Open carry from Jan 1st 2016... Who's ready ?

Heh...you wearing it on top of your thigh, or down around your ankle?

Put your gun in it and sit back down. The console has nothing to do with, it's the way the bucket seat wraps around your thigh and the pistol grip digs into the seat...

An open carry information meeting was held an Houston Police Chief McClelland Jr. and District Attorney Devon Anderson did address the "drop leg" holster issue. It is documented on the city's web page in the Questions and Answer section and states basically what I have previously posted.

For me, the politics are irrelevant. If I want to go to a store, and they don't allow me to carry, I leave it secured in the car. If I can carry I will. I won't drive out of my way to go somewhere where I can carry. Carrying doesn't make me feel safer, and it isn't a political statement.

P.S.-I was shocked when I went to my fitting for my Armani suit. I specifically asked if they could tailor it around a shoulder holster for my Walther CCP, and the tailor was more than happy to. He said he had done it several times. Now I have no reason to fear for not properly concealing the bulge that, while harder to notice, is still noticeable to me. Originally Posted by Wakeup

Why 9mm......?

Glock 30S for me...

Armani suits and a Walther.
WU just outed himself as James Bond.

Wakeup, I now see what you saying. I took my Kahr CM9 (pocket pistol) and put it in my drop leg holster and the handle will touch ( but does not dig into ) the bucket seat, but I can still draw from the holster without the seat belt getting in the way. I think it is still a little better than ankle carry when your by yourself in the car because you don't have to reach so far if your driving with one hand on the wheel while some maniac is shooting at you.

Why 9mm......?

Glock 30S for me... Originally Posted by SNL9933

Caliber doesn't matter to me. A single stack of eight 9mm rounds serves me just as good as a double stack of ten .45 ACP. I also have large hands, so a subcompact won't work for me.

Armani suits and a Walther.
WU just outed himself as James Bond. Originally Posted by Slitlikr

That's fucking awesome. I didn't even think about that until you said it. I'll remember it and get a chuckle every time I wear it now.

Wakeup, I now see what you saying. Originally Posted by nu2

Yep. I spent more time than I care to think about in the front seat of that damn Suburban with my Beretta M9 digging into my leg...

[QUOTE=Wakeup;1057650100]Caliber doesn't matter to me. A single stack of eight 9mm rounds serves me just as good as a double stack of ten .45 ACP. I also have large hands, so a subcompact won't work for me.



My carry is the 30s..but I am an FN fan. My .45 fullsize is the FNX.45 love that gun...and my FN SCAR 17s is my fav carbine...

visible *handguns*

PS - don't get caught paying for sex wearing your gun. Originally Posted by GlobeSpotter

Or drinking

Caliber doesn't matter to me. A single stack of eight 9mm rounds serves me just as good as a double stack of ten .45 ACP. I also have large hands, so a subcompact won't work for me. Originally Posted by Wakeup

I agree here, 5 rounds of .357 is sufficient for me.

I agree here, 5 rounds of .357 is sufficient for me. Originally Posted by Still-Naughty

I don't think you got his point. But he's never very clear anywayz.

To eat at a McDonald's? Originally Posted by LexusLover

....Why does the restaurant name matter? Originally Posted by Wakeup

...I was shocked when I went to my fitting for my Armani suit. I specifically asked if they could tailor it around a shoulder holster for my Walther CCP, ...... Originally Posted by Wakeup

Makes sense now!

BTW ... isn't a suit coat over a shoulder holster .... "concealed"?

I don't think you got his point. But he's never very clear anywayz. Originally Posted by GlobeSpotter

I got his point, and I rarely ever chime in, but felt like adding my 2 cents..

BTW ... isn't a suit coat over a shoulder holster .... "concealed"? Originally Posted by LexusLover

Heh, not a fucking chance.

Heh, not a fucking chance. Originally Posted by Wakeup

My coats have "concealed" mine in a belt holster .... for a very long time .... in fact the coats I've worn with a belt holster ... look a little large when I have worn them when without carrying ... so I usually avoid wearing them without.

Of course they weren't tailored, so if I get some stippling on them I can just toss them!

Or someone can ... if for some reason I'm unable to do so.

"(3) “Concealed handgun” means a handgun, the presence of which is not
openly discernible to the ordinary observation of a reasonable person."

You asked about a shoulder holster...I gave you an answer...why do you assume I don't know what the law says?

Even if you buy an unfitted burlap sack off the rack from JC Penny or something, a shoulder holster provides an extremely noticeable change in the appearance of the suit. If it's tailored, it's FAR worse. A shoulder holster isn't like an IWB holster at the belt line. I can effectively conceal my Walther PPQ M2 Navy in an IWB under a t-shirt...

As boardman said, the only benefit I see from open carry is to save me from the unintentional imprinting or exposure of my concealed carry weapon. If there's a posted 30.07 sign, I'm still bound by the concealment constraints though.

However, if you'd like to argue the definition of the law with the officer who stops you for not concealing your handgun well enough, be my guest.