Open Carry Of Firearms: Yea Or Nay?

Have any of you used a Mossberg 590? Gunshow coming up near me soon and was thinking of picking one up.

I haven't personally used one, but if it's good enough to send to a warzone filled with sand, I'd trust it with my life after a proper function check and break in.

I made a sign today and put it up in front of my house saying that there are no guns in my home. I'll give you guys a week by week update.

Just to make another comment on this as well. for as long as I have been alive you have not been able to legally own a gun in Chicago and my home has never been broken into and I have never been robbed.

P.S. I'm not against gun ownership if you have bothered to read any of my posts in this thread.

Only handguns were outright banned in Chicago, and between Heller Vs. D.C. and Mcdonald Vs. Chicago, once the lower court finishes its job, that won't be the case anymore.

What you posted is merely anecdotal evidence, but I'm sure you know that. We all know that the claim that no home has ever been broken into and nobody has been robbed in Chicago while there has been a blanket handgun ban in place can't be made.

Edit: Good luck with the whole posting a sign thing. Hope nothing bad happens.

Isn't the point of the people wanting someone to post the sign that they want something to happen to them to show em up? I'm not worried though.

No it doesn't mean that no one anywhere in Chicago never had their house broken into but I hadn't and no one I've ever known personally has. And just like my example doesn't isn't an absolute it isn't an absolute that just because people know you don't have a gun in the house means they're going to rob you.

And you're right is it a ban on hand guns and as I have said previously I had heard that may be repealed if it hasn't already been.

As it pertains to this thread there is still no open carry or concealed carry in the state of Illinois as a whole.

Flavin don't put that sign up >.<

Already done man...

you live in a good/decent neighorhood?

For reference, are you in a generally good or generally bad neighborhood? Are you a well-known member of the community? Are there any other factors that may influence someone from the community to not rob you?

Do you have a dog though? Criminals would sooner rob an Ex-Marine than a fat guy with a dog. People hesitate, animals don't.

I really don't get guns. Is the gun hobby a compensation thing like sportscars or something?

Personally I feel no change. I look at it like this: If I were gay and I put a sign up in front of my house declaring that I was proud that I was would all the homophobic hate mongers come storming my house? If I were black and and put a sign out front saying that I was and that I was proud of it would the KKK come rushing to the door?

I guess I don't understand it all as it seems that this guy thinks putting up a sign like this will get you robbed and and its like he wants you to because you disagree with him? how is that a good thing? People are allowed to disagree and fight for the way they think things should be. But damn if they don't agree with me on this subject lets antagonize them into a situation where we think their lives will be put in danger to prove our point! to me thats *** up.

Personally, and as I said earlier, I have been learning to use a gun over the past couple of years. Still to this day I hope that I never have to use one as I don't like the idea of severely injuring someone or killing them. That's just where I stand though.

I think it varies greatly. some peps like to shoot for fun, some like to hunt, some just like a feeling of security. but ya, i'm sure a small amount have a tiny pecker & no friends

I live in a good neighborhood in the heart of the city.
Edit: besides knowing some of my neighbors I am not a well known member of the neighborhood. I can't think of any other factors that would prevent anyone from robbing me.

I have a puggle.

bah, you'll be fine then

I say yes, though people who can carry need to be heavily trained and know the consequences of misuse. Also they need to know about fire-arms becoming contraband in certain areas/establishments/goverment buildings. Police needed to be trained on citizens rights as well.

lmao, cause of the good neighborhood, not the puggle >.<

I had a "friend" that whenever anyone would come over he would pull out his guns and show them off and blab about them forever. All the time I'm thinking, "it must be an inch long :("

lol that's too bad. yeah I have a few weapons, but I usually bore my friends with ffxi / random videogame stuff / football / booze

See thats part of the point I'm trying to make. People were worried right off the bat when I did that and when its made known that I live in a good neighborhood (well at least one person) right off the bat isn't that worried anymore. So is it more of a deterrent in shitty neighborhoods and good ones already have some deterrent in place?

lol!

On June 28, 2010 after reviewing Chicago's handgun ban in the case of McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court has deemed that both the handgun bans of Chicago and Oak Park to be unconstitutional.

You were pretty accurate but as you had suspected that it might, it has changed.

If they didn't have that beagle blood they would be awesome! Or just pugs.

Ahh so it had changed. I knew something was in the works but didn't know it had already been changed. That was enacted in the early 80's I believe as well which was before I was born.

I think my puggle rocks!

ease of access I'd say. as an ex-criminal myself, easy is ALWAYS the ticket. good nieghborhoods have a higher chance of having alarms, a higher chance of an old lady reporting suspicious activity, ect.
a crook with always pick the easiest mark

I don't agree with having firearms on your person for protection.
More-so with hand-guns.
I'm all about people keeping their guns, but I think having the guns and the ammo separate is the way to go.
We all want that sense of security to protect from that chance situation of being dominated, that's why we lock our doors and many other things even though they don't really serve much more of a protection if someone really wants to get 'atcha. If we judged the world all on what-ifs we'd have a war in Iraq over Nuclear Weapons that weren't really there...wait nvm...carry on.

Plenty of other weapons out there, some people want the wild wild west back methinks.