Bad Shoulder, Will Carry

[TNPhil]

After EXTENSIVE research and experimentation, the only comfortable position to draw from for me is OWB Cross Draw. Now, I already know this is not a winner in past topics here (like I said, EXTENSIVE research), but due to my ailments, I strongly believe this will be best for me. With Tennessee being an Open Carry state, I know the option is there, and I intend to use it within reason. Others have replied in the past that open carry will scare anti-gunners and such with it being paraded around in open sight. While I cannot fully disagree with this mindset, I also think of how I feel when I see open carry around me. Thoughts going through my head are: Do they have the necessary training to open carry? Are they FULLY aware of their surroundings and not just the immediate threat? Does pride motivate them alone to open carry, or is it responsibility? These are questions I then ask myself and put myself in check. Open Carry is and is not a statement. Having the right is not enough for me to simply strap up and walk outside. Accountability has to be at the forefront of everytime I holster and walk outside. Light concealment is possible while still going open carry. Maybe, and I apologize for all the feathers I may ruffle, but maybe we could start working toward getting our rights back if we holstered for the right reasons each time and continued our training and education. Now, I am just an old feller who has decided that with this being my home till my boots are upside down in the dirt, I plan to protect everything I love here. When I was diagnosed with degenerative bone disorder, I thought I would not be able to hold a gun, much less carry one. Sometimes its the negatives in life that get you refocused on the positives. For me, the choice is OWB Cross Draw, and I will continue to practice and learn even when I have my gun on me. Just hoping others might read this and see the need vs the show. Y'all keep staying safe out there

Edited July 12 by TNPhil

[45guy]

23 hours ago, TNPhil said:

After EXTENSIVE research and experimentation, the only comfortable position to draw from for me is OWB Cross Draw. Now, I already know this is not a winner in past topics here (like I said, EXTENSIVE research), but due to my ailments, I strongly believe this will be best for me. With Tennessee being an Open Carry state, I know the option is there, and I intend to use it within reason. Others have replied in the past that open carry will scare anti-gunners and such with it being paraded around in open sight. While I cannot fully disagree with this mindset, I also think of how I feel when I see open carry around me. Thoughts going through my head are: Do they have the necessary training to open carry? Are they FULLY aware of their surroundings and not just the immediate threat? Does pride motivate them alone to open carry, or is it responsibility? These are questions I then ask myself and put myself in check. Open Carry is and is not a statement. Having the right is not enough for me to simply strap up and walk outside. Accountability has to be at the forefront of everytime I holster and walk outside. Light concealment is possible while still going open carry. Maybe, and I apologize for all the feathers I may ruffle, but maybe we could start working toward getting our rights back if we holstered for the right reasons each time and continued our training and education. Now, I am just an old feller who has decided that with this being my home till my boots are upside down in the dirt, I plan to protect everything I love here. When I was diagnosed with degenerative bone disorder, I thought I would not be able to hold a gun, much less carry one. Sometimes its the negatives in life that get you refocused on the positives. For me, the choice is OWB Cross Draw, and I will continue to practice and learn even when I have my gun on me. Just hoping others might read this and see the need vs the show. Y'all keep staying safe out there

Oh jezz, get ready to hear it. I say do what ever works. I see nothing wrong with OC. I do not assume that those that do are showing off or all the other negative responses you will hear. On occasion I see someone OP and have never noticed anyone responding or really anyone notice that they are open carrying at all. The time I have OC nothing negative ever happened. Maybe because I live in the Tri Cites folks around here are more gun friendly, or maybe we just mind our own business. Good luck.  

[eTN Pink Pistols]

In Knoxville area we see open carry by non-LEO almost every day. Only time it was a bad carry was 1 asshat Fudd that my predecessor disarmed in Food City without the person even realizing his 1911 was out of the holster. 

Tennessee recognizes our 2A rights as law abiding adults so carry however you need to carry your holstered weapon. Just please don't carry a $1k pistol in a $10 polyester generic universal holster while shopping.

Edited July 13 by eTN Pink Pistols
Corrected spelling errors