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<blockquote data-quote="Decoligny" data-source="post: 2892686" data-attributes="member: 41077"><p>For those who claim "You will be the first one shot", I tend to disagree.</p><p>While it may happen if you run into that 1 in a thousand crazed killer type of robber, but most robbers just want to be robbers, not murderers.</p><p>Most robbers will case a target before committing a robbery. They don't want to rush in guns drawn just to find out that the local police department is having its weekly pizza party in the restaurant they want to rob.</p><p>What they want is a soft target. A place with very few people, and no obvious resistance. If they see someone who is armed, they will (in most cases) leave and look for an easier target with less risk.</p><p></p><p>Personal experience: A few years ago, I was open carrying in California. Yes, it is legal to open carry a loaded handgun in certain areas of CA.</p><p>I walked over to my local pizza place, about 300 yards from my house, after dark, to get a pizza just before the place closed for the night. I walked in, and it was just me and the pizza guy. I ordered my pizza and sat to wait for it. A moment later two "wannabe gangbanger" types walked in, and immediately went to the far corner of the place and sat down (out of view of the pizza window). Now, this place was not a place where you get waited on at the table. You go to the window, order your stuff and take it back to your table. So, they caught my attention. The pizza guy however, being in the back making my pizza didn't even know they were there. After about 5 minutes, they still hadn't gone to the window, so I went to the window to talk with the pizza guy. They clearly saw my gun, and about 30 seconds later they walked quickly out of the pizza place.</p><p></p><p>A convenience store down the block was robbed about 15 minutes later by two guys matching the description of the guys in the pizza place.</p><p></p><p>Open Carry can and does act as a visible deterrent to criminal activity. The more guns people see on law abiding citizens (criminals usually hide their guns), the more ill at ease the criminals are, and the less likely it is that they will commit crimes in the presence of an armed citizen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Decoligny, post: 2892686, member: 41077"] For those who claim "You will be the first one shot", I tend to disagree. While it may happen if you run into that 1 in a thousand crazed killer type of robber, but most robbers just want to be robbers, not murderers. Most robbers will case a target before committing a robbery. They don't want to rush in guns drawn just to find out that the local police department is having its weekly pizza party in the restaurant they want to rob. What they want is a soft target. A place with very few people, and no obvious resistance. If they see someone who is armed, they will (in most cases) leave and look for an easier target with less risk. Personal experience: A few years ago, I was open carrying in California. Yes, it is legal to open carry a loaded handgun in certain areas of CA. I walked over to my local pizza place, about 300 yards from my house, after dark, to get a pizza just before the place closed for the night. I walked in, and it was just me and the pizza guy. I ordered my pizza and sat to wait for it. A moment later two "wannabe gangbanger" types walked in, and immediately went to the far corner of the place and sat down (out of view of the pizza window). Now, this place was not a place where you get waited on at the table. You go to the window, order your stuff and take it back to your table. So, they caught my attention. The pizza guy however, being in the back making my pizza didn't even know they were there. After about 5 minutes, they still hadn't gone to the window, so I went to the window to talk with the pizza guy. They clearly saw my gun, and about 30 seconds later they walked quickly out of the pizza place. A convenience store down the block was robbed about 15 minutes later by two guys matching the description of the guys in the pizza place. Open Carry can and does act as a visible deterrent to criminal activity. The more guns people see on law abiding citizens (criminals usually hide their guns), the more ill at ease the criminals are, and the less likely it is that they will commit crimes in the presence of an armed citizen. [/QUOTE]
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