Open carry defeats the purpose of carrying a handgun for protection. If you’re open-carrying, the bad guy knows who in the room is armed. As such, you will be the first target, and he will be sure to approach you with great caution and stealth.
A Texas state rep tell me that the only reason they supported open-carry was to thwart unscrupulous prosecutors from prosecuting concealed-carry people who’s gun accidentally became visible, or dislodged from the holster.
“As such, you will be the first target, and he will be sure to approach you with great caution and stealth.”
Think it is more likely the bad guy will wait for another day.
I don’t open carry but don’t go to extreme lengths to conceal, either. Mostly go with “discrete carry”. Arizona has pretty good gun laws and it wouldn’t be a big deal if someone DID realize I had a gun. I just don’t care to flaunt it.