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I stopped to wash my 4x4 after a weekend road trip to the Erie tribs to fly-fish for steel head....truck got pretty muddy and wanted it clean . so I had removed my wind breaker so I was open carrying. I'm going along washing the truck when this homeless guy very obviously addicted to something judging by his lips and teeth steps into the bay and starts trying to talk to me , most likely wanting money or something . As I turn so hes not behind me I notice his eyes go straight to my right hip and my gun.........I never said a word ...He made a motion with his hands like he was done and turned and walked away......anybody else had any reaction from people ??? Ive open carried into gas stations and such and removed my coat in restaurants exposing the gun , but never had any reaction.....other than some stares.....I don't open carry much as I just like to keep it my little secret....but in this case I think it was a good thing.
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I all boils down to the attitude of the person you are interacting with and their attitude towards carrying a firearm. I think most on here have more positive encounters while carrying openly than negative ones. I carry openly most of the time and that's MY experience, generally, but I've had a few instances where someone didn't think to much of it. My experience w/ LE is about the same.
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I have often had homeless people, "bums", approach me and abruptly turn away when they spotted my piece, never asking for a dime, in downtown Columbus
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Chuck wrote:I have often had homeless people, "bums", approach me and abruptly turn away when they spotted my piece, never asking for a dime, in downtown Columbus
Chuck....you sure it was your piece ? :) Or maybe your Stache...
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carmen fovozzo wrote:
Chuck wrote:I have often had homeless people, "bums", approach me and abruptly turn away when they spotted my piece, never asking for a dime, in downtown Columbus
Chuck....you sure it was your piece ? :) Or maybe your Stache...
Were they up wind or down wind? It could have been his after shave. :wink: Image
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You guys,,,,
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Downwind?

Try sitting next to him for two whole days at a gun show!

:shock: :P
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I road down w/ BOTH of you to Cincy, remember.....so spending two "days" with "both" of you at a gun show would be......well.....interesting to say the least, regardless of any smell !! :lol: :lol:
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MyWifeSaidYes wrote:Downwind?

Try sitting next to him for two whole days at a gun show!

:shock: :P

Are you working the show this weekend ?
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Chuck wrote:
MyWifeSaidYes wrote:Downwind?

Try sitting next to him for two whole days at a gun show!

:shock: :P

Are you working the show this weekend ?
No, but I wanted to. :cry:

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Let me know if they still have fried bologna sandwiches !!
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Oh that's right, Columbus show is "movin' on up, to the north side", at the Ohio Expo Center now, rather than the part of Westland Mall that hadn't fallen down. If anybody attends, please give a report following. The Expo Center will charge patrons to park on site, won't they? They do for any other event held there, I'm given to understand.
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Big show today, over half the Buckeye Building and a very large crowd

You oughtta come up tomorrow
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Thanks Chuck. Sunday is a shooting day for me, year round, when weather cooperates.
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So you're coming today?
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