Hi. New member here. Not sure if this is the place for this topic but, I am wondering what other peoples thoughts are on open carry.
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It is a personal decision. There are many on both sides of the fence and have as many reasons as there are posters here.
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@John509 Welcome to the community, we are glad to have you here. If you go to the top right of the page you will see a magnifying glass, click on it and type in open carry and you can read several threads.
Stay safe, Bruce and Nancy. 
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Welcome @John509 to the forum.
I second what Dave and Bruce have already stated. Yep, it is personal, yes we have discussed it before at length.
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As they have said, it is a personal choice.
For some, it depends on the situation. I carry open if around the house, and if I have to run to a store real quick, I do not change holsters or put on a covering garment. But then, a lot of people open carry around here.
Usually I carry concealed, either an IWB or OWB with a covering garment. So I carry both ways, depending on situation and where I am going, and clothing… several factors.
Do you carry now? Are you preparing to carry? Have you considered the type of carry?
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I’m a big advocate of concealed carry but I can see the advantages of open carry under certain scenarios and would no hesitate to do so if I thought it’d give me any kind of an advantage. I’m lucky to live in a state where open carry is not a big deal. I see folks open carrying all the time.
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Personal decision, but I think it makes you a target for the bad guy first.
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The answer to this depends on where you live. How the public in your area views OC affects the decision more than any other variable.
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You might want to check out this thread
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for me it all depends on the gun I’m planning on carrying that day. I have a full sized 1911 .45 ACP that I cannot CC. So when I carry that one it is always OC. I also have a compact 9 mm. and that one I can CC. and when I do carry it I do CC. And for me it is also what is the safest way for me to carry the gun safely and use if needed to also safely. I do have some mobility issues with arm movement and I need to take that into consideration when I’m carrying.
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