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papa24ofu

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I recently went to a US Law Shield seminar at the SOR in Moore, OK. The first 30 minutres was a plug for his gun range. The instructor really slammed open carry....

His two points used to slam open carry were 1) first ones to get shot 2) someone will grab your gun

My question is: Is there any documented cases of either ever happening?


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Thank you for the reply. I am a avid OC. This instructor is a retired OHP. He offered his opinion to a class of about 50 people without giving any kind of facts supporting his opinion. What upset me the most was how many took his opinion as law and because of that won't even consider OC now.
 

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I recently went to a US Law Shield seminar at the SOR in Moore, OK. The first 30 minutres was a plug for his gun range. The instructor really slammed open carry....

His two points used to slam open carry were 1) first ones to get shot 2) someone will grab your gun

My question is: Is there any documented cases of either ever happening?


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I would have stood up and walked out. Just another person who uses their opinion as best practice. If he's that ignorant, how can you trust anything else that comes out of his mouth?

Was the instructor plugging his range? If so, what's the range? I want to be sure not to accidentally support him.
 
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papa24ofu

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I agree. My wife is also OCer and she was there with me. And we were not there for anything to do with him. It just happened to be where the US Law Shield siminar was held. And that is why we were there. So you can bet that I would have walked out.
 

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I recently went to a US Law Shield seminar at the SOR in Moore, OK. The first 30 minutres was a plug for his gun range. The instructor really slammed open carry....

His two points used to slam open carry were 1) first ones to get shot 2) someone will grab your gun

My question is: Is there any documented cases of either ever happening?
Both are essentially old wives tales or if you prefer urban legends. The challenges were made many years ago, but not a single report has ever survived close scrutiny in either instance. They read as follows:

  • Show me one confirmable instance with cites where an OCer has been preemptively taken out, first to be shot, anywhere in these United States in modern times. Military, law enforcement and security officers are excluded.
  • Show me one confirmable instance with cites where someone open carrying a handgun in a holster had their gun snatched anywhere in these United States in modern times. Military, law enforcement and security officers are excluded.
Could either of these occur someday? Without a doubt, but when one does happen the resultant numerical ratio will look something like .00001% Those are odds with which I can live.
 

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I recently went to a US Law Shield seminar at the SOR in Moore, OK. The first 30 minutres was a plug for his gun range. The instructor really slammed open carry....

His two points used to slam open carry were 1) first ones to get shot 2) someone will grab your gun

My question is: Is there any documented cases of either ever happening?


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While to my knowledge there has been no documented case Open Carry is relatively new these days after an extensive prohibition in most places. While it is entirely possible it could happen (Anything is possible) you counter and minimize those risk by simply training and preparing for the possibility of it happening.

There are many cases documented of officers having this happen but since OPEN Carry is relatively new we have not had any case like that happen.

Now before haters hit I am only speaking my opinion and FULLY support Open Carry.
 

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Thank you for the reply. I am a avid OC. This instructor is a retired OHP. He offered his opinion to a class of about 50 people without giving any kind of facts supporting his opinion. What upset me the most was how many took his opinion as law and because of that won't even consider OC now.

Sadly thats a problem with the general population. Many seek advice from others and I have witnessed so many times over bad advice given and yet it etches in the mind of the person who seeks the advice. I have seen advice that will surely land people in jail or in court. As a result I no longer debate the issue but instead simply post the statute and leave.

This is one of the biggest problems is people seek advice from people who appear to be an expert on Open Carry or any carry and they get burned.
 

papa24ofu

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I want to personally thank everyone for your professional and educated response to my question. You all confirmed what I already thought. If I am ever confronted with that statement again I want to be able to give a informative answer that wouldn't cause anymore damage to OC as that instructor did in his original statement. Thanks again and let's all carry on.
 

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I want to personally thank everyone for your professional and educated response to my question. You all confirmed what I already thought. If I am ever confronted with that statement again I want to be able to give a informative answer that wouldn't cause anymore damage to OC as that instructor did in his original statement. Thanks again and let's all carry on.

It may be that more people shoot themselves when getting their gun out of concealment .. why do cops OC?
Likely the reason. They shoot themselves enough when OCing .. the streets would be littered with dead cops' corpses if they had to draw from concealment.

I'm not a teacher .. I would have just told the guy he's a moron and let it end at that.
 

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It may be that more people shoot themselves when getting their gun out of concealment .. why do cops OC?
Likely the reason. They shoot themselves enough when OCing .. the streets would be littered with dead cops' corpses if they had to draw from concealment.

I'm not a teacher .. I would have just told the guy he's a moron and let it end at that.

Due to the needs of an officer it would be impractical to conceal carry everything he has to carry. For this reason everything is worn on a duty rig which in itself would be nearly impossible to conceal if at all.

The role of a police officer is quiet different then the roll of a civilian giving a different need then a civilian. Not less or more important just different. Its important to remember not to confuse the roles.
 

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Due to the needs of an officer it would be impractical to conceal carry everything he has to carry. For this reason everything is worn on a duty rig which in itself would be nearly impossible to conceal if at all.

The role of a police officer is quiet different then the roll of a civilian giving a different need then a civilian. Not less or more important just different. Its important to remember not to confuse the roles.

Well a cop has to carry a gun, a throw-away gun, a second throw-away gun, a hammer for smashing recording devices, a second hammer for smashing recording devices in case his first one breaks, etc....
 

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Well a cop has to carry a gun, a throw-away gun, a second throw-away gun, a hammer for smashing recording devices, a second hammer for smashing recording devices in case his first one breaks, etc....

I use the hammer as a back up throw away weapon. :D
 

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Well a cop has to carry a gun, a throw-away gun, a second throw-away gun, a hammer for smashing recording devices, a second hammer for smashing recording devices in case his first one breaks, etc....

Not really. Recording devices today are computer based so you blue tooth them a virus in many cases lol
 

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Due to the needs of an officer it would be impractical to conceal carry everything he has to carry. For this reason everything is worn on a duty rig which in itself would be nearly impossible to conceal if at all.

The role of a police officer is quiet different then the roll of a civilian giving a different need then a civilian. Not less or more important just different. Its important to remember not to confuse the roles.
Plain clothed detectives/officers do not seem to have any issues, that I know of. They continue to perform their duties with far fewer accoutrements than their uniformed counterparts. How can this be? Unless these plain clothed cops do not engage the segment of our society that commit unacceptable and egregious criminal acts. May be nothing more than a numbers game. Then again, if cops did not look like cops then there may be more bad guys who get caught in the act of committing their monstrous criminal acts.
 

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My 2¢
Whether I'm CC or OC, I've developed a very aware mindset.
With the increased responsibility of carrying, I am instinctively aware of my surroundings and would bet money on the fact that I would see a threat before that threat sees me. It's become 2nd nature.
On getting my weapon taken from me, no one gets into my personal space without my approval. As long as I have two feet and can adjust my stance, turn or do whatever I have to in order to protect my carry side, that just wont happen.
If you're anything like me, you'll start paying more attention to your surroundings.
 

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My 2¢
Whether I'm CC or OC, I've developed a very aware mindset.
With the increased responsibility of carrying, I am instinctively aware of my surroundings and would bet money on the fact that I would see a threat before that threat sees me. It's become 2nd nature.
On getting my weapon taken from me, no one gets into my personal space without my approval. As long as I have two feet and can adjust my stance, turn or do whatever I have to in order to protect my carry side, that just wont happen.
If you're anything like me, you'll start paying more attention to your surroundings.

Very true. I like this post because its very much informative. Carrying a firearm is a right but one that should be taken serious not only in ability to excercise but also in training. I recommend everyone keep training because accidents happen when people dont prepare.

Very informative post and thank you!
 

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I prefer not to carry openly my reason is, that I am aware that many do not share my love for firearms and prefer not to upset anyone. Not liking IWB holsters I do have my gun on my hip with a shirt covering it. The reason I like the OC law is that I am not taking a chance on exposing the gun and breaking a law for exposing it. You can indeed see it below some of the shirts I choose. The only people that have taken notice are also gun owners. I do explain my preference in class and my reason why when asked.
 
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