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    Open Carry Makeover: Women Open Carriers, Pretty Guns

    With all the talk of "scary" long gun open carry and "scary" open carriers like Bobby Seale, it seems the best makeover, if you will, for open carriers would be more women open carrying pretty guns. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500202_162-57348612/more-and-more-women-embracing-gun-ownership/...
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    Bobby Seale - Open Carrier

    Fascinating! I never knew that Bobby Seale was a prominent open-carrier, though I'd long heard that Seale's march to the capitol is what made states pass laws restricting firearms in state buildings. The best part is where Seale questions a police officer who tries to illegally disarm him (and...
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    AB144: Philanthropic Organization?

    There's a weird exemption in AB144: (d) A charitable philanthropic society or association duly incorporated under the laws of this state that is organized and maintained for the public good and not for private profit. Can anyone explain that? It seems to imply that charitable philanthropic...
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    Open Carrying a Pocket Pistol?

    I live in Washington and I occasionally OC a full size but I usually CC a pocket pistol. I'm moving to California and will no longer be able to CC. I was thinking I would just UOC my tiny pocket pistol. I know, it sounds weird, but it doesn't weigh nearly as much, doesn't jab me in the ribs...
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    Carson City

    My heart goes out to everyone in Carson City. But I have to ask: If you were the armed citizen, Ralph Swagler, who saw the man with the AK going into the IHOP, what would you have done? From what I understand: 1) Swagler saw Senicon carrying the rifle. 2) Senicon fired on a woman outside the...
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    Video: Decent OC Police Encounter (CA?)

    Sorry if this has already been posted: http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/the-worlds-nicest-cop/1jrbno3o7?rel=msn&cpkey=07ff9b2a-9518-4a8f-a821-fbe556cde5c4|stupid%20videos|msn|| Some comments: 1) The video is called "World's Nicest Cop." Nice? Mostly. More accurately, I'd say a...
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    Obama: No stance on gun control

    http://www.npr.org/2011/07/08/137687203/gun-control-advocates-chide-obama-for-inaction The NRA hates and fears Obama. Yet, gun control advocates also dislike Obama... Really? How is it both sides can have it both ways? As far as gun control goes, Obama could have jumped on the Gifford's...
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    Lacey in Violation of Preemption

    The city of Lacey prohibits firearms in parks. I could not find anything in their local ordinances, but the restriction also appears on their website...
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    Hypothetical: Stop Robber at Gunpoint?

    Hypothetical (sorry if this has been asked before): Someone's been sneaking into our office building and stealing laptops. I work late at night and I'm often armed. Let's say I catch the robber, draw on him and tell him to stay put. I call 9-1-1 and while I'm waiting for the cops, he tries to...
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    Come OC at ACLU Event! September 9th

    What: ACLU Birthday Party (with special guest Constance Mc Millen) When: September 9th, 5:30-7:00pm Where: Meadow and Shelter House, Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, WA Why: The ACLU is one of the most powerful civil libertarian organizations in the United States, yet their stance on the Second...
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    Mention Open Carry in Restaurant Reviews

    When I'm eating out with friends, I'm always worried that some restaurant is going to ask me to leave for open carrying. To avoid this hassle, I'm proposing that OC members who write restaurant reviews (on yelp.com, urbanspoon.com or anything similar) include a quick comment about whether the...
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    How to Openly Carry in Concealed Carry Only Places

    If a place only allows concealed carry, I propose wearing a t-shirt that says, "I'm concealed carrying" with a big arrow pointing at where your gun is concealed. I'm also making a shirt that says, "Open Carry. Ask Me About It" with a big red arrow pointing at my holster. I like engaging with...
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    Bite of Seattle: No firearms allowed at this event

    Anyone else see the giant "No firearms allowed at this event" signs at all of the entrances to Bite of Seattle? I was a little miffed, so I looked into it: Bite is run by private companies (sponsored by Comcast mainly) so I guess they have the right to restrict carry. However, it was on public...
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    How to reply to common comments while OCing?

    I'm new to open carry. I've noticed that people tend to say the same things when they notice I'm carrying. Do you guys have any suggestions for responses? Do you guys carry pamphlets around? 1) "Is that thing loaded?" I always want to reply, "It'd be kind of useless if it wasn't!" but instead...
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