Are you sure they aren't just messing with you? I don't remember it being that tough with our kids, but then that was 20 years ago.

all bets are off then. :D

I do not believe Ohio is an open carry state. Fact check any?

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Similar drill with my daughter.

It's gotten really bad.

It's so bad that one of the days on line with my son we are about 5 spots from the door to the office.

Got there at 6AM so our wait would only be a couple of hours after they opened.

We hear commotion from around the corner towards the middle of the line.

Shortly a security guard walks by carrying a young lady who had passed out, probably a Vasovagal from being packed into a hot crowded hallway.

There was an RN in full scrubs two people behind us. She takes a half step out of line, looks and says "I should go help" then pauses for a few seconds and says "but I don't want to loose my spot in line", stepped back in.

Job security... Armed population is a threat to any law enforcement agency... look at policy of states that have the most strict gun laws. There's no counter argument.

Patrol cops don't want them. Some leos that are prior and believe in the bill of rights. They won't care, but those aren't the cops at the top. They want to collect the fat pension.

Just like the leo that hid during the school shooting and retired with a 6 figure pension.

Money, greed, and death. Or you can have freedom.

Seems like you'd be wrong, at least, according to this link.

https://www.ohiobar.org/public-resources/commonly-asked-law-questions-results/industry-specialties/recent-changes-to-ohios-gun-lawswhat-you-need-to-know/

Open carry is a weird thing.

It's "legal" more places than most folks would think, and, I think, more places than concealed carry is legal.

That is not to say that it's not greatly frowned upon and likely to lead to lots of time wasting trouble at best.

Well las cruces is a very weird city. That does not surprise me one bit.

Add Oklahoma to that list. No permit to open carry or conceal carry.

My main concern with the law is that Texas rarely if ever charges someone with killing someone in self defense even in a road rage incident. So if someone pulls a gun on you, you better shoot them first or you'll be dead and they'll say you were the aggressor.

It is unless they’ve changes the laws recently.

Is this for just "open carry" or also concealed? NC has always been open carry. I think I've seen two folks with one on their hip in the last 4 decades. I think you'd have to be a fuchin' idiot with a little weenie to do it :D. FWIW, I don't have a permit to carry concealed either ... don't want one, nor will I ask permission to do so if the need arises and I have done so on occasion. It's a 10 day waiting period to purchase a pistol here.... and I have no problem with that either.

This is for both open and concealed carry.

I ate lunch yesterday with a fiend I have known for over 30 years. He had a 9mm in a nice holster right on his hip, out in the open. He teaches classes for people that want to learn the proper and safe gun techniques.

Ask him why he open carries instead of concealed next time Glen. I would seriously like to know his rationale and motivation for doing so. Other than attracting attention (and it does) or to prove a point... it just doesn't make sense. I've never known any LEOs that open carry off duty, always concealed.... I actually think it's a bit stooopid to open carry given the option to legally conceal one.... but that's jmho.

Thank you for clearing this up. I did not know this....

I just ignored it. I suspect he likes people asking about it. One of the waiters at the restaurant asked about the pistol. He said they could meet at the gun store a mile away after work and he would discuss the options. He teaches classes on shooting, when to draw and how to shoot in a safe manner, and the legal ramifications of even pulling it out of the holster.

Open carry seems very foolish 98% of the time.

If you're Higgins or Vash out hunting in BFE, no problem. If you've got a bunch of rural land and you carry on your property, no problem. If you're wandering around urban or suburban areas, that doesn't seem like a very good idea.

1 You're going to attract a lot of attention. You shouldn't want or need that sort of attention.
2 Because it's open, you've made yourself a target for bad people who if they want to do something bad, will want to get you out of the way first.
3 Because it's open, bad people may want to relieve you of your spoon.

I'm sure there are more reasons why it's a bad idea.

Hopefully, whatever holster he uses has active retention.

Are you sure he wouldn't get away with it? I mean it sounds like he might work for the capitol police. - that whole G'head, give me a reason to shoot you vibe.