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by ELB
Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:46 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Retention Holsters for Concealed or Open Carry
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Re: Retention Holsters for Concealed or Open Carry

It is not hard to find reports of gun grabs attempted on police officers -- there are lots of police officers, and they have lots of interactions with people who might be inspired to make a grab.

When talking about non-police open carry, you're talking about a very small part of the population at large, or even among the gun carrying population. There are a very few open carriers sprinkled among millions of people, they're a pretty rare bird in the wild, and even rarer in the urban populations. And they're not as a general rule moving in the criminal (as opposed to "political") gun grabber element, nor generally seeking them out.

If open carry were to start achieving the frequency of other items that criminals like to grab, like cell phones, you would see a lot more reports. But as it is now, open carriers are protected from gun grabs by their relative rarity, and there's not much to report.

Frankly, legalized open carry is more of a political touchstone, a cultural indicator, than it is a practical reality.

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