Thread: How many people CCW here?

The law in Minnesota doesn't specify. You get a permit to carry here, not a CCW.
Basically, if you have a permit you can do it however you want - concealed, open, whatever.

That is one thing that is different here. Open Carry is legal in MO and you technically can carry a gun in an exposed holster. However.....

I was discussing this with one of our local officers a few years ago. Here was his response.
He basically agreed that it was legal to open carry but he ask me not to as a favor to them. He said what happens is some little old lady or young college kid sees a guy with a gun strapped to his hip and they call the police. The officers have to check it out if for no other reason than to make sure you are legal to own the gun. If everything is on the up and up they hand you your gun back and your on your way. But it has wasted their time your time and made a few non gun culture townsfolk uncomfortable. He ask me as a favor to them to get my CCW and pack it under my clothes.

In rural areas its not a problem to open carry here and In Washington Co where I grew up its not uncommon to see a guy with a revolver on his belt and nobody thinks anything about it (well as long as he isn't walking to the bank). In town though, there are more people who are made nervous by that kind of behavior.

Ray

Originally Posted by RayCover

That is one thing that is different here. Open Carry is legal in MO and you technically can carry a gun in an exposed holster. However.....

I was discussing this with one of our local officers a few years ago. Here was his response.
He basically agreed that it was legal to open carry but he ask me not to as a favor to them. He said what happens is some little old lady or young college kid sees a guy with a gun strapped to his hip and they call the police. The officers have to check it out if for no other reason than to make sure you are legal to own the gun. If everything is on the up and up they hand you your gun back and your on your way. But it has wasted their time your time and made a few non gun culture townsfolk uncomfortable. He ask me as a favor to them to get my CCW and pack it under my clothes.

In rural areas its not a problem to open carry here and In Washington Co where I grew up its not uncommon to see a guy with a revolver on his belt and nobody thinks anything about it (well as long as he isn't walking to the bank). In town though, there are more people who are made nervous by that kind of behavior.

Ray

This mirrors my experience. As stated by HNSB above, Minnesota is a "permit to carry" state and thus requires no concealment. My instructor more than hinted at the fact that open carrying might be rocking the boat a bit for those uneasy about firearms. I think some people would see you as a "cowboy" at best, and probably much worse.

I think the idea is that there's just no need to risk making people feel uncomfortable (even if it's perfectly legal). I'm still so shocked that my state allowed the carrying of firearms at all that I'm happy to take whatever steps necessary to help ensure that law doesn't change.

The one thing that I like about permit to carry is that it gives you the ability to conceal without worrying about printing or exposure. In WI I have a CCW and it is also legal to open carry. This allows me to carry at 3:30 with my shirt tucked in and a blazer without being too concerned that I might expose my gun at some point. So far, I don't think anyone has even noticed, and definitely not commented.

I've open carried before too, and the number of people that are just oblivious to the fact that you are carrying a gun is truly amazing.

As for my normal day-to-day routine, I carry in-the-waistband in a Crossbreed Supertuck holster - I've never had anyone notice. Except for the telltale Crossbreed clips - I can tuck my shirt in and still not have any fear of anyone noticing.

Originally Posted by dhedrick

The one thing that I like about permit to carry is that it gives you the ability to conceal without worrying about printing or exposure. In WI I have a CCW and it is also legal to open carry. This allows me to carry at 3:30 with my shirt tucked in and a blazer without being too concerned that I might expose my gun at some point. So far, I don't think anyone has even noticed, and definitely not commented.

I've open carried before too, and the number of people that are just oblivious to the fact that you are carrying a gun is truly amazing.

As for my normal day-to-day routine, I carry in-the-waistband in a Crossbreed Supertuck holster - I've never had anyone notice. Except for the telltale Crossbreed clips - I can tuck my shirt in and still not have any fear of anyone noticing.

I was not aware Wisconsin allowed CHL

Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

I was not aware Wisconsin allowed CHL

The law isn't very old there at all. Just a few months. There was a recent story about the government offices being overwhelmed with license requests.

Originally Posted by Crotalus

They have been talking about open carry in Texas on and off. I'm not sure I would open carry even if it passes. I worry someone would make a grab for it.

S&W 4013TSW

Retention holster.

Originally Posted by Crotalus

The law isn't very old there at all. Just a few months. There was a recent story about the government offices being overwhelmed with license requests.

I used to live there and hated that one could not carry. glad to see it's changed. I'll have to check reciprocity

Originally Posted by HNSB

The law in Minnesota doesn't specify. You get a permit to carry here, not a CCW.
Basically, if you have a permit you can do it however you want - concealed, open, whatever.

same with pa you can carry it completly open here if you wish

Atlanta, Georgia always my Colt Cobra .38 Detective Special and a SOG Tactical Knife. "That's not a knife, That's a knife!"

Originally Posted by HNSB
The law in Minnesota doesn't specify. You get a permit to carry here, not a CCW.
Basically, if you have a permit you can do it however you want - concealed, open, whatever.

HNSB: Even though MN allows for open carry, to my knowledge I've never seen anyone other than LE carry open here in the land of 10k. AZ members: what is the appeal of open carry?