I've had this concern too especially with the Moms Demand Nonsense group encouraging calling 911 on open carriers. I can understand wanting to rest your hand on your openly displayed gun as you take great effort to avoid it and I imagine it gets tiring; especially for police that have full gun belts. I don't really care for it however and like quite a few citizens I am apprehensive about approaching an officer that is essentially ready to draw. I'd feel the same way if I see regular Joe in Walmart standing around pawing at his pistol. I won't be dialing 911 to report an active shooter but I will keep my distance.Glockster wrote:That does bring up one thing that I've been wondering about as Texas doesn't have a brandishing law per se, and disorderly conduct covers display in a manner calculated to alarm, so wonder what will happen the first time someone is seen resting their hand on their holstered gun and someone either calls it in as a MWAG because they "touched it" or a LEO sees that and decides that it was. I bring that up because I lived in a state where OC was so "normal" that frankly both LEO and OC'ers often could be seen resting their hand on their gun, to the point that it was covered in my CHP class and the instructor made a point that doing that in front of the wrong person could become a problem for you.mojo84 wrote:Just make sure it's not in your hand or stuck in your waistband without a holster.
Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:
(8) displays a firearm or other deadly weapon in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm;
I would think you'd get hit with disorderly conduct if you're dumb enough to engage in an argument with someone while your pistol is displayed and you decide to rest your hand on your holstered handgun in the heat of the argument.
If you're going to OC I would suggest getting proficient at resting your hands on your belt buckle rather than on your pistol. Problem solved.
