“Weird and scary?” More like foolish—it’s showing your hole card. Concealed is better—keeps ‘em guessing.
The bad guys can easily tell when there are people around openly carrying... It’s the concealed carryer that they can’t identify that’ll be the one that drops them in their shoes.
Yes, concealed by sane individuals is better.
While that may be true, as the article points out, there is some history to indicate that concealed carry may not be a protected activity, although I believe the Founders could have said so if that was what was intended.
What the Supreme Court could NEVER do is outlaw the open carry of long arms. There can be little doubt whatsoever that such carry is exactly what enables a "well-regulated Militia".
Here in Kalifornia, the recent Peruta decision does get this mixed up. The court deferred to the legislature in deciding that they had expressed a preference for concealed carry and thus must make concealed carry licenses available for simple self-defense and not require additional "good cause".
We are fortunate that the anti-gunners are so unbalanced as to prefer concealed carry, as that means we will probably win both ways eventually.
Concealed carry requires a permission slip from the gubmint.