Don Barnett
Regular Member
Hi, I used to be a regular poster but kind of dropped out.
I live in Northern Virginia and carry most every place I go and open carry often. My wife, although quite a Pro-Second Amendment person, does not think Open Carry is a good idea because she thinks it will make one a "target" for someone bent on malfeasence. She thinks the gun, somehow, will cause a dirtbag to come after me first. I believe quite the opposite; that it will cause someone to avoid me because I am obviously armed.
I Open Carry for several reasons: 1st - I like larger handguns and it is hard to conceal when the weather is warm; 2nd - I think that carrying open will make it LESS likely that I will get mugged; and 3rd - of course, it is kind of a "political statement" that I value the 2nd Amendment and will not give up that right. Both of us are proud Catholic Americans and both of us are unashamed to stand up for Religious Liberty and Catholic Doctrine; I am also unashamed to stand up for the 2nd Amendment.
Once she gets something in her mind it is hard to convince her otherwise, but does anyone have any statistics that will support my side?
Thanks...Don
I live in Northern Virginia and carry most every place I go and open carry often. My wife, although quite a Pro-Second Amendment person, does not think Open Carry is a good idea because she thinks it will make one a "target" for someone bent on malfeasence. She thinks the gun, somehow, will cause a dirtbag to come after me first. I believe quite the opposite; that it will cause someone to avoid me because I am obviously armed.
I Open Carry for several reasons: 1st - I like larger handguns and it is hard to conceal when the weather is warm; 2nd - I think that carrying open will make it LESS likely that I will get mugged; and 3rd - of course, it is kind of a "political statement" that I value the 2nd Amendment and will not give up that right. Both of us are proud Catholic Americans and both of us are unashamed to stand up for Religious Liberty and Catholic Doctrine; I am also unashamed to stand up for the 2nd Amendment.
Once she gets something in her mind it is hard to convince her otherwise, but does anyone have any statistics that will support my side?
Thanks...Don