Do You Actively Watch for Others Carrying?

[Mackey]

Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet. Yes i look for other guns near me in case a) i need them to cover me b) need to watch them c) ?????? just because.

Wow.
I must admit that I always make sure my path out of an area or situation is clear but I do not have a plan to kill everyone I meet. There's a time to stand down soldier. The whole world is not a war zone.

 

[squidvt]

I read somewhere that the only people looking to see if you are conceal carrying are the ones that are CC themselves. Kinda makes sense if you think about it

I look and I don't have a CC weapon. Absolutes such as that one are almost never absolutes.

 

[tblosl]

I always look for the ones that are carrying whether open or concealed. I do it more for my own practice to see if I am as aware of my surroundings as I think I am. I'm sure I miss more than I catch, but I am working on it.

 

[Double T]

I've seen several, and point them out to my wife. She's getting better, though she doesn't have a LTCH yet.

I have always looked and studied people, always had good SA, and always look for a spot with multiple outs.

It's fun to watch for people when I actually CC. :-)

 

[JetGirl]

Wow.
I must admit that I always make sure my path out of an area or situation is clear but I do not have a plan to kill everyone I meet. There's a time to stand down soldier. The whole world is not a war zone.

I'm certainly no soldier, but I agree with blamecharles about that.
EVERYone falls under my suspicion until their intentions are vetted.

 

[pack-indy]

< Always watching.

 

[Claddagh]

I don't do it (look closely at everyone to see if I can spot who might be armed) assiduously, but I do try to keep my eyes open to what's around me.

But it is hard not to notice if there's a distinct "print" or somebody's doing some obvious "piece petting" after getting out of their car, etc..

 

[rugertoter]

Yes I do. Don't know why for sure, but I do.

 

[jgreiner]

Yes, all the time.

 

[hooky]

My wife and I have made it a game of sorts. She doesn't carry, but likes to try to spot who is and then point it out to me.

 

[steveIU]

I am always trying to take in my surroundings. One to have a plan, and two to have a backup plan.

 

[Cheapdiesel]

Empty Hands I get to go home to my son.
I also scan people, exits, cover and concealment places. Where I can safely stash my son for WSTF.

I also look closer at *HOW* people walk and move. You can tell if someone has some martial training. Good Shin Nyo (mindfullness), and having a 3 year old who has "OH shiney I want!" and is very fast when he wants to be.

So what is a WSTF, White Sands Test Facility?

I am always looking for cc or oc especially in church and off duty LEO I am always surprised at how few of them carry when off duty.

 

[GONZO!!!]

I do all of the time...my close friend and I have coffee every Friday morning at a Starbucks in Lafayete (SR 26 and I-65) ...I always open carry there and they are all comfortable with it...anyway, we stoutside and chat and have coffee before going to work...we always watch for CCers...every morning when we are there, we identify several CCers. Funny, because of you know what you are looking for, the "print" is easy to distnguish. Which makes us wonder if when we CC, if others can tell. A little self-examination is a good thing

GONZO!!!

 

[TTravis]

I don't make a habit of it, nor does it bother me if I see someone carrying. It might be a good excuse for girl watching though. Maybe I can write a smart phone app and make some kind of INGO social game out of it. Now watch, somebody will steal my idea.

 

[blamecharles]

Wow.
I must admit that I always make sure my path out of an area or situation is clear but I do not have a plan to kill everyone I meet. There's a time to stand down soldier. The whole world is not a war zone.

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet. One of the rules Maj. Gen. James Mattis gave his Marines to live by in Iraq, as quoted in Fiasco


I didn't go to Iraq but sat on a tank at 0300 several mornings ready to. I also grew up in Texas where every tree, cactus, animal and human may be ready to stab you. I hate sitting with my back to anyone and cannot sleep at night unless i face the door(which my GF hates) its just habit not something that i consciously do.

 

[tricky9914]

I think it is a good idea to always be scanning, weather for fun or for practice...

 

[sajnaj]

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet. One of the rules Maj. Gen. James Mattis gave his Marines to live by in Iraq, as quoted in Fiasco


I didn't go to Iraq but sat on a tank at 0300 several mornings ready to. I also grew up in Texas where every tree, cactus, animal and human may be ready to stab you. I hate sitting with my back to anyone and cannot sleep at night unless i face the door(which my GF hates) its just habit not something that i consciously do.

that is a line to live buy the longer i work in corrections the more and more i welcome this mindset

 

[Sylvain]

You dont actually need to spot a weapon on someone.
I just assume that 100% of the people I see are armed (handgun, knife, baton, whatever), if they do something im not surprised if they pull a weapon even if I didn't spot that particular weapon.

Kinda like "All guns are always loaded", "all people are always armed".

 

[blamecharles]

Kinda like "All guns are always loaded", "all people are always armed".

Plenty of people have been killed by hands, so this is a great motto.

 

[cosermann]

Last summer my wife and I took an NRA sponsored training course in MN to get our MN permits. We do a lot of fishing up there, and they don't recognize our IN permits, or my FL permit, or my AZ permit. ...

They recognize UT FWIW.

https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/bca-divisions/administrative/Pages/permit-to-carry-reciprocity.aspx