"That man is carrying a gun...."

Open Carry is carrying a firearm unconcealed in Ohio. OC does not require a concealed handgun license, but the practice requires intimate knowledge of the law since there are places and situations where OC is prohibited but carrying concealed would be permitted. OC is also likely to attract attention. This forum is for discussion of OC, not for debating the pro's and con's or coordinating any type of protest events.

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"That man is carrying a gun...."

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Is all I heard as I walked into Canal Winchester Meijer today. I heard the father tell that to his son as I was goign in the doors. Wow, did my heart rate jump and I got tense!

I was expecting an MWAG situation but nothing happened as I went into the restroom thankfully. It took me around 10-15 minutes to fully relax again. Relaxed meaning fully aware of my surroundings but calmed down.

I think my voice recorder possibly picked it up but it is hard to hear. I was around 30 feet away from them.

Thought i Would share my first MWAG time. Started open carry in November. Took awhile.

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Calm down. It will be OK. The more self-conscious you are, the more noticeable your gun is. Once it becomes like carrying a cell phone or wallet, not only will you be less concerned about those comments, but they will also become less frequent.
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Werz wrote:Calm down. It will be OK. The more self-conscious you are, the more noticeable your gun is. Once it becomes like carrying a cell phone or wallet, not only will you be less concerned about those comments, but they will also become less frequent.
We don't even know if it was a negative comment...
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jabeatty wrote:
Werz wrote:Calm down. It will be OK. The more self-conscious you are, the more noticeable your gun is. Once it becomes like carrying a cell phone or wallet, not only will you be less concerned about those comments, but they will also become less frequent.
We don't even know if it was a negative comment...
Sure don't. I would hope that the kid was asking what the shiny thing was on my side. I forgot to mention I was carrying my stainless Para .45 LDA. We were outside in the sunshine with snow reflection of light.

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Werz wrote:Calm down. It will be OK. The more self-conscious you are, the more noticeable your gun is. Once it becomes like carrying a cell phone or wallet, not only will you be less concerned about those comments, but they will also become less frequent.
Good advice Werz. I am getting used to having the gun on my side. I feel fairly comfy walking around I was just caught off guard I suppose. I am over it. Just wanted to tell my story.

I also carried into a gun-friendly store in Reynolds burg for the first time and felt comfortable there. It was Survival Tactics, gun-friendly to the max anyways. One of the sales guys asked me about my gun and I felt comfortable there talking to him about it. Felt welcome.

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Flhrci wrote:I also carried into a gun-friendly store in Reynolds burg for the first time and felt comfortable there. It was Survival Tactics, gun-friendly to the max anyways. One of the sales guys asked me about my gun and I felt comfortable there talking to him about it. Felt welcome.

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Chuck wrote:
Flhrci wrote:I also carried into a gun-friendly store in Reynolds burg for the first time and felt comfortable there. It was Survival Tactics, gun-friendly to the max anyways. One of the sales guys asked me about my gun and I felt comfortable there talking to him about it. Felt welcome.

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That's enough out of you Yosemite Sam.

And yep, Survival Tactics is about as gun friendly as you can get. We probably get weirded out more when someone doesn't have a gun. :lol:
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Gaspode wrote:
Chuck wrote:
Flhrci wrote:I also carried into a gun-friendly store in Reynolds burg for the first time and felt comfortable there. It was Survival Tactics, gun-friendly to the max anyways. One of the sales guys asked me about my gun and I felt comfortable there talking to him about it. Felt welcome.

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That's enough out of you Yosemite Sam.

And yep, Survival Tactics is about as gun friendly as you can get. We probably get weirded out more when someone doesn't have a gun. :lol:
Yosemite Sam! :mrgreen:

I thought about chickening out and not carrying my gun in Survival Tactics but I reigned it in and got up the courage and all was well. Got the AR-15 itch looking at the wall but did not touch one and the wallet survived another day. Some day though.

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OP were you open carrying? If so why did that comment bother you
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It bothered him because he is BRAND NEW to the idea of open carry.

I used to live in Canal Winchester and have open carried when visiting that store, literally, from the day it opened.

My advice, when you hear something like that, is to continue what you are doing, but turn and smile.

Not an evil grin :twisted: or anything like that. Just a simple smile. :)
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MyWifeSaidYes wrote:My advice, when you hear something like that, is to continue what you are doing, but turn and smile.

Not an evil grin :twisted: or anything like that. Just a simple smile. :)
I nod and tip my hat. Had a couple of old ladies get flustered and hurry away once... :mrgreen:
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true_pair wrote:OP were you open carrying? If so why did that comment bother you
Sure was. Just caught me off guard and did not want a situation to come up. That's all. Still kinda new to this.

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David - you had better watch out...

You keep this OC stuff up, and MWSY is gonna hug you at the next show. :twisted:


Kudos though - it takes some conditioning to not be self conscious when you OC at first. Just like we talk about that first "Wally Walk" when you first start to carry outside your home - you feel like everyone is staring at that 80 lb weight you just know is printing out the shape of a missile launcher on your hip. :mrgreen:
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JustaShooter wrote:
MyWifeSaidYes wrote:My advice, when you hear something like that, is to continue what you are doing, but turn and smile.

Not an evil grin :twisted: or anything like that. Just a simple smile. :)
I nod and tip my hat. Had a couple of old ladies get flustered and hurry away once... :mrgreen:
Wink, smile, grin, be overly gracious and polite,,,,
Ain't activism fun?

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Stryker74 wrote:David - you had better watch out...

You keep this OC stuff up, and MWSY is gonna hug you at the next show. :twisted:


Kudos though - it takes some conditioning to not be self conscious when you OC at first. Just like we talk about that first "Wally Walk" when you first start to carry outside your home - you feel like everyone is staring at that 80 lb weight you just know is printing out the shape of a missile launcher on your hip. :mrgreen:
You just scared me off!!!! NO HUGS!!! LOL


Thanks for the kudos.

David
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