Open Carry Picnic Draws Over 200

Cool.

Open Carry Picnic Facts

•213 people signed in.

•99 people carried holstered firearms.

•100 burgers, 100 brats and 50 hot dogs were served.

•$830.85 was raised by participants for Wisconsin Badger Camp.

These are great events.  Good for them. 

OTOH, I should point out that the reporter clearly doesn’t know jack about handguns. 

Both wore reproductions of vintage instruments in their holsters.

Vintage instruments?  What, were they hauling around Harpsichords and old violins?

Pat Rose had a copy of a “1911” style military handgun

Huh?  A 1911 is a style of handgun.  The name does come from the Colt M1911, which was designed for the military, but there are literally dozens and dozens of 1911s that are purely for civilian use.  It would be a stretch to call a 1911 a “military handgun” unless it is in reference to the original Colt.  So is the reporter saying that Rose had a replica of a M1911 or just saying that it was a 1911 from some other manufacturer or era?  Or was it a photocopy?  Would it have been so hard for the reporter to just report the manufacturer and model (and possibly caliber) instead of trying to characterize it?  I guarantee that everybody there could have told the reporter exactly what they were carrying, then he could have just… you know… reported it. 

In any case, it’s good to see the healthy turnout at open carry events.