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.
gaptrick wrote:My wife thinks I'm the only one in the state of Ohio who carries a handgun...
Sounds like you ought to bring her to some OFCC functions this next year,,,,
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M-Quigley wrote:In either the alleged criminal case in the links, or the Walmart carrier in the OP, did the flap holster completely conceal the handgun? Or was the bottom portion of the grip visible?
No. Not totally concealed.
It don't matter if it was.
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JU-87 wrote:Hi all
I saw a guy Open Carrying at the Strongsville, Ohio, Wal-Mart on Friday
Yes, but was he carrying a bag of nachos?
No. Just a holstered M1911 pistol.
"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun... Let your gun, therefore, be the constant companion of your walks." Thomas Jefferson, 1785.
Read "War is a Racket" by MG Smedly Butler,USMC. He was awarded the Medal of Honor twice. http://warisaracket.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Henry Kissinger said, "Military Men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in Foreign Policy" and has not denied this quote to this day.
This year while going into the Franklin Wal-Mart, I was stopped by the door-greeter. He requested that I stop while he checked to see if I was allowed to come in. The store manager came by and apologize and I explained that it was OK. I got to explain to the Greeter about carrying.
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JU-87 wrote:Hi all
I saw a guy Open Carrying at the Strongsville, Ohio, Wal-Mart on Friday 12-18-15 , at about 7pm.
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That is the first time I have seen someone OC. Kinda neat to see.
I open carry at Wal-Mart most of the time during warm weather. Subcompact 1911, wide open holster. A few positive comments, but mostly, nobody seems to care.
"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life."
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-- BobK Open carry is a First Amendment exercise.
charliej47 wrote: In warm weather I OC almost all the time.
This year while going into the Franklin Wal-Mart, I was stopped by the door-greeter. He requested that I stop while he checked to see if I was allowed to come in. The store manager came by and apologize and I explained that it was OK. I got to explain to the Greeter about carrying.
There ya go....nothin' wrong with a little PR!
Darrel
They say the best "Home Remedy" for "tyranny" is....."LEAD POISONING".
BobK wrote:I can -- finally -- legally open carry starting tomorrow.
Although Walmart seems like a good choice, I think I'd rather start at Kroger.
Stay safe, my friend,,,,
Ain't activism fun?
"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. " - George Washington
"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something.
And because I can not do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do.
What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by the grace of GOD, I will do."- Edward Everett Hale (descendant of Nathan Hale)