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    Gun Digest’s Open Carry vs. Concealed eShort: Open carry is a complicated issue. Get familiar with the laws, states & handguns involved in the world of open vs. concealed weapons.
    Gun Digest’s Open Carry vs. Concealed eShort: Open carry is a complicated issue. Get familiar with the laws, states & handguns involved in the world of open vs. concealed weapons.
    Gun Digest’s Open Carry vs. Concealed eShort: Open carry is a complicated issue. Get familiar with the laws, states & handguns involved in the world of open vs. concealed weapons.
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    Gun Digest’s Open Carry vs. Concealed eShort: Open carry is a complicated issue. Get familiar with the laws, states & handguns involved in the world of open vs. concealed weapons.

    By Massad Ayoob

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    In this excerpt from the Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry, Massad Ayoob gives his thoughts and recommendations on the sometimes controversial mode of open carry.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGun Digest Books
    Release dateJul 1, 2012
    ISBN9781440234248
    Gun Digest’s Open Carry vs. Concealed eShort: Open carry is a complicated issue. Get familiar with the laws, states & handguns involved in the world of open vs. concealed weapons.
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    Massad Ayoob

    Massad Ayoob owns and operates Massad Ayoob Group (massadayoobgroup.com), teaching thousands of students annually about practical shooting tactics and the many aspects of self-defense law. He has published thousands of articles in gun magazines, martial arts publications, and law enforcement journals, and authored more than a dozen books on firearms, self-defense, and related topics, including best sellers such as Deadly Force and Combat Shooting with Massad Ayoob. 

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      Gun Digest’s Open Carry vs. Concealed eShort - Massad Ayoob

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      Open Carry vs. Concealed

      Copyright

      This Bianchi Evader requires middle finger of drawing hand to hit a paddle to unlock this Glock 22.

      In days of old, Americans often carried handguns openly in public. Not because they were police or anything, but because (a) it was their right, and (b) in certain parts of a young frontier nation, it was expected of them.

      Among those of us who are advocates for the civil rights of gun owners, there are some who think the time is ripe for a return to this concept…and there are those who not only don’t feel a need to resurrect the old paradigm, but believe it might actually be counter-productive to our side of the Second Amendment battle.

      As with most intense debates, there are sound arguments on both sides of the issue.

      The importance of dressing to the gun in open carry. In ordinary indoor lighting, author does not readily appear to be armed…

      …until camera’s flash reveals black SIG P226 in black thumb-break Blocker holster/belt set, normally somewhat camouflaged against dark gray pants and black shirt.

      The Pro-Open Carry Platform

      The arguments in favor of private citizens carrying loaded handguns exposed to plain sight in public seem to break down as follows:

      Crime deterrence. This philosophy holds that criminals who were thinking of robbing this convenience store or that bank will abort their mission when they see a gun on the hip of a citizen. On a more personal level, they argue, it will tend to deter criminals who have targeted specific individuals for crimes against the person, such as mugging or rape, in lonely places deliberately selected by the predator for being remote from police assistance.

      Good public relations for gun owners. The theory advanced by advocates of open carry is that when the public gets used to seeing their neighbors and other good people carrying guns in plain sight, they’ll lose their fear of firearms and become more amenable to supporting gun owners’ rights.

      Convenience. Particularly in warm places, it is often uncomfortable to wear a concealing garment. The plain hip holster worn exposed is simply more comfortable and convenient than a belly-band, a shoulder rig, or an inside the waistband holster, before you even consider the potential discomfort of an additional piece of clothing to hide a gun.

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