First real OC in public

**renegadephoenix** · April 3rd, 2011, 11:27 PM

Good start, welcome to the Wide World of OC

take baby steps till you feel comfortable. start at Gas Stations, or fast food places.

soon you will OCing for long periods of time out in Public.

I OCed Last Night for 2.5 hours at Red Lobster in Monroeville PA without the Storm Troopers showing up. had some head nods but that was it. ended up getting 4 -$5.00 coupons for our next visit from the Manager (might be just a promotional thing, maybe not).

**Rollon18wheeler** · April 3rd, 2011, 11:41 PM

i oc'd there on friday with ziptie through barrel. also saw 3 or 4 other people OCing. the others i saw did not have zipties

**NuclearSociety** · April 3rd, 2011, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by jcbeaver76

Actually I think the real challenge is dealing with my wife. She isn't thrilled when it comes to guns and questions why I would want to carry one in the first place. Where we live it isn't exactly all that dangerous.

Just ask an officer, anything can happen anywhere anytime.
I don't want to scare you but break in's, kidnappings, anything can happen anywhere.

**Lexington** · April 6th, 2011, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by NuclearSociety

Just ask an officer, anything can happen anywhere anytime.
I don't want to scare you but break in's, kidnappings, anything can happen anywhere.

Exactly. My father is a retired officer, and he freely admits that. He's very supportive of both my wife and I exercising our newly re-discovered (Escaped from New York) rights to carry for that simple reason: it can happy anytime, anywhere.

It only takes a single instant to change - or end - a life. And I, for one, would rather have and not ever need than need it that one time and be without.

**n1fhpa** · April 6th, 2011, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by Lexington

Exactly. My father is a retired officer, and he freely admits that. He's very supportive of both my wife and I exercising our newly re-discovered (Escaped from New York) rights to carry for that simple reason: it can happy anytime, anywhere.

It only takes a single instant to change - or end - a life. And I, for one, would rather have and not ever need than need it that one time and be without.

Very true. Not often but it does happen close to Chalfont. I remember this day well, cops everywhere. Crimes of opportunity can happen to any of us usually when least expected.

http://articles.mcall.com/2007-01-23...g-store-holdup

Congrats on the OC!!

**nathaniel.seacat** · April 7th, 2011, 01:32 AM

sorry, but i am so glad i didnt go to the vf show. I cant get over the fact that they ran a ziptie through your barrel.

**JTokash** · April 7th, 2011, 01:52 AM

Congrats on the OC.

I've CC'd for nearly a year now without any issues, which I guess is the whole point. I'd bet $20 that the first time I'd OC it would be a bad experience.