More importantly...its our right to open carry.
A little something called the U.S. Constitution and a passage called the 2nd Amendment "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
How very civil a discussion and having nothing better to contribute but rude and condescending comments. Very adult. Feel free to disagree about open carry and list your own reasons why its not for you but many others feel it is an option and many other states have had open carry for years without incident. So calm down and discuss facts and your personal reasons for or against open carry but please refrain from rude and uncalled for comments that attack the poster...me or anyone else.
A little something called the U.S. Constitution and a passage called the 2nd Amendment "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
I am in Stormbringers court.
Infringe: : to limit or restrict (something, such as another person's rights).
Limiting your right to "Bear Arms" IS an infringement. How can you say it's not?
So limiting "HOW" you can bear arms is not an infringement in your mind?
Where do you draw the line? Isn't it a slippery slope?
How about "You can bear arms but it must be in a locked box on your person?" Is that an infringement of your right to bear arms?
We limit HOW based on a reasonableness test for almost every constitutional right.
Reasonable limitations on speech (criminal laws for threats, public endangerment, etc.).
ID to vote.
Religions can't sacrifice humans in the name of their god/s.
Exigent circumstances exceptions to warrantless search.
If I'm carrying a locked box, I'm not bearing an arm, I'm bearing a locked box. Bear, in this context, means "equipped," and if I can't use it like equipment, it's not equipped, so that infringes my ability to bear. Lets not be ridiculous. Requiring concealment doesn't prevent you from bearing arms.
I smell popcorn.
"Can someone give me a good reason to OC when you can CC in public?"
The original question was legality, not advisability or wisdom.
To answer YOUR question, above: Any RIGHT not exercised will be lost. We should resist relinquishing ANY of our GOD-given, but very hard-won rights under our constitutions !
If you don't wish to exercise your right, so be it. But, we as individuals should never try to limit the established rights of fellow citizens without an extremely good reason.
leVieux
Can someone give me a good reason to OC when you can CC in public? With todays guns and holsters, CC of almost any size handgun is easy and comfortable.
I can see carrying your .45 Colt Single action in a OC holster when hunting or at the ranch, showing off your BBQ gun at a friends house OR just because you can. But what other situations would warrant OC?
This is not a flame, just wanting to know.
you didn't try much then. 1911's are some of the thinnest pistols out there. Hell, I concealed carry a Beretta 92 for YEARs, no problem.
We limit HOW based on a reasonableness test for almost every constitutional right.
Reasonable limitations on speech (criminal laws for threats, public endangerment, etc.).
ID to vote.
Religions can't sacrifice humans in the name of their god/s.
Exigent circumstances exceptions to warrantless search.
If I'm carrying a locked box, I'm not bearing an arm, I'm bearing a locked box. Bear, in this context, means "equipped," and if I can't use it like equipment, it's not equipped, so that infringes my ability to bear. Lets not be ridiculous. Requiring concealment doesn't prevent you from bearing arms.