Like the title.
When I lived in Arizona during the sixties & seventies a holstered handgun might rate a second look but no comment. Half the pickup trucks in state had a rifle hanging in the rear window.
Texas was even more tolerant.
Today I live in So. Cal and recently had a self described lawyer lady (I couldn't vouch for either) go non-linear because I carried a 230 year old musket into the local UPS store.
(I wonder if she'd feel better if I'd wrapped it in a blanket and told her it was curtain rods.)
It's tough to relax with open carry, I always feel like I need to be ready to counter an attempted grab with retention moves and lethal force. A retention holster helps, but I see many in our area carrying Condition 1 1911's in belt slides or Uncle Mike's holsters with zero retention. Kind of an open invite to anybody seeking to prove something.
Mostly imaginary, I know the statistics don't support my paranoia, but concealed carry is simply less stressful.
Cops don't have the same problem, because they usually travel in packs, with retention training and holsters. It's different in a group.
I like to see open carry, and agree with the underlying principle, but prefer concealment in practice.
Can you imagine open carry in NYC, NY?