Met an interesting fellow today..

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Open carry semiauto in a new looking Uncle Mikes holster.
6 fabric magazine carriers.
Pepper spray canister on his belt.
Handcuff case.
Flash light.
Large knife.
All which were carried on his belt.
Left rear pocket had loaded 30 round AR magazine.
Inside his truck in the drivers door pocket was another semi auto in a holster.
On the drivers seat, Smith and Wesson 50 cal revolver loaded with hollow points.
In the center console area, was a custom made rifle rack with 2 loaded AR's and two Remington semiauto shotguns.
Hanging from the drivers headrest was a bandolier filled with 12 gauge shut gun slugs.
The entire back of the truck and on both sides was covered in Trump and Pence stickers but mostly USA flag stickers. The rear window did have an Army Ranger sticker. In the bed of the truck there was 3 large flags flying. USA, Dont Tread on me and a Blue Lives matter USA flag. He tells me, get people all the time giving him the finger, throwing stuff at him , yelling and spitting at him while driving.
Hes actually a really nice guy personality wise and very forthcoming with his arsenal.
So, tell me your thoughts ? Trying to make a point or looking for trouble and we are going to read about him in the newspaper?
Saved the best for last.
There is a childs car seat in the back seat of the truck. War wagon with a car seat, how wrong is that?
 
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I had a firearms trainer in Illinois who used to be sheepish about telling people what he did for a living. Over time that sentiment faded and he decided that he had nothing to lose in being open and forthcoming about what he did for work. He always wore minimum two guns, a knife, two spare mags and he carried a FAK in his cargo pocket that included a CAT tq and an IBD. If you ask him today what he does for work he tell you he teaches people to shoot people. He'll go on to tell you he doesn't trust people who aren't armed. If you get a look into his Suburban you'll find several long guns. His favorite is a FAL.

I feel like you found another guy like him who doesn't see any downside in showing and sharing his 2nd ammendment and is as much an enthusiast as he is an evangelist.

I prefer more grey man approach myself, but being friends with a guy like that might have benefits in certain situations.
 
I consider anonymity to be its own reward and try not to be too visible. It would imagine that he would not start anything but that he would be well prepared to finish things if someone else started it. Sounds as if the child would also be well protected.

Perhaps if firearms and support for the Constitution were more commonly in sight of the general public they would not be viewed as extreme and dangerous. It once was like that. With all the crazy commie maggots around who are ready and willing to shoot someone they do not like, displays of such a manner may not be wise. I do see lots of boats on the AIW (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway) flying one to several large Trump flags and have not heard of anyone shooting at them. Riding around in a yacht is, indeed, a little different from riding around in a truck.
 
I lean towards the understated. Looking at me, you’d see a fat, old, bald guy with a ridiculous mustache.

You’d never suspect I’m concealing a fine German handgun with 45 rounds of 9mm HSTs and I couldn’t hit you no matter what. :cool:
 
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First time I did basic training, at Fort Knox KY, I Busted my butt - was distinguished honor grad - and felt like I personally pushed The entire Army base physically Down a few feet.

second time, At Parris Island, I was Perfectly blended - Never first, never last, never the best, never the worst. I was as intentionally invisible as I could be. I kept that up Until The rifle range, about Two or three weeks before graduation, when my senior DI asked me whose platoon I was in...

It’s fine to stand out. It is a right and I respect the approach, particularly in this upside down world. But being invisible has benefits - and “ being all that he can be” may have some consequences and some costs that he doesn’t expect or deserve.

Being overly visible might create or contribute to crappy circumstances that will only be crystal clear To that dude after it is too late.

Earning a Ranger tab is an awesome accomplishment, but Even if he did earn that little piece of cloth on his shoulder, and isn’t just a poser that bought a bumper sticker - he should know that one or more tabs of cloth don’t make any person (or anyone’s family) bulletproof, fireproof or immortal. He may deal well with sleep deprivation, run like a gazelle and be able to ruck like a billy goat but there may be someone else bigger, badder, armed and stupid out there with a whole different perspective.

To me - He is making himself and his family into a wildebeest herd and painting a bullseye on himself. He better hope that he sees all the crocodiles in the river crossings and all the Shopping mall idiots that he takes himself and his family through...

To quote mhuxtable, sort of - Ameri can really is not always Ameri should...


Oh yeah... also this:

 
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I lean towards the understated. Looking at me, you’d see a fat, old, bald guy with a ridiculous mustache.

You’d never suspect I’m concealing a fine German handgun with 45 rounds of 9mm HSTs and I couldn’t hit you no matter what. :cool:
Plus driving a clown car!
 
I'd say he needs to ditch the Uncle Mikes and get some better gear.

Aside from that, its his circus. He can be the star clown if he wants to be. I also prefer a more gray man approach. I'd rather not mark myself as a target.

Also, the Gadsen + Blue lives matter? :D
 
We each choose how we need to move to feel safe and secure and we also have to live with the outcome of those choices. I hope he lives a long happy life. Im with the move around unnoticed group personally.
 
No stickers on my truck, at all. I wear shorts and plain t shirts with nothing written on them... That's how I roll.

But, it takes all kinds, and I support this gentleman's ability to stick out like a (well armed) sore thumb. I hope he doesn't inadvertently bring harm to whatever kid might be riding in the back seat.
 
I have mentioned this before. My very first job out of college was with the .gov. We had to take a 3-day class on SA, being the gray man, blending in, getting out of trouble, etc. That fella, he is doing everything he can to make himself (and his family) a target, he is doing everything the class said to 'not' do.
 
I really dont care what people wear/do as far as open carry and the like. Not my cup of tea, and I kinda think its silly.

(Warning, I am about to be a snob) But what does "get to me" is when people like this do it with the absolute worst possible gear. My wife once got on to me because she thought I was being judgmental of someone we saw open carrying an Uncle Mikes style nylon rig. Sucker was flopping around on his hip. I told her that >what< someone carries doesn't bother me, but >how< they carry it tells me more about their mindset, training, and ultimately competence.

She made the point that perhaps a $10-20 holster was all they could afford. Which is valid, no doubt. But a $500 pistol in a $10-20 holster? There are hundreds, if not thousands of holster options out there that are superior, and not much more expensive. That aside, when I needed new tires for my car I didnt ask the guy at the shop "Whats the cheapest tires you have?" No...I wanted a good deal, but I also wanted good tires. Not the cheapest. They are the entire platform my vehicle relies on for safe use. So, in my opinion, is the holster.

I see some dude out with a nice well crafted and well fitted holster on a purpose built gun belt with spare magazines situated in secure holders in a reasonable position, then I know this guy probably has hit stuff squared away. Or at least he had someone who knew what they were doing advising him on where to spend his money.
 
As a former captive of the People's Republic of San Francisco, I still flinch when people openly support guns or publicly display their support for something other than communism. That's just something that wasn't done where I lived. And I knew that my livelihood - and possibly my life - were at risk if I discussed my conservatism, my support for the Constitution and 2A, or anything else not on the approved list.

Now that I'm in the land of the free, I've become more comfortable with public displays of gun rights. But sometimes it's still a shock.
 
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There was a stump grinding company working on Queens Rd this morning while I was riding my bicycle. One of the guys was open carrying. I bet he freaked out some soccer moms, if any of them even noticed.
 
Saw this man again today, came by our business and is now sporting 2 smaller rebel flags hanging off both rear corners of the pick up bed. Its almost like this man wants to make himself a target. I'm still bothered by the child seat in the back, its not like hes driving an armored car.
 
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