Today, I wanted to talk a bit about open carry. I open carry in the State of Wisconsin and have for some time now. Open carry means carrying a firearm in a holster on your hip, thigh or in a shoulder holster. The term means to carry in plain sight, not concealed in any way.
I choose to open carry because it is my right as a living, breathing, being to be able to defend my self. Animals know this from birth. It is written in their genetic code. Claws, fangs, teeth! Remember the movie Jaws, how about Alligators, or Walleyes or Muskies. Grizzlies, wolves, rattle snakes, etc.
The Constitution of the United States of America simply affirms that which we know to be true. We have the right to keep and bear arms for self defense and that right shall not be infringed. For carry of any kind affirmed by the 2nd amendment found in The Bill of Rights.
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,
the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Wisconsin is perhaps one of several states with fear mongering, draconian laws on their books restricting concealed carry. They are in flagrant disregard of Federal law. Namely the Bill of Rights, 2nd Amendment. “shall not be infringed.“ is not negotiable nor is it vague or hard to understand. Laws made to infringe my rights are illegal but ignorance, indifference and a liberal agenda have allowed bad government to make these laws in flagrant disregard for the Bill of Rights.
Illinois, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia are perhaps the Number One, two and three violators in this regard . Brazenly Infringing on their citizens rights.
Wisconsin law forbids concealed carry so I am left with “open carry as the only legally recognized means of self defense with a firearm. I have thought about other means of self defense, like a big stick, a rock, a cop, etc. none of these seemed appropriate to the threat. Bad guys now-a-days are very well armed and willing to use them and when seconds count, a cop is usually many minutes away. Not their fault really, just not enough of them to do the job, which is more often than not, clean up.
My choice for carry is a stainless steel 1911 worn in a belt slide holster like this.
I started to Open Carry, #1 because I feel it is important be able to protect myself and family and because it is my Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms. This is no small thing. Our forefathers knew that an armed society could protect itself from all enemies foreign and domestic.
