Women and Open carry?

[macville]

So I had this thought last night while talking with my wife. I wonder if a woman is less likely to get "singled" out by other shoppers or a store employee if she is open carrying instead of a man OC'ing?

Please don't turn this into a CC vs OC debate. I am just wondering how our society view guns in regards to gender even though we all pass the same BG check.

Matthew

[TGO David]

I've commented to that effect before. I think it's less likely to cause a stir if it's a woman, and especially if it's a woman who dresses nicely. I think it's because an armed woman seems more "defensive" and less "menacing" to the general public.

[Guest 70below]

I'd be more likely to turn and run if I saw a woman packin' heat!

No seriously though, I think most people would feel less threatened by the fact that a woman was carrying. Perhaps rightfully so. Fewer violent crimes are perpetrated by women.

[macville]

No seriously though, I think most people would feel less threatened by the fact that a woman was carrying. Perhaps rightfully so. Fewer violent crimes are perpetrated by women.

You sure? Seems like every report I see in east TN has some ugly woman's mug shot in it. In fact, there was a stabbing this morning in West Knox with a...ummm..."beautiful" involved!

Matthew

[Guest 70below]

You sure? Seems like every report I see in east TN has some ugly woman's mug shot in it. In fact, there was a stabbing this morning in West Knox with a...ummm..."beautiful" involved!

Matthew

Well........let me put it this way........fewer women are CONVICTED of violent crimes....lol.

[~Emily~]

I've seen only one woman carrying open. It was in a restaurant and she was a small woman dressed in a suit with a big Glock on her hip. I and my co-workers assumed she was a detective. We'll never know for sure, of course.

[Guest dizzielizzie]

I've never seen a woman OC (just female police officers.) This is a good question, one for a woman who OC's (and is carrying for self defense purposes only.)

I asked 2 guys: one says yes, in that seeing a woman open carry is a rare sight (except women cops!) The other says no, in that gender isn't an issue, the only issue being the gun (as in why do they have a gun in the first place?)