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I really don't want to change my style of dress either, but that's not due to any vanity issues, just other reasons. Still, I also must admit that I really am NOT into wearing Old-Man-Guayabera shirts -- never will wear those -- but I don't have to though, because ankle-carry has worked well for me (until recently as mentioned below).

One reason (among several) I like Open-Carry instead of Concealed-Carry is that for ME, an outside-the-belt holster is a much more comfortable way to carry something big/heavy like a 1911. Concealed, I carry a smaller gun, like my Beretta 21A Bobcat (.22LR) or the 3032 Tomcat (.32ACP)...usually in said ankle-holster.

I expect to be moving to a "Gold Star State" at some point in the future and will end up getting that state's CHL (maybe), but in the beginning I'll be OC-ing.

Recently, my usual ankle-holster carry wasn't an option due to lower back problems acting up again...I couldn't bend down to get the gun because of LOTS of disabling pain, so I just carried it in my jacket pocket...no problem with that, however, since these two guns are Pocket-Pistols (sub-compacts) anyway. And if I'm on my motorcycle, pocket-carry is preferred.

When my back gets better, it's ankle-carry again.

Until Texas gets OC -- I hope the TCDL can help bring that about -- anything bigger than these guns, such as my 1911, stays in the safe.

-- John D.

Sigirl,

There's nothing wrong with a "tiny gun" if you can hit with it!

But if you still think there is, carry a "tiny gun" (sub-compact auto or up to about snubby revolver in size) in an ankle-holster as a backup gun instead of a primary.

By their nature, ankle-holsters are NOT appropriate for large-gun carry...too big and heavy. And unless you're wearing bell-bottoms, they print.

-- John D.