Right on! Who is going to rob a store where ever 10th person is packing heat and the badguy KNOWS some carry concealed? I particularly like open carry when I am walking with my family in park. It is more comfortable than IWB when hiking and it is a good way of warning potential badguys from a distance.
In reality, some nut cases do still try to rob gun stores or shoot up police stations.
I haven’t heard of one surviving the attempt, so it may be safe to assume that recidivism is relatively low. :-)
I’d rather have the option of being able to return fire regardless.