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Legal here in West Virginia. Also constitutional carry, no permit needed.
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What I like about open carry laws aside from lining up with the Constitution is that the "printing" angle that a lot of Concealed Carry laws incorporate. Open Carry also makes me first think Plain Clothes Law Enforcement initially. I don't open carry preferring stealth as much as possible but it's a personal choice.
Originally Posted By: slumlord
people that text all day get on my nerves
just knowing that people are out there with that ability,....just makes me wanna punch myself in the balls
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Open carry says, "Lookit me, ain't I badass?"
What it means is "Shoot this pathetic idiot first." Yeah, not a smart tactic IMO. Concealed gives the element of surprise that open carry does not. You can be out gunned in a crisis. Surprise may be your only edge. I'd rather be the surpriser than the surprisee...  DF
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Open carry = first one shot. It is legal here. Open carry can also = First one to shoot. Bury it deep, hide it good, then dig like hell to retrieve it when you need it quickly.
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe, an Obama phone, free health insurance. and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime.
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Campfire Ranger
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Open carry used to be the ONLY way to carry in NM. From the territorial times, the thinking was that honest men showed their weapons - only dishonest folks hid them. Now, you can carry concealed - but only after classes and taxes. 
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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I seem to recall that it was illegal in parts of Texas...
Definitely in NY (pistol anyway)
As dumb kids we used to call the police and ask questions.
(It was legal to walk around naked with a loaded shotgun as long as you unloaded it to cross the street.)
Open Carry is pretty much the definition of "to keep and bear arms". is it not?
Is it open carry in the woods? Where do yo draw the line between sporting and carry? Open carry for Texas CCW holders was signed into law in 2015. As expected, practically nobody open carries. I've only seen 3 people open carry since the law was passed.
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What I like about open carry laws aside from lining up with the Constitution is that the "printing" angle that a lot of Concealed Carry laws incorporate. Open Carry also makes me first think Plain Clothes Law Enforcement initially. I don't open carry preferring stealth as much as possible but it's a personal choice. Yep, don’t have to worry about “printing” (I teach all mine to write in cursive anyway) and I don’t have to worry if my shirt rides up while I’m on my bike or if I “expose” it while digging in my pockets. Makes it easier to carry a full size pistol without wondering if anybody can tell. Ain’t nobody looking that closely at my old ass anyway.
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The imminent victims might be staring at their little iDiot screens, but the guys who are about to start something are looking VERY closely for anybody carrying. They're a lot more worried about the hidden ones than the ones they can neutralize first.
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
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Thanks For the update Chisos.
TX treats your truck as home right? You can keep one there?
Otherwise a rifle rack in the window would require a CCW, or so it seems
-OMotS
"If memory serves fails me..."
Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay "
Television and radio are most effective when people question little and think even less.
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As Mark mentioned, open carry has pretty much always been legal in here in NM, even before statehood.
When I first moved this part of the world about 30 years ago, I would guess that 25-30 percent of the locals carried openly everyday--mostly older males that had grown up here. Virtually all of the local ranchers and most of the ranch hands did so, too. A few years ago, neighboring Arizona approved it as well, and the incidence of open carry in our community actually increased, as you no longer had to remember to put your pistol in the glove compartment or the console of your vehicle when you crossed the state line.
I have carried openly way more often than concealed--even after the latter became legal--and still do so.
Ben
Some days it takes most of the day for me to do practically nothing...
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The imminent victims might be staring at their little iDiot screens, but the guys who are about to start something are looking VERY closely for anybody carrying. They're a lot more worried about the hidden ones than the ones they can neutralize first. You know this how, or are your just speculating on something you Know nothing about.
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe, an Obama phone, free health insurance. and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Wabi,,,, you had too at least suspect I would put up this pic. Roy is carrying in this pic. But Dale is dressed to kill for sure!!!! Love her pearl necklace!!!! ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/x819mC6Z/downloadfile-6.jpg) The original? ![[Linked Image from 3.bp.blogspot.com]](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ID4j24GAez8/W-P_kURjz-I/AAAAAAAAOIc/i6lp5L-w3EwwyoCdbgC_JyFw0g6vnru7QCLcBGAs/s1600/Roy%2B%2526%2BDale%2BNudie%2BSuits.jpg)
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Constitutional carry here in Maine.
The way life should be.
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Wabi,,,, you had too at least suspect I would put up this pic. Roy is carrying in this pic. But Dale is dressed to kill for sure!!!! Love her pearl necklace!!!! luv that pic...... needs posted in the basement too !
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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Wabi,,,, you had too at least suspect I would put up this pic. Roy is carrying in this pic. But Dale is dressed to kill for sure!!!! Love her pearl necklace!!!! The original? Geuss so... Pretty lame picture. Dig the Long Horn on Dales outfit..... LOL!!!!
Last edited by renegade50; 08/11/20.
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Steve, I suggest that if you doubt my statement, you go ask a group of MS13 members.
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Been hangin out with all the MS13 fellows there in Ogden have you?
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Open carry legal here & so is concealed carry.
If you want to see & smell what freedom is all about, come to Alaska.
God I love this place. Let freedom reign
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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I don’t doubt you. There are times when I sincerely cannot concealed carry. Rather than take a NAA 22 mag or derringer in my pocket I chose to open carry a Glock 19 or 43 at those times. I can’t hit the target at 10 yards with that derringer, and I have tried to get proficient. I prefer concealed for sure, and do it probably 95% of the time. I prefer the advantage of surprise
If I’m going to carry a concealed pistol that is printing like crazy and blatantly obvious I’ll just go open carry at that point. Might as well. Both are obvious. Just my opinion on it though.
Carry what your proficient and comfortable with, how your comfortable. But do it EVERYDAY
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Open carry legal here & so is concealed carry.
If you want to see & smell what freedom is all about, come to Alaska.
God I love this place. Let freedom reign I would think open vs concealed depends a lot on location, one preference or the other may not fit all situations or locals... I'd say do what works for you, what you're comfortable with... CCW here, regardless of what's Kosher. YMMV DF
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