The Open Carry Experience, Part 1
It’s no secret that I have been extremely critical of the Open Carry movement in the past. For the most part, I find OC “activists” to be noth...
Category: Open Carry
NRA-ILA talks about Texas Open Carry
The NRA-ILA (Institute for Legislative Action) released an article today discussing the concept of being “Good Citizens” of the shooting community. ...
What the hell is wrong with Texas open carry?
You’ve probably seen this photo. It’s of two idiots who OC’d long guns into a Chipotle in Texas, which has resulted in Chipotle effectively ba...
Representing gun owners
Quite a few people have taken umbrage at the 10 Steps for Successful Open Carry post I wrote last week; while many of the upset persons are the typical sort who...
10 Steps for Successful Open Carry Activism
With Open Carry still making headlines, it’s time to take a look at how Open Carry can be successfully used as a tool to further gun rights. There are def...
Stay classy, Open Carry guys
When Todd published his “Thanks, Idiots” post regarding the Starbucks/OC kerfluffle, I read it and agreed with pretty much everything he said. Last ...
Colion Noir on Open Carry: “Don’t be a dick”
Turns out that Caleb’s Rule Number 1 applies to open carry as well.
Open Carry: Doing it right
We’ve discussed the downsides of open carry in the last couple of weeks primarily as a means of getting people to think hard about the choices they are ma...
Open Carry Myths & Misconceptions
Hopefully in last week’s column we sufficiently demolished the idea of open carry as a magic talisman that wards away bad guys that we don’t ever ha...
Open Carry Myths & Misconceptions
If you visit any firearms related site often enough, sooner or later you will bear witness to a heated debate on the topic of open carry. People often feel very...