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first time

rahartwell

New member
Joined
Dec 14, 2013
Messages
5
Location
wichita kansas
Well I am as nervous as when I CCW for the first time. Tomorrow I am planing on open carry for the first time. This knock out game has got me just a little scared. I am getting on the old side and i think that I would be a perfect target. I am not very big or strong. My new holster has not come in yet so It will be a 44 special in cross draw. I hope it looks big and scary to those people that might think me easy. I am kind of scared to carry like this but I am almost afraid not to.
 

JHART

Regular Member
Joined
Nov 18, 2013
Messages
31
Location
Tulsa
Congrats on your decision to open carry.
I too have decided to open carry. I have been doing it for one month now. I can tell you that from my experience,that people really don't even notice that much. I carry strong side at 3 o'clock in a black holster,with an all black firearm. I wear dark jeans and a dark tucked in shirt. It blends quite well.
The only time anyone even notices is when I'm in a line of people, waiting to pay at the register. I do catch people staring sometimes.
I open carry because to me it is comfortable. I can also carry a full size weapon that holds several rounds,and I like the fact that if I need it in an instant, It is for me, easy to draw.

I haven't really had any experience negative or positive. Like I said,In my area,people either don't notice or don't care.
 

Super6O

Regular Member
Joined
Feb 5, 2013
Messages
64
Location
Goddard, KS
Well, how'd it go? I myself have Open Carried in Wichita ever since the city amended their ordinance to be in line with the state, and can also relate that very few people even notice, and those that do don't have a problem.




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Mr.40

Regular Member
Joined
Aug 2, 2012
Messages
78
Location
kansas city kansas
Check out Kansas Open Carry on fb. There is a group to join and a page to like. Ask questions and converse with other OCers. We are having an OC dinner Saturday night at 5 at Jose peppers off of midland drive and 435 in Lenexa. Feel free to come eat and visit with other like minded people.
 

Buckwheat

Regular Member
Joined
Nov 27, 2006
Messages
15
Location
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Check out Kansas Open Carry on fb. There is a group to join and a page to like. Ask questions and converse with other OCers. We are having an OC dinner Saturday night at 5 at Jose peppers off of midland drive and 435 in Lenexa. Feel free to come eat and visit with other like minded people.

Sorry but I do not have FB,,,, I would have liked to have attended,,,,I do find it interesting that this was at Jose Peppers,,,because when Kansas CCW first started the owner of Jose Peppers posted all his restaurants with a gun buster signage. The owners Sister worked at the Metcalf location and I asked her about the posting,,,her answer to me was,,,"who would want to eat dinner next to someone who was carrying a dangerous GUN" she emphasized gun. I do not know if they are posted or not or what the owners position is currently ,,,I assume it is favorable since the dinner is there.

Just some history for anyone interested.
 
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