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Originally Posted by aklim
That was something we learnt in our CCW class. DON'T CARRY OPENLY. DON'T wear a shirt that says "They'll have my gun, etc, etc". After all, If I think you are packing, who do you think I will go for first? You want to blend in and keep the perp guessing till he tips his hand and NOT before. You want him on edge.
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I suppose in urban enviroments, that may be the best plan. I spend more of my free time (when outside of my home) in wide open areas, where open carry is the norm, and anyone approaching within, say, 100yds, kinda expects that you would look at them as a threat. The few times I've had suspicious circumstances, merely making it known that I was carrying has been enough to cause the suspicious parties to go elsewhere.
Although, to be honest, in my original post, I was speaking more for how I thought the world should be run, not how to best deal with the one we've got. Suppose I should have made that more clear. In my perfect world, everyone who wanted to could carry openly, those that didn't want to, could carry concealed, or not at all, I just think that each person should be able to choose for themself.
MV