turbodog
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I've been reading folk's stories of their experiences at OC'ing a firearm. Some have positive reactions from other citizens and LEO. Most seem to have neutral experiences (no one seemed to notice or at least acted like it) and other have had negative reactions, especially from police.
My own one experience being in the negative category, I got to thinking: How much does peoples reaction to the firearm have to do with the carriers appearance?
Myself, I'm a long-haired, heavily tattooed biker. I can pretty much be sure that any time I OC, It's gonna be a negative experience based soley on peoples perception of the "type". A "book by the cover" thing.
So what do Y'all think? Do you think a persons general appearance has a lot of influence on reaction to OC? What about the age of the person carrying?
If someone asked me "Are you a cop"? I would probably be dumbfounded and would have to ask "Do I LOOK like a cop"? But what about you? Do you look (to a reasonable eye) like you COULD be a plaincloths cop? If so, do you think your own experiences with the public and LEO's may have been influenced in some way by the way you look?
Those of you here that are Law Enforcement, what's your take on that thought?
I've been reading folk's stories of their experiences at OC'ing a firearm. Some have positive reactions from other citizens and LEO. Most seem to have neutral experiences (no one seemed to notice or at least acted like it) and other have had negative reactions, especially from police.
My own one experience being in the negative category, I got to thinking: How much does peoples reaction to the firearm have to do with the carriers appearance?
Myself, I'm a long-haired, heavily tattooed biker. I can pretty much be sure that any time I OC, It's gonna be a negative experience based soley on peoples perception of the "type". A "book by the cover" thing.
So what do Y'all think? Do you think a persons general appearance has a lot of influence on reaction to OC? What about the age of the person carrying?
If someone asked me "Are you a cop"? I would probably be dumbfounded and would have to ask "Do I LOOK like a cop"? But what about you? Do you look (to a reasonable eye) like you COULD be a plaincloths cop? If so, do you think your own experiences with the public and LEO's may have been influenced in some way by the way you look?
Those of you here that are Law Enforcement, what's your take on that thought?