Do you look for carry?

[.452browning]

I don't look for it, I just notice it. I can almost always tell when someone is carrying, especially if it's on the waist. My manager says I can smell the gun oil before it gets to the counter. I even called a pocket carry once, and I asked the guy in front of my manager. He looked kind of startled and relplied with yes. I told her she owed me $5.

 

[atvdave]

Was it Bunny????

 

[No2rdame]

I usually don't worry too much about the people who are CC'ing. If they're going through that much trouble they obviously are legal.

The ones who are holding their pants up with one hand are the ones I try to make sure aren't carrying anything.

 

[LtScott14]

Yep, I scan the crowd, waist carry most common, look for right hand hip bulges, and holsters extending past a short windbreaker jacket. Cam make them right away, and watch the "pat" on the hip when they get up out of a chair or worse, dining booth. Cover garments and photo vests can give you away, and the logos on ball caps tip my attention!
Be discrete, wear a darker cover garment, use a good holster. Holsters with a hip plate attachment stick out too far, need a pancake or quality IWB.
Ball or football team logos get little attention, "Glock, Smith & Wesson, Sigarms, etc" are best saved for range time, and everyone now wears camo/military stuff.
Recently have seen a few LEOs with the trademark "FOP" caps/ short buzz haircuts. Like a neon sign! Handcuffs in the small of the back clunk on chairs, as do gun handles.
Not paranoid, just observant.

 

[ATM]

I usually don't worry too much about the people who are CC'ing. If they're going through that much trouble they obviously are legal...

I don't really follow the logic here. Nearly all criminals will make some effort to conceal the fact that they are carrying until they decide to act.

It's the open carriers that don't worry me.

 

[Tranquil]

I wouldn't say I look for it, but I'm definitely very aware of it anywhere I go for some reason.

 

[Yup!]

I don't really follow the logic here. Nearly all criminals will make some effort to conceal the fact that they are carrying until they decide to act.

It's the open carriers that don't worry me.

i was thinking the zact same thing!

 

[cmr13]

I sometimes try to see if anyone I see is carrying, but so far I've never seen anyone that I could tell 100% was CCing.

... the logos on ball caps tip my attention!...

I kind of go by that a bit too. If someone has a gun related shirt/hat then I might look a little bit longer then normal.

It's the open carriers that don't worry me.

Ditto for me.

 

[jbombelli]

But did he have a wide stance?

 

[MisterChester]

I see almost a hundred different people every day at my work and I check often. When I do see it and they are mildly suspicious, I keep an eye on them because we have been robbed in the past at gunpoint. Otherwise I just move on.

 

[pamchuck]

My job requires me to travel throughout southern Indiana and parts of Kentucky. I am in a lot of retail stores and I am always looking to see if I can spot someone. It's usually the belt clip for an IWB holster or something small like that. I tend to see more OC in Kentucky than Indiana for some reason.

 

[Dirtebiker]

Wait, you started a conversation with someone in the bathroom, while you both were doing your business?



Yuck.

I do check sometimes...in a restroom...but I watch and that's one of the things I'll look for. .

I try to make it a habit, but it's difficult with most people, unless they are OCing or partially OCing, whether on purpose or accidentally.

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[ArcadiaGP]

Yes, I glance at the hip of people often, to see if they are carrying. Usually it's just a silly phone holster.

I've spotted other OC'ers, and a couple CC'ers on occasion. Not often.

 

[hookedonjeep]

I watch... It's part of the location scan, and as folks come and go from my position. I am with No2rdame, the saggers and the baggy hoodies that don't show their hands are the ones that set off alarms for me.....

 

[cook4army]

I find myself looking for the dumbazzes that think its cool to OC, and have their shirts tucked under the grip. I also find myself looking to see what kind of piece these people are carrying when I do notice. So far, Ive seen mostly glocks, XD's, and 1911's.

 

[Psode27]

Wait, you started a conversation with someone in the bathroom, while you both were doing your business?



Yuck.

Its better than complimenting his watch.... haha Thats always a go-to conversation starter!

I always keep an eye out for people carryin. I'm always just curious. Also since I always carry IWB and make a habit of being very concealed, I like to see if I can "catch" someone carrying that probably has the same mindset as me. its a little game I play in my head when i'm walking around. if the situation accomodates a conversation or a simple "glad to see you carrying" then better yet!

 

[maxmayhem]

i whip mine out in the restroom any chance i get

 

[No2rdame]

I don't really follow the logic here. Nearly all criminals will make some effort to conceal the fact that they are carrying until they decide to act.

It's the open carriers that don't worry me.

Maybe I should clarify a bit. If someone is trying to properly conceal with a holster and appropriate clothing I don't take that much notice. Your average thug puts about two seconds of thought into concealing and usually just shoves the gun into his waistband. They'll try half-heartedly to conceal but they're likely much easier to spot than a proper citizen.

And you're right, the OC guys typically draw my interest only because I'm more interested in what model they're carrying than the fact that they are carrying.

 

[VN Vet]

I do not.

 

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