Open Carry

The LA Times reports that an open carry protest rally get together hoe-down thingie went well enough---given that the Redondo Beach congregants were banned from the pier onto which they'd planned to gather. A...

Kate Shilling, Coalition Director of the Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater LA, reckons banning open carry wouldn't violate Californians' Constitutional rights. "Forbidding open carry does not limit your right to own or carry a...

It's open season on open carry in California. Post Hermosa Beach Open Carry clean-up demo, Golden State gun control advocates are girding themselves for battle, as the legislature attempts to pass a law banning...

Freshly-minted TTAG commentator MKEgal left the following comment underneath yesterday's post Police Arrest Open Carry Advocate; WI Gun Group Looking to Sue. We can confirm that she is the woman in question. Still. In question. “Who...

Regular readers will know that I'm something of an open carry advocate. While I wouldn't want to surrender the tactical advantage of concealed carry, I "get" the political statement. There's no better way to...

I've been thinking a lot about open carry lately. I have a conceal carry permit from the great State of Texas, which means I'm licensed to carry in around 38 states. Now, I don't...

I used to think open carry was as dumb as rocks. Why in the world would a gun owner want to wear his gun where everyone could see it? If there was going to...

kansas.com reports that the Topeka, Kansas City Council rejected a move to ban openly carried firearms---despite threats of gang violence. "Supporters of the ban, including Police Chief Ron Miller and assistant city attorney Kyle...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPOlbP68bAc Josh Sugarmann of the Violence Policy Center (VPC) has penned another polemic conflating facts with opinion, anecdotes with analysis. In other news, the sun came up this morning. Still, you gotta give Sugarmann credit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPOlbP68bAc

Sorry it's taken me so long to get round to this one, but it seemed pretty obvious that the People's Republic of California would make carrying an unloaded handgun in plain view a criminal...

"Any time you have loaded weapons ready to fire, you increase the chance that someone will get shot. That can lead to accidents or shootings in the heat of the moment. Any argument can quickly...