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cubbyjg wrote:Thanks alot. I will look into some OWB holsters to compliment my smartcarry one. Printing and getting in trouble was the main reason why i wasnt looking at these types of holsters.

I think you'll find that the vast majority of us carry with some kind of either IWB or OWB holster rather than alternatives like the Smart Carry.

I also use a shoulder holster with some degree of regularity.

cubbyjg wrote:So if i decided to use an OWB holster, and printing does occur, do i need to be worried about violating the law? I would try my best to eliminate the printing issue but its one of those what-if situations.

Put it on, cover it, forget about it.

No matter what you do, you WILL print sometimes; it's just that no observer is going to notice you're printing, or if he notices, he won't have any informed idea of what the object causing the printing is. You'll find soon enough that you just won't worry about it too much.

We do not have a "printing clause." We do have a clause about intentional failure to conceal. You're not going to get arrested if the wind blows your shirt open and exposes your gun, as long as you cover it back up as soon as you discover the exposure. There is no way for an observer, in 99% of the cases, to know if that shape under your shirt is a gun or a PDA or an insulin pump. Most of us don't worry about printing, and the issue is usually confined to people who are new to carrying and who still feel like everyone can tell they are armed.