Again, are you going to speak to the 60,000 police officers who are assaulted every year, openly carrying?
I open carry every day myself, been doing it for 17 years. And twice somebody tried to strip my weapon. Been assaulted probably a dozen times, resisted God know hows many times.
Here’s a myth for you. Criminals are afraid of open carriers. They are most certainly not. I routinely ask them during interviews.
From 1997. In DC. (And not by an NRA member)
3 Employees Killed At D.C. Starbucks
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/march99/starbucks070897.htm
Good luck Starbucks. No more gun owners will be there to fend off any bad guys (not wishing anything of course, just showing what Gun Free Zones INEVITABLY do)