Comments on: Positive Article in LA Times on Open Carry

By: The Right To Bear Arms » The Gun Owners

The Right To Bear Arms » The Gun Owners — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:15:20 +0000

[...] am writing this in light of an article that Sebastian linked to in the LA Times that has a fair portrayal of people who are starting to openly carry [...]

By: JJR

JJR — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:36:12 +0000

I’m figuring out ways to better carry my Glock 23 (.40 S&W), moving up from my PT111 (9mm), which itself was a step up from my Bersa Thunder .380; Even though it’s summer in Texas, I’ve managed to find a combination of clothing that still affords maximum comfort and good concealment. It makes me look a little more overweight than I actually am, but if I were my “ideal” weight, I might not be able to pull it off. My Springfield XD compact .45 acp isn’t a whole lot larger than the Glock 23, so I will be working with it soon, too. I still feel pretty self conscious when carrying concealed, but maybe that’s a good thing for now.

Back last winter, when I was sometimes in a heavy coat, I was regularly carrying around my full-frame PT92 in a paddle holster concealed on my hip under a sweatshirt.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:13:37 +0000

Pants shitting hysterics

By: RedneckInNY

RedneckInNY — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:08:29 +0000

Remind me again what ‘PSH’ stands for…

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:07:39 +0000

Sorry Breda. Just checked it out myself. Comment sections of major media outlets like LA Times tend to be a lot of folks talking past each other without trying to come to any real understanding. It’s a useful exercise in attitudes though. To some degree I think comm enters are people who have staked out a position, and will not be wavered. But the danger in these articles, for the anti-gun movement at least, is that it does get the message out there that there are normal people who carry guns for self-protection.

By: Breda

Breda — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:27:33 +0000

the comments on the article are pure PSH - and now, I have a headache. Fantastic.

By: Laughingdog

Laughingdog — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:40:28 +0000

I’d also note that I never leave the house armed without a cell phone in the pocket as well. If you actually you actually wait between drawing and shooting to give the goblin enough time to run, and he takes that opportunity, you need to be on the phone with the police seconds later. Otherwise, you’ll probably find yourself arrested for brandishing a firearm. A lot of police will claim this isn’t true, but the first to call is generally the one who is believed to be the victim.

BTW, I have actually seen this exact thing happen. One of the guys in the VCDL spent years fighting with the Portsmouth D.A.s office because some thug called him in for brandishing after trying to attack him with a pipe, and finding a revolver pointed at him.

By: Laughingdog

Laughingdog — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:37:12 +0000

Honestly, I don’t buy an electronic device unless I can just carry it in my pocket. If I want to feel like I’m wearing a utility belt, I’ll go get rich and become Batman.