I see nothing irresponsible at all in open carry. I prefer it. It leaves no doubt. In the first incident, the stoopid coppers couldn't even unholster his weapon while the guy was being cuffed. Try and tackle me to get my weapon and you're going to feel your eyeballs depressurize as my thumbs enter. Self Defense doesn't start and end with firearms. Blackbird.
I did not say open carry is irresponsible in all cases, I said, in this case, I believe it was. Just because you can, doesn’t always mean you should. A little common sense should prevail. It’s instances like this, that give the anti-gun people more voice.
I prefer concealed carry, for OPSEC. You might be able to kick-@ss if you see them coming, but if little Johnnie Gang-banger decideds your Sig might look better in his hooptie, you’re going to take a half-full 40oz bottle of beer to the skull from behind.
Self Defense doesn’t start with firearms, it starts with reality.