[umgud]

This is a real catch-22. If you don’t excercise a right, you might lose it. On the other hand, some open carry in some situations is probably not prudent.

I have a CCW permit and prefer that method over advertising myself as a carrier. But I do open carry handguns in some nearby rural towns.

[RedStateRocker]

We have a right to free speech, too, but abuse it, no matter how righteous and patriotic your actual point, and people just assume you are an a-hole and are possibly going to look in a more negative manner on what your are trying to espouse. You have a right to refuse to testify against yourself, but take the 5th and EVERYONE is going to assume you are guilty as hell; a criminal who simply happens to either be smart enough not to lie or knows they're guilty and is smart enough to shut up. Just the way it is.