I have to admit, I admire the courage of those who open carry if it is a “tweak the nose” of the snowflakes and send them scurrying for their “safe space”. As a practical matter it is like wearing a sign for the bad guys to “shoot me first”.
Agree with you totally.
Thats when situational awareness dictates that you carry so many weapons that one or two are bound to be concealed and a couple are gonna be in the open as well.
You can exercise your rights the way you want to and I wont say a thing. I expect the same from you.
Plenty of studies have proven this to be false. John Lott covered it recently as well.
You're "Hollywood-izing" the idea of criminal violence. Criminals use weapons to terrorize. Many thieves, robbers, etc. will walk away from a scene before doing anything if they see someone carrying a gun, LEO or citizen. Criminals are generally cowards.
If you're in a situation with someone hell bent on maximum carnage, it doesn't matter if you're open carrying.
For the record only, as I'm not trying to pick a fight or change your mind, I think that statement is unsupported groupthink. I've heard it a thousand times, but have rarely seen anyone making that claim, back it up with any real crime statistics or facts.
Conversely, I did read an excellent debunking of that theory on a gun forum I belong to, not long ago. I should seek the author's permission to post it here.
I would totally disagree. Situational awareness is the most important aspect of staying safe. If you don't know what's going on around you and you are unable to spot trouble before it finds you, you are in way more danger, regardless if you carry openly or concealed. When I am in Arizona for the winter I open carry at times as it is simply too hot to wear extra concealing garb.
I normally do not open carry but when I do, I also carry a concealed, under the should, second hand gun. While I might be a target with the open carry, should someone get it from me, I won’t be left defenseless.