The Goose
NES Member
Yesterday I received my copy of American Handgunner magazine and a letter to the editor caught my eye. A fellow in Alabama (where open carry is legal) received a letter from his bank requesting that he not carry while in the bank. He did a little research, found a bank that supported his right to open carry and transferred his funds to that bank. My first reaction was “good job” and after careful thought my second reaction was “good job”! However, it raised some questions for me.
I personally would probably never open carry even if it were allowed in MA. Living here the idea is quite foreign to me and more importantly I would prefer to be discreet and keep the element of surprise on my side. Still, as a business owner how would I react if someone walked into my offices openly carrying a gun? I mean if it were legal. I support the right to carry, but can I honestly say that I would not be concerned? I just do not know. Is it unreasonable for the president of a bank to be concerned about someone openly carrying a gun?
I have been to areas where open carry is allowed and it is not like everyone is openly carrying a gun. It is still a rare sight. Perhaps I am just so indoctrinated that my judgement is skewed. Concealed carry is not an issue for me at all. I firmly believe that concealed carry should be the right of every elegible US citizen and that it should be allowed everywhere and should extend beyond state lines, but I have some reservations around open carry. So forgetting about concealed carry are there places or situations where you would restrict open carry? What do you folks think?
I personally would probably never open carry even if it were allowed in MA. Living here the idea is quite foreign to me and more importantly I would prefer to be discreet and keep the element of surprise on my side. Still, as a business owner how would I react if someone walked into my offices openly carrying a gun? I mean if it were legal. I support the right to carry, but can I honestly say that I would not be concerned? I just do not know. Is it unreasonable for the president of a bank to be concerned about someone openly carrying a gun?
I have been to areas where open carry is allowed and it is not like everyone is openly carrying a gun. It is still a rare sight. Perhaps I am just so indoctrinated that my judgement is skewed. Concealed carry is not an issue for me at all. I firmly believe that concealed carry should be the right of every elegible US citizen and that it should be allowed everywhere and should extend beyond state lines, but I have some reservations around open carry. So forgetting about concealed carry are there places or situations where you would restrict open carry? What do you folks think?