Las Vegas shooter
Regular Member
I don't live in Texas and was surprised a couple of years ago when I heard you couldn't open carry in texas.
But you guys are lucky to be able to open carry next month.
At least now when I speak with others about open carry and they always bring up Texas as a place where they say people open carry, big misconception I know, it won't be that wrong anymore, and I won't have to tell them you can't do it in Texas.
But here is how I feel about open carrying after I have done it in Nevada. I found the novelty of being able to do it wears off quickly. You may walk around a few times in Walmart (this always seemed to be the place people first did it in public in Las Vegas, everyone jokes about it on the lasvegasshooters forum) but you will realize it isn't worth the hassle of attention from both the public and the workers. I'm not saying all will feel like this, and especially the more die hard open carriers, but just saying.
What I found open carry is best for is not worrying about having to be concealed all the time. I don't know if printing was illegal in Texas, but being able to just keep the gun on you and not worry about your jacket or zippered sweat shirt opening and showing the gun is not a problem.
It also makes it really nice when going out to shoot, just walk the guns to the car holstered, walk off into the desert to shoot without any issues.
Las Vegas hardly had anyone open carrying so it was rare to see it. Maybe if lots more people do it in Texas it won't be so unusual. I would probably have done it more if more people have done it.
But you guys deserve this because Texas is supposed to be the most gun friendly place on the planet, and even the country, full of cowboys you know, and it was crazy you guys were not allowed to open carry.
But you guys are lucky to be able to open carry next month.
At least now when I speak with others about open carry and they always bring up Texas as a place where they say people open carry, big misconception I know, it won't be that wrong anymore, and I won't have to tell them you can't do it in Texas.
But here is how I feel about open carrying after I have done it in Nevada. I found the novelty of being able to do it wears off quickly. You may walk around a few times in Walmart (this always seemed to be the place people first did it in public in Las Vegas, everyone jokes about it on the lasvegasshooters forum) but you will realize it isn't worth the hassle of attention from both the public and the workers. I'm not saying all will feel like this, and especially the more die hard open carriers, but just saying.
What I found open carry is best for is not worrying about having to be concealed all the time. I don't know if printing was illegal in Texas, but being able to just keep the gun on you and not worry about your jacket or zippered sweat shirt opening and showing the gun is not a problem.
It also makes it really nice when going out to shoot, just walk the guns to the car holstered, walk off into the desert to shoot without any issues.
Las Vegas hardly had anyone open carrying so it was rare to see it. Maybe if lots more people do it in Texas it won't be so unusual. I would probably have done it more if more people have done it.
But you guys deserve this because Texas is supposed to be the most gun friendly place on the planet, and even the country, full of cowboys you know, and it was crazy you guys were not allowed to open carry.