Do you wear firearms-related apparel?

Do you wear firearms-related apparel?

  • Yes

    Votes: 213 42.5%

  • No

    Votes: 288 57.5%
  • Total voters
    501
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I have a Wildey t-shirt normally only worn to the range, a 'cheat shirt' with the 1911 exploded mechanical diagram upside down on the front (King's gun Works) (range wear) and some black 'polo' style shirts with a colt pony logo in a black and gold embroidery pattern about 3 inches across and 2 inches tall.

It is discrete enough to not attract much attention, except one time I was asked "Is that colt 44 malt?" and I replied "No, Colt .45 caliber."

The polo shirts are getting as little worn, and I have not seen them for sale in many years.
 
I decided that if I was just wearing off the rack tshirts and hoodies from department stores anyway, I might as well find some that actually reflect where my enthusiasm lies. So I went to Cafepress and the manufacturers websites for the guns I own, and found some good ones. Where I live, it is not at all inflammatory or strange to wear such things. When I do so, I am genuinely offering an endorsement for products I use and like, and would encourage others to try as well. I have never received anything other than positive comments. (Especially for the "Coexist" sticker in my rear window that is formed from manufacturer logos.)
 
I work parttime in a gun store and the boss furnishes 5.11 type tactical shirts with the company logo embroidered over the left pocket. I wear them to work. If I go back out after getting home I change into something else. I sometimes wear a Colt or SASS ball cap.
 
Yes I do. I understand the "grey man" concept, but I do wear a lot of shirts and hats that I get, free or paid for, at shooting matches. I don't wear tactical pants, boots, paracord wristbands, underarmor shirts and that type of clothing. I might go unnoticed by someone looking for a threat with my harmless, old, fatguy approach. Some people might have some negative thoughts seeing anything gun or shooting related, but I do get into some good discussions with people, a lot of them with questions about shooting, or shooting competitions. Mark
 
I have mixed feelings on this.

On the one hand, I understand the whole tactical notion of remaining anonymous. On the other hand, I do not hide my pro-gun stance. And, this has encouraged at least two women in my family to start the process of getting a concealed carry permit.

It's not always a bad idea to let people know that you're a gun person.
 
The heck with putting Ruger, etc, on my shirt...I just open carry. I did so today. GP100 in an OWB Simply Rugged holster. The young lady running the register at Autozone...

So are you a cop?

-Nope.

Really?

-Yup.

So what are you?

-Just a guy.

Just a guy...carrying a gun?

-Yup. There are a lot of us, you just don't usually know because most people always conceal.

Can anyone do that?

-Basically anybody who is 21, not a felon and not a violent criminal just needs to go to their county probate court and apply for the license.

Hmmmm....I had no idea.

-Smiles. :) Got a smile back. Left.









And I could recount an untold number of interactions like this.

I really don't understand how making the majority of the population think regular people don't carry guns helps us.
 
I don't wear firearms related clothing not because of any security related issues but because I have one full-time job in a state prison system and two p/t jobs teaching college courses. All three jobs require collared shirts. I Work Mon-Sat and go to church on Sunday. No time for totally dressed-down casual-wear.
 
Mp7 said:
i would never wear anything with a logo on it.
i find people who identify themselves with brands silly.
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Agreed. I'd go as far as to say that social identity predicated on the ownership of a certain item is perhaps pathological.



I think to a certain extent all of the major firearms manufacturers are dipping their toes into the especially creepy practice of lifestyle branding.
 
I enjoy playing "spot the concealed carrier." The other day I was in line at Wal-Mart (of course) when a guy wearing a Springfield XD shirt got in line behind me. Too easy. It did take a couple of minutes before he printed though.

I have a couple of gun-related shirts but no manufacturer logo stuff or in-your-face slogans. I prefer a more subtle look.
 
I'm wearing my Barrett shirt and my NRA hat right now at the county fair right here in gun hating Illinois.
 
So a fish sticker, a NRA bumper sticker and adon't tread on me flag on the back of my pickup must mean I am one of those midwestern people clinging to my guns and bible. SerioualyI prefer not to adverise that I am carrying. 5.11 pants are great for IWB carry and a Hawian shirt doesn't print. Sometimes the sheeple panic at the sight or thought of a person with a gun.
 
baelkhntr said:
So a fish sticker, a NRA bumper sticker and adon't tread on me flag on the back of my pickup must mean I am one of those midwestern people clinging to my guns and bible. SerioualyI prefer not to adverise that I am carrying. 5.11 pants are great for IWB carry and a Hawian shirt doesn't print. Sometimes the sheeple panic at the sight or thought of a person with a gun.
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If you are wearing 5.11 pants and wearing a Hawaiin shirt...you are advertising that you are carrying.
 
Voted no but mostly because 99% of the gun company swag is such trash.

I do occasionally like wearing my blaze orange hat with the "Liberal Gun Club" patch on it because it reminds idiots that not all gun owners are the same.
 
I don't care one bit if people know I have a gun on me. I have a Sig and NRA sticker on the truck, I have a few gun-related or manufacturers shirts and hats... I just am not bothered. Especially considering that most people who will notice are going to be other law-abiding gun guys.
 
I own a few pieces of openly firearms/shooting related clothing, have no qualms about wearing any of them anywhere that a non-shooting related item of the same type would be appropriate. Meaning if a T-shirt is acceptable where i'm heading when i leave the house, I don't really look to see if the one i'm putting on is shooting related.

the items that get the most use is either one of the two identical (thought I'd lost #1 then it showed up again just after I bought #2) "Prairie Dog" ballcaps I bought for next to nothing while working at my local Academy store, has a Prairie Dog in crosshairs on the front and the rest spattered with reddish fabric dye or paint in a pattern meant to mimic blood spatter. yes I am a slightly twisted soul, how could you tell :evil:

Also I own and occasionally wear one of the "Cook or a Rifleman" shirts, untill recently found at Life, Liberty, Etc. and since i saw the news that those folks are closing down I went ahead and bought one of the Shooter's Jack shirts I had been hoping to get for myself for my birthday in Nov.
Btw anyone know what's causing/caused them to close shop??

I don't currently wear or even own anything that is firearm brand related.
 
Sam Cade said:
Agreed. I'd go as far as to say that social identity predicated on the ownership of a certain item is perhaps pathological.



I think to a certain extent all of the major firearms manufacturers are dipping their toes into the especially creepy practice of lifestyle branding.
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Very true. One of the few exceptions I will make if for Ralph Lauren Polo wear and Nike wear (which I buy at one of the national cut-rate liquidators.) The quality of both in terms of materials and sewing combined with the low blow-out price is something I can't pass up.
 
JonathanE said:
I completely understand the desire to not telegraph one's force multiplier and to blend into anonymity. Devil's advocate, however: don't we owe it to the 2A cause to show that sane, responsible citizens who own firearms are everywhere? Perhaps if more people regularly saw the clean, intelligent person at the bank/ gas station/ post office wearing a "Team Glock" T-shirt, they would stop thinking of firearms as so exotic and nefarious.
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Agree! It sounds like many here are paranoid about being "outed" as gun guys. There are many people that are not aware that gun owners are regular folks just like them. I think it is our responsibility to educate them on the better aspects of gun ownership.
 
I wear a DU hat and have NRA and CZ stickers on my truck. I've gotten a few looks at the stickers, but they will be very disappointed if they break into my truck. The only thing of value I keep in there is empty soda cans. I got a free T shirt from my favorite LGS, but I hardly every wear it. It's not long enough to cover my IWB p-07.

As for wearing Hawaiian shirts, I like to blend in so I wear black, dark blue, and green carhart t shirts. They have long tails and thick fabric so I only have to buy shirts every 2 years or so.
 
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