Open Carry While at Home

[opos]

I load and do my firearms maintenance in my garage...We have a constant stream of the "church ladies" from the 7th day Adventists and also many "leafelet droppers" that come up to our door...past the garage door....When I'm in the garage I pull the big door down...I've had a couple of occasions where I've been "walked in on" when someone sees me in the garage...

Good thing my Fed ex guy is a shooter...I was bore sighting a rifle from a table/gun vise back in the corner of the garage and pointing down the street to a street light "target" I could bore sight on...of course the bolt was out and no ammo around....I'm looking through the bore when I heard sort of a "gasp"...it was the Fed ex guy coming around the corner of the garage and facing a rifle/scope pointing at him...I got him quieted down and he laughed as he fully understood..said it was just a "moment"....no way would I want some "church lady" having that same experience...

My Neighbors are good and know I have guns...We are within the 1000 foot rule of a school yard so I'm extremely careful about showing anything...if I'm loading my car with stuff to go to the range..I back the car into the drive way and don't walk about with gun cases exposed...just a bit inconvenient but why slap the bull on the nose.

[Lonestargrizzly]

I load and do my firearms maintenance in my garage...We have a constant stream of the "church ladies" from the 7th day Adventists and also many "leafelet droppers" that come up to our door...past the garage door....When I'm in the garage I pull the big door down...I've had a couple of occasions where I've been "walked in on" when someone sees me in the garage...

Good thing my Fed ex guy is a shooter...I was bore sighting a rifle from a table/gun vise back in the corner of the garage and pointing down the street to a street light "target" I could bore sight on...of course the bolt was out and no ammo around....I'm looking through the bore when I heard sort of a "gasp"...it was the Fed ex guy coming around the corner of the garage and facing a rifle/scope pointing at him...I got him quieted down and he laughed as he fully understood..said it was just a "moment"....no way would I want some "church lady" having that same experience...

My Neighbors are good and know I have guns...We are within the 1000 foot rule of a school yard so I'm extremely careful about showing anything...if I'm loading my car with stuff to go to the range..I back the car into the drive way and don't walk about with gun cases exposed...just a bit inconvenient but why slap the bull on the nose.

Lol. Poor postman.

[44fred]

OP
Sounds like you are very new to this "carrying a gun" thing.
Just the thought of wearing an empty holster "will" get you unwanted attention you really don't want to deal with, whether it's legal or not. Not a good idea.
If your neighbors/passers by can see you open carrying, again you are asking for trouble you don't want to deal with, whether it's legal or not. Not a good idea.
I don't understand your mentality.

[drdanno84]

carry concealed, pocket, leg, or inside the waist, no need to draw attention to yourself. Small of the back with wearing a T shirt or shirt to cover weapon works for me.

[keenkeen]

I like your idea of carrying an empty holster on your hip while out and about...

Then, whenever someone asks why you are wearing an "empty holster" you can give them a panicked look, throw you hands to the holster and shout "Empty!?!?!"...then rush off franticly looking on the ground in all directions.

Nice.

[Lonestargrizzly]

I like your idea of carrying an empty holster on your hip while out and about...

Then, whenever someone asks why you are wearing an "empty holster" you can give them a panicked look, throw you hands to the holster and shout "Empty!?!?!"...then rush off franticly looking on the ground in all directions.

Nice.

Too many LULZ on this thread.

[meno377]

What is the benefit of carrying a holster only? You call attention to yourself and can set yourself as a target from others in the future. My attitude is the opposite. I would prefer that no one knows I have firearms at my residence. If a BG breaks down the door, only then they will know the truth.

[Gonumber24]

Woody carried an empty holster in Toy Story. That's good enough for me.

[Mike350GT]

This is the only holster you need in a garage...

[desertjosh]

So I'm breaking the law when I carry my .22 revolver loaded with snake shot when doing work on my 4 acres property?

[rivercityshooter]

OP
Sounds like you are very new to this "carrying a gun" thing.
Just the thought of wearing an empty holster "will" get you unwanted attention you really don't want to deal with, whether it's legal or not. Not a good idea.
If your neighbors/passers by can see you open carrying, again you are asking for trouble you don't want to deal with, whether it's legal or not. Not a good idea.
I don't understand your mentality.

The "mentality" I dont understand is why are we as legal gun owners so in the closet about our hobby. I have been around guns my whole 44 years of life and never really thought about carrying until about 6 months ago when my wife said to me why do you have all these guns, they are not going to be any good being locked up and put away. This got me to thinking and so a few days later I started carrying when at home. My question is WHY wouldn't you carry? I know what you are going to say "I always have a gun close at hand" I always thought the same thing. When things go south and your caught off guard things happen sometimes to fast for you to react. I know your going to say "Im always on my guard" Well when your at home you WILL let your guard down and why wouldn't you? Your at your home, your castle. Even police officers and soldiers who train day in and day out get caught off guard your human it happens. Home invasions are a real thing. People knocking on your front door and then when you open it the thugs they are with rush in.

When I lived in Colorado alot of people carried open and I am sure alot more carried concealed. I asked someone once about why he carried in public and he said to me "Same reason you carry your knife all the time." which really got me thinking.

Long story short I started carrying at home lately. Why wouldn't I, its my castle and my family that I will die defending. They look to me to provide and also for protection. This is the only state I have lived in or visited that a legal gun owner has to worry about carrying in THEIR OWN HOUSE!!! I am sick of having to live in the closet about owning or carrying a gun.

Lastly on the holster issue!!! I DO NOT ALWAYS LEAVE THE HOUSE WITH AN EMPTY HOLSTER!!!! Only sometime I will leave the house with it on my side I so not make it a habit to take it with me. The hostler is not even the big issue here I mostly wanted to know if I roll up my garage door am I committing a crime by not having a barrier between me an the public. I guess I should have know better than to ask a question on a Pro Gun forum about a legal issue after all the other posts I have read and all the other members jump all over the OP.

[rivercityshooter]

This is the only holster you need in a garage...

Where do I get one of these? I need it for right hand draw. This is cool

[rivercityshooter]

carry concealed, pocket, leg, or inside the waist, no need to draw attention to yourself. Small of the back with wearing a T shirt or shirt to cover weapon works for me.

Thanks. I do try to normally wear a long shirt over my sidearm.

[desertjosh]

Get an LCP and pocket carry like I do when I'm not doing yard Work OP. Looks and feels like a wallet in my DeSantis super fly.

[Librarian]

Discussion has drifted off 'what is the law/how to obey the law'.

Moved.