Open Carry picnic
Moderators: carlson1, Charles L. Cotton
Open Carry picnic
One day we will have a picnic like this one: http://ohioccw.org/201109194979/a-perfect-picnic.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Check the hi-res photos.
Check the hi-res photos.
Beiruty,
United we stand, dispersed we falter
2014: NRA Endowment lifetime member
United we stand, dispersed we falter
2014: NRA Endowment lifetime member
-
- Senior Member
- Posts: 334
- Joined: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:58 pm
Re: Open Carry picnic
I see one guy decided he need to have an AK strapped to his back 

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalms 27:1
- Dragonfighter
- Senior Member
- Posts: 2315
- Joined: Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:02 pm
- Contact:
Re: Open Carry picnic

I Thess 5:21
Disclaimer: IANAL, IANYL, IDNPOOTV, IDNSIAHIE and IANROFL
"There is no situation so bad that you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield, NASA ISS Astronaut
Disclaimer: IANAL, IANYL, IDNPOOTV, IDNSIAHIE and IANROFL
"There is no situation so bad that you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield, NASA ISS Astronaut
- schufflerbot
- Senior Member
- Posts: 761
- Joined: Thu May 05, 2011 9:03 am
- Location: Houston
- Contact:
-
- Senior Member
- Posts: 2214
- Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:14 pm
- Location: Chesterfield, VA
Re: Open Carry picnic
We have those here--usually we eat hotdogs, cheeseburgers and barbequed chicken. And shock of all shocks no bloodshed does not break out and there are 0 shoot-outs. But no adult beverages obviously! 

SAHM to four precious children. Wife to a loving husband.
"The women of this country learned long ago those without swords can still die upon them!" Eowyn in LOTR Two Towers
"The women of this country learned long ago those without swords can still die upon them!" Eowyn in LOTR Two Towers
Re: Open Carry picnic
I like it, but, for some reason that whole thing has a nudist camp feel to it....
A bunch of relative strangers showing off things that are normally kept private...
A bunch of relative strangers showing off things that are normally kept private...

I am not a lawyer. This is NOT legal advice.!
Nothing tempers idealism quite like the cold bath of reality.... SQLGeek
Nothing tempers idealism quite like the cold bath of reality.... SQLGeek
-
- Senior Member
- Posts: 2214
- Joined: Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:14 pm
- Location: Chesterfield, VA
Re: Open Carry picnic
Well that just goes to show you how deeply ingrained the don't ask don't tell firearms policy is there in TX. Open carry (while not common in the eastern part of the state) is normal enough to not attract much attention. I like the option of open carry. After all it is not the guy open carrying that you have to worry about.
SAHM to four precious children. Wife to a loving husband.
"The women of this country learned long ago those without swords can still die upon them!" Eowyn in LOTR Two Towers
"The women of this country learned long ago those without swords can still die upon them!" Eowyn in LOTR Two Towers
Re: Open Carry picnic
mamabearCali wrote:Well that just goes to show you how deeply ingrained the don't ask don't tell firearms policy is there in TX.

Someone indoctrinated to hide their religious beliefs would probably feel the same way about people openly wearing a yarmulke or hijab.
sent to you from my safe space in the hill country
- SpringerFan
- Senior Member
- Posts: 365
- Joined: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:30 pm
- Location: Tomball, TX.
Re: Open Carry picnic
If OC becomes legal here, I imagine I would still mostly CC.(although having the option would be nice) The idea of a bunch lot us getting together for a open carry barbecue somewhere sounds pretty cool though. Fresh air, red meat, like-minded adults, and gun talk.
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it."
Col. Jeff Cooper
Col. Jeff Cooper
- Oldgringo
- Senior Member
- Posts: 11203
- Joined: Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:15 pm
- Location: Pineywoods of east Texas
Re: Open Carry picnic
I fueled up and cleaned our windows at a very busy Flying J in Jerome, ID this morning. After getting back in the Ram, Mrs. Oldgringo said my Tee Shirt was up over my SA Compact 1911 for all the world to see...and it was.
If all of the world did see, they didn't care...

If all of the world did see, they didn't care...
- Jumping Frog
- Senior Member
- Posts: 5488
- Joined: Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:13 am
- Location: Klein, TX (Houston NW suburb)
Re: Open Carry picnic
I've been to at least a dozen open carry events with Ohioans For Concealed Carry over the years.Beiruty wrote:One day we will have a picnic like this one: http://ohioccw.org/201109194979/a-perfect-picnic.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Check the hi-res photos.
They are a ton of fun. Not all of them are outdoors. Last Christmas season in Columbus, I was at the local chapter meet & greet at a local restaurant that had one of those "all you can eat" buffets. There were about 20 of us there plus spouses and kids, all open carrying. There were probably 200 people in the restaurant and we got no unusual attention from anyone. 90% of the sheeple are so far into condition white they don't even notice.
-Just call me Bob . . . Texas Firearms Coalition, NRA Life member, TSRA Life member, and OFCC Patron member
This froggie ain't boiling! Shall not be infringed! Μολών Λαβέ
This froggie ain't boiling! Shall not be infringed! Μολών Λαβέ
Re: Open Carry picnic
...being raised in an open carry state...I found that a man with a gun raised few eyebrows...however, a gun wearing a man did...and it doesn't take but a second or two to spot the difference...our old Commissioner said it well: "Boys, I'm going to be giving you a gun and a badge...if you're not a man when you pick it up.....putting it on won't make you one..." Folks that understand that philosophy don't draw much attention by open carrying...
Re: Open Carry picnic

"To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Texas and Louisiana CHL Instructor, NRA Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Personal Protection and Refuse To Be A Victim Instructor
George Mason
Texas and Louisiana CHL Instructor, NRA Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Personal Protection and Refuse To Be A Victim Instructor
-
- Senior Member
- Posts: 386
- Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:20 pm
- Location: Cibolo
Re: Open Carry picnic
RoyGBiv wrote:I like it, but, for some reason that whole thing has a nudist camp feel to it....
A bunch of relative strangers showing off things that are normally kept private...



Yes the Marines are a Department of the Navy.....The Mens Department....
CHL since 7/11/11
CHL since 7/11/11
Re: Open Carry picnic
About the nudist camp feel to it showing what you usually hide
In a nudist camp everyone feels the same way about being open
At an open carry picnic everyone feels the same way about showing guns
Sounds like a good idea. However; concealed carry has the advantage
of the Low Humans not knowing who is carrying
In a nudist camp everyone feels the same way about being open
At an open carry picnic everyone feels the same way about showing guns
Sounds like a good idea. However; concealed carry has the advantage
of the Low Humans not knowing who is carrying
N.R.A. benefactor Member
Please Support the N.R.A. 

