[TurboZamboni]

I don't think so.

Saint Gentle Giant and fellow thugs attack openly armed, trained people.

I think it's more about how you carry yourself and situational awareness. I know some people who carry concealed as do I and I'm convinced it they ever had to use it, would likely be ‘too little, too late’.

Unfortunately,many permit carrier's training ended at the last carry class they were required to take to get their license.

[dvan]

I agree with you totally. Just going to a range periodically does not prepare a person mentally for self defense. The attached video should provide more info:

http://concealedcarryconfidence.org/

There are several organizations that provide excellent firearms training and especially mental preparation.

[Hot Tabasco]

Saint Gentle Giant and fellow thugs attack openly armed, trained people.

The Gentle Giant openly attacked an armed LEO because he had just committed a robbery and he knew he was going to be busted by the cop. His only salvation was to overcome the cop and hopefully get away.......I know, totally irrational thinking but it is what it is.

An openly carrying individual on the other hand is unlikely to become a target because the last thing an assailant preying on an innocent citizen wants is resistance......And an openly carrying individual is likely to provide the very resistance, either with the weapon or other means, that the assailant does not wish to encounter.

[PLMerite]

“Saint Gentle Giant and fellow thugs attack openly armed, trained people.”

One has to make allowances for congenital and self-induced mental retardation.

[Starstruck]

Unfortunately,many permit carrier's training ended at the last carry class they were required to take to get their license.

Thing I can't understand is here in Kansas, you can open carry without training, fees or permit, but conceal carry requires all.