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.
When I OC I do not OC in bad areas of the city. That, I would agree is stupid.