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<blockquote data-quote="TedKennedy" data-source="post: 2234718" data-attributes="member: 25419">I&#039;ve had a permit for about ten years, although I only occasionally carried. I now open carry (on occasion) because 1; my gun is not easily concealed, 2; sometimes I frequent places that I want the patrons to know I&#039;m armed. (they can ponder whether they really want to hassle with an old armed guy vs an unarmed old guy)&nbsp;If a thug is going to rob a place and doesn&#039;t intend to shoot the victims, he&#039;s gonna rethink if he sees OC guy/gal. The presence of the OCer, means the situation will probably get really loud, to say the least.&nbsp;If as someone said earlier, the thug focuses on OCer, he was probably planning on shooting the place up, anyway.FWIW - having to have a permit to OC, pretty well sums up what it is, you are permitted by the government to carry a pistol. I&#039;ll be happy when and if we may all excercise the right to carry without permission.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TedKennedy, post: 2234718, member: 25419"] I've had a permit for about ten years, although I only occasionally carried. I now open carry (on occasion) because 1; my gun is not easily concealed, 2; sometimes I frequent places that I want the patrons to know I'm armed. (they can ponder whether they really want to hassle with an old armed guy vs an unarmed old guy) If a thug is going to rob a place and doesn't intend to shoot the victims, he's gonna rethink if he sees OC guy/gal. The presence of the OCer, means the situation will probably get really loud, to say the least. If as someone said earlier, the thug focuses on OCer, he was probably planning on shooting the place up, anyway. FWIW - having to have a [I]permit[/I] to OC, pretty well sums up what it is, you are [I]permitted[/I] by the government to carry a pistol. I'll be happy when and if we may [I][B]all[/B][/I] excercise the right to carry without permission. [/QUOTE]

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