Shoot everyone open carrying for implied threat.

[AtheistCrusader]

194. Concealed carry was a compromise.

A lot of people are disturbed by open carry. I can respect that. I think there is a clear and obvious delineation between the body language of someone open carrying lawfully, and someone who intends mayhem. But that initial impulse might always be there. Concealed carry allows lawfully eligible citizens to carry, without disturbing others. It's something of security through obscurity for someone in your position, but at least it isn't in your face.

I am not belittling your position. I can appreciate it. Carrying a weapon concealed can reasonably make the suggestion that the person is 'up to something'. So I can see your viewpoint, even if I don't share it. But when people post stories here about concealed carry and open carry, open carry gets by far the larger, more vocal outpouring of derision. And I would think that is because of the interpretation of it as being deliberately provocative.

Ideally, I would much rather live in a world where I don't carry a gun at all. I'll be honest, it's heavy, and it's uncomfortable. It constrains where I can go and what I can do. In fact, I rarely do it. But taking the option off the table is not something I prefer. There are times and places that I have occasion to go, where I feel it reasonable and prudent to have the tools at my disposal, to defend myself, if the worst should happen.

But getting back to the original point, I think if the question is Open Carry OR Concealed Carry, the general public, INCLUDING the non-carrying members of said public, prefer those who do carry, do so concealed.