Introduction and thanks

[The Bosun]

Greetings, all, and thank you to the moderators for allowing me to join this forum.

Having spent several weeks reading posts throughout the PAFOA forum, I find the Open Carry threads to be of greatest interest. By way of introduction, I live in Allegheny County, and am a retired/disabled military veteran (Army & Coast Guard; "by land and by sea"). As such, I'm no stranger to firearms, but have only recently obtained my LTCF and find now find myself bearing arms for the first time in my life without a uniform.

In the short time I've been licensed to carry as a civilian, I have both OC'd and CC'd, as I believe appropriate depending on situation/environment; and will continue to do so. Like most here, I do not believe the mere possession of a handgun, carried in a holster in a non-threatening manner, should cause alarm. (I'll save my thoughts on the open carry of shoulder-fired weapons for another post.)

While my OC experience is limited, I have yet to have a negative interaction with anyone and will share the so-far-positive experiences in a later post.

I look forward to sharing experiences with others here.

Stay safe.

The Bosun

[JDA58]

Welcome From down 376 from you

[Fortytwo]

Welcome!!

[JAKIII]

If ungawa (RIP) was still with us you would be subject to his PAFOA hazing. It wasn*t fun, but I survived.

Welcome to the forum and don*t forget to vote early and often (R) on November 3rd.

[Berncly]

Welcome to PAFOA.
Gain from the abundance of experience, enjoy the banter, field insults in good humor.
Please vote Trump to protect your 2A rights.
Bern-

[streaker69]

Shouldn't your name be spelled "Boatswain"?

[The Bosun]

Boatswains Mate First Class, USCG, sir. But "The Bosun" works well enough for me here.

[KCJones]

Gain from the abundance of experience, enjoy the banter, field insults in good humor.

@Berncly puts it as well as any. Experience. Banter. Insults. That's PAFOA.

Plus info. You'll find plenty of that too.

PS - Go F yourself. (figured I'd get you rolling on the insults front)

Welcome to the club.

[The Bosun]

Hi, JDA. It's good to know there are other locals here.

[Knightshift]

Welcome sir. You sure picked an interesting time to come aboard. The next month+ will sure be full of exiting shit.