Category Archives: Open Carry

Nick Leghorn is Right About the Blackhawk SERPA Holster

TTAG scribe and proto-hunter Nick Leghorn recently stirred-up a ballistic hornet’s nest—a metaphor I’d like to see in real life, from a distance—with his post SERPA Holsters Should be Discontinued. Nick argued that the popular holster is inherently unsafe. Note: he … Continue reading

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Question of the Day: Is An Armed Society a Polite Society?

Most gun guys are down with Robert A. Heinlein’s suggestion that “an armed society is a polite society.” They cite their experiences at the range, where everyone has a gun (or five) and shooters are unflaggingly polite to each other. … Continue reading

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Open Carry Update: Kurk Kirby Charges Dismissed

Back in March of 2010, this website reported on the case against Kurk Kirby: the Washington State resident who was arrested for openly carrying his .45 ACP Springfield XD into his neighborhood Albertson’s grocery store.  I hadn’t even started reading … Continue reading

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News Alert: New Mexico Man Committed No Crime

If someone doesn’t commit a crime, is it news? Can things really be that violent in New Mexico? Anyway it apparently qualifies as news if you have a pellet gun in your backpack. In Las Cruces. And – OMG OMG … Continue reading

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The Power of STFU: Jesus Gonzalez Skates on Murder Charge

You may recall the case of Jesus Gonzalez, the Wisconsin Open Carry activist who shot and killed Danny John and shot and wounded John’s nephew, Jered Corn. The DA charged Gonzalez with first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Although … Continue reading

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Three Reasons Not to Home Carry

Home Carry—carrying a gun at home—is patently ridiculous. Make that dangerous. When you Home Carry you carry a gun at home. At home! A gun! A gun that fires bullets! That could hurt someone! A gun could hurt someone! Sure … Continue reading

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San Leandro Long Gun Open Carry Event Damp Squib

“The intent was to raise awareness of the legal right of Californians to carry unloaded rifles and shotguns in public,” sfgate.com reports. Well, the media did cover it. That counts for something right? “The venue was a corner of the … Continue reading

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