Open Carry

[davevabch]

Open Carry IMO is a utter failure to understand the society that you live in. A time and era that millions of citizens fear a complete stranger with a loaded gun walking around and near them.
I also find it a form of rudeness in a need for a Polite Society. Those that OC know damn well they are going to scare people, concern people, cause uneasiness.
Heck, I am pro 2A, and carry Concealed, but my situational awareness goes on alert with someone that will brazenly OC. Yea, that person might be a Choir boy and look like one, but there are some that look like they just got out of the state Pen. Not to mention they are putting a target on their back and would be the first that bad guys would take out and who wants to be near a Target? Or like walking around with a sign that say's free Gun for those wanting to just take it. Do you really want to be next to this guy when some creep decides to grab his loaded firearm?
And why in the world would anyone want to give up one of the most greatest advantages of Concealment?

 

[Yaworski]

The Patriot Act did not have any restrictions on photography in it.

Also, the Supreme Court has said that if you can see it from a publicly accessible location, you can photograph it.

 

[blume357]

tell that to Google then... their computer system blocks out license plate and house numbers on their street view application. Is a real pain when trying to use it to recon an appointment at someone's home.

 

[Yaworski]

tell that to Google then...

That's their choice.

House numbers are blurred? All you have to do is point at the house and the app tells you the address. I have noticed that quite a few of my neighbors have their houses blurred.

 

[vito]

I don't often look at Google Earth, but I just looked up the street view of my home. The address on the mailbox is not blurred and clearly visible. FWIW, I guess Google does not update the photos very often. The street view shows my home from prior to August 2020, coming up on at least 5 years old. We were hit with an F1 tornado in 8/20 which took out over a dozen of the trees on my property, but are all still in the Google image.

 

[blume357]

Google Earth is a bit different than the street view on Google Maps... that might be the difference... but also on the street view often the A.I. will not recognized that there is a number there and yes you can go to the map view and zoom down and it will usually show you the house number.

 

[Yaworski]

Regarding open carry . . .

Yesterday a guy came into my store open carrying a revolver, I'm guessing a Model 10. He was wearing sweatpants and had the holster on a belt which was over the sweatpants and had a bunch of pouches in addition to the holster. Very unusual.

 

[coachk64]

Wisconsin allowed open carry long before they started issuing permits for concealed carry. But the law says that if you open carry, it has to be completely visible at all times, which, by the state's definition, precludes getting into a car with it. You would have to unload it and lock it up before entering your vehicle or you'd be subject to arrest. That also means that you have to use a holster that doesn't conceal it at all, such as a flap holster, which makes it more likely that someone could come up behind you and grab it. I've only ever seen a couple of people in WI practicing their open carry right, and one of them I'd call a bit of a clown. He was obviously doing his best to draw attention to the fact that he was armed.
I think we have to "read the room". While there are some rural areas where OC would be deemed completely acceptable, most of the country has been subjected to enough media, that you can expect that at least most people you encounter will be made uncomfortable.
Truthfully, when I encountered the "clown" I referenced before, I kept him under close observation the whole time he was in sight. While I'm not some shrinking violet, that isn't the kind of attention I'm looking for.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Alaska is pretty open about gun carry. In fact it’s extremely common. That being said in smaller towns, gas stations, and such people most commonly carry open in those cases. No one thinks twice about seeing someone open carrying. When I worked in Barrow Alaska, when people walked into the store I ran, and lean their ( loaded) rifle, shotgun, what ever, in the corner and do their shopping then grab it on the way out. No one thinks twice about it.

 

[Mobuck]

I carry openly most of the time in my local area. I figure anyone who is concerned can move away and maybe go suck their thumb and cry in a dark corner if that helps.