Open carry, unless you're a cop, is IMO stupid and here's why.
If you are seen with a gun, you just told them how to attack you to work around it. You allow them to plan,.... like the back of the head plan.
One of my fav sayings on guns is; "ya know how to kill a whacko with a AR-15? Old worn soft quiet tennis shoes, and a .22cal revolver."
You have given away the element of surprise.
It's also shows fear, you can be broken. You are already in that state to open carry in the first place. Fear is the worst enemy, hasty minds.
No offense intended, to each their own, not my circus not my monkeys
When I see someone looking as intimidating as possible? I see fear, they can be broken with the right button. "Please don't challenge me and force me to prove I'm not all that, so if I look like this you won't try".
It will also give you a big stupid mouth, because without it, it's dentist time.
All that left field drivel aside...... most street people are not responsible gun owners. Most hunters are. They go mental, they itch to use it, they walk down dark allies that don't even lead to where they are going. They talk smack in a bar.
Now, how do I know this,...that's why I don't carry at all anymore. I may have done things I would not have done without it on me. Some experiences could have gone south real quick, and didn't need to in the end. SO, I don't even trust myself. If I need a gun to go there, I should not be there. Problems solved.
Obviously I think it's a bad idea, everything around you stirs.
