I don’t think open carry is a good idea. Why be the first target to a shooter? Why get hit over the head or sucker punched while walking around a store?
Concealed carry is the only way I will go and if a store tells me I can’t conceal carry I will anyway.
Yep, my thoughts too. Post 22.
I do believe open carry if it were more common is actually a deterrent to violent crime. Criminals avoid hardened targets like the plague. CCW is not much of a deterrent because the criminals do not believe the chances are high that someone nearby is armed. Ironically criminals unlike liberal nitwits actually believe their eyes. The last thing they want is a guaranteed gun fight with experienced shooters.
For me, carry means concealed carry unless I am training or hunting. I have been accused of being cowardly for not insisting on some sort of "open carry rights." About half the time the very same person will also tell me that weapon-mounted lights are stupid because they let a bad guy identify your position.
Ironic, that.
Good points. Also there is the slim but non-zero potential for someone to grab an open carried weapon.
It serves no purpose and concealed carry offers the same advantages with no downside.
I think this is exactly the wrong attitude. If enough of us do it, you can't target us all.