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I lived in NH, and Massachusetts currently.

I carry every moment, concealed.

I believe citizens who feel the need to carry openly are a bunch of nitwits who seek only to intimidate other peoples to prove whatever their point may be.

The best reason to carry concealed is to not advertise that I even own weapons.

I don't put "Protected by S&W" stickers on my house, I don't talk about firearms with casual acquaintances and never open carry except for the occasional long gun.

I also consider it rude and disrespectful towards the public, and towards LEO's particularly, to put them in the position of having to deal with me and my weapon. I just comply with the law and try to keep a low profile.

Maybe. Or it could be that the Constitution actually matters to them and they are trying to get back to a Constitutional Republic, as our Founding Fathers established.

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t doubt that there are some jackasses out there who do OC for the reason you state. They are the same type who get a Pit Bull and enjoy being dragged down the street by it, or who go and buy a Harley and dress like outlaws on the weekend, or who drive a huge pick up and tailgate people because they think it makes their arms look bigger, or the career woman who buys a big ugly man-watch and taps her fingernail on the table-top to punctuate her directives.

The world will always have those with a Napoleonic complex.

The more we exercise our Constitutional rights, the more “the people” will come to accept our Constitutional liberties as “the norm” and the better they will be able to recognize violations of that norm, such as cities that make it a crime to own a firearm even in your dwelling.

I suggest you stay out of Arizona. Open carry is practiced daily, especially here in cattle country which can be defined as almost anywhere there is feed, and I surely would not want to damage your oh so tender feelings. On the other hand, I have no intention of foregoing my inherent right to self defense just to shelter you from the sight of my hand gun. Take your delicate sensibilities and keep them in the Peoples Republic of Mass. You seem well suited to your environment.

As someone who grew up in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, attended inner city schools and universities, and worked in inner city hospitals, I feel differently than you. Openly visible firearms, carried by a responsible and mature adults, would have made for a far more polite and far less scary environment for everyone. Believe me there is something uniquely special about the thrill up the spine when a gaggle of inner city youths enters a subway station blocking all exits.

I now live in a state, and in a town, where the chances for violence and home invasion are extremely remote. Although I have a permit for concealed carry, and open carry without ammunition is permitted, I rarely carry. The responsibility and inconvenience of carrying doesn't measure up to the risk.

I believe citizens who feel the need to carry openly are a bunch of nitwits who seek only to intimidate other peoples to prove whatever their point may be.

Just look at what he wrote: "...table I was sitting at my strong side was facing out."

My "strong side"? Clearly the man has some sort of inferiority complex.