It's not about being scared. It's about exersizing a constitutional right, and normalizing it in the eyes of the public.
/johnny
But, beyond the fact that it is their right to carry, displaying these guns really serves only one purpose. It’s a political statement. Grandstanding really. Even in the old west very few people carried guns. If it’s not a political statement, then
They must feel threatened. You can not reach any other conclusion. I don’t see open carry of rifles as being accepted by the general public. Not after the massacres we have witnessed. I’ll be getting a concealed license soon. The element of surprise will be on my side. For these guys? Not so much.