an eye! I was always squirrel/turkey hunting. Out here though in AZ people are very used to open carry. It actually shocked me and my company more when the waiter said that to us. He then said afterwards he always felt safer when he saw his tables were armed. Go figure

Ha! thats awesome. I've gotta say, gun owners are definitely like minded people and I would assume based on those I talk to (like-minded of course) that there is quite the gun community here in NEPA. I will be honest though, I am avid about my guns and carry pretty regularly, and I will say this, in my travels, I think I have only seen 2 people open carry, I know that is shocking because the ranges around here and other areas to shoot are always packed. I suppose that as a gun guy and amatuer gunsmith over here (just finished building my first 1911), it was only a matter of time before I came over to straight razor shaving.