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<blockquote data-quote="okiebryan" data-source="post: 1976356" data-attributes="member: 24457">If any of the multitude of bad things the CC only crowd claims will happen to civilian OCers were in fact likely to happen, wouldn&#039;t you think it would have already happened?&nbsp; Just because OC is new to Oklahoma, doesn&#039;t mean that it&#039;s new everywhere.&nbsp; Many states have had OC practiced since before statehood.But opencarry.org has looked for these instances. Looked hard. Found zero &quot;first shot&quot; scenarios, and a total of 2 gun grabs.I studied this issue long and hard before I decided that OC was a good option for me (even went so far as to plan a vacation around seeing and experiencing OC, then OCing in my business for awhile), and then lobbied for a bill to open the door for legal OC in Oklahoma.&nbsp; Most of the anti OC people cannot say anything like that. They didn&#039;t do the research (or even read someone else&#039;s research), they are just reacting to what they instinctively think MIGHT happen.&nbsp; Reminds me of the Brady bunch and VPC thinking.I train for the most likely threat first, and the least likely threat last.&nbsp; My most likely threats are 1) armed robbery at work and 2) aggressive panhandler that turns into a mugging.&nbsp; Open carry is quite effective against both threats.&nbsp; I&#039;m not likely to get caught up in a Die Hard movie, where I&#039;m guerrilla fighting against European terrorists.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="okiebryan, post: 1976356, member: 24457"] If any of the multitude of bad things the CC only crowd claims will happen to civilian OCers were in fact likely to happen, wouldn't you think it would have already happened? Just because OC is new to Oklahoma, doesn't mean that it's new everywhere. Many states have had OC practiced since before statehood. But opencarry.org has looked for these instances. Looked hard. Found zero "first shot" scenarios, and a total of 2 gun grabs. I studied this issue long and hard before I decided that OC was a good option for me (even went so far as to plan a vacation around seeing and experiencing OC, then OCing in my business for awhile), and then lobbied for a bill to open the door for legal OC in Oklahoma. Most of the anti OC people cannot say anything like that. They didn't do the research (or even read someone else's research), they are just reacting to what they instinctively think MIGHT happen. Reminds me of the Brady bunch and VPC thinking. I train for the most likely threat first, and the least likely threat last. My most likely threats are 1) armed robbery at work and 2) aggressive panhandler that turns into a mugging. Open carry is quite effective against both threats. I'm not likely to get caught up in a Die Hard movie, where I'm guerrilla fighting against European terrorists. [/QUOTE]

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