I opened a thread recently about "why open carry?" and it's come to light that my beliefs about open carry may be related to my beliefs about the purpose of firearms in general.
When you pack your firearm either in a concealed holster, open carry holster or even in your vehicle, are you doing so knowing that you can pull the trigger if someone threatens someone else in society, or because you have a fundamental right to defend YOURSELF and your family against an attack?
Hypothetically, if you're behind someone at a rail road crossing and they are getting carjacked at gun point, are you going to jump in and shoot the attacker? If you're in line at the grocery store and a fell in front of you robs the clerk at gunpoint, are you going to stop him?
This is a touchy subject, and I do not wish to start a debate but casual discussion and hopefully some thought of what you would do to defend yourself or your family, or to defend folks you don't know.
When you pack your firearm either in a concealed holster, open carry holster or even in your vehicle, are you doing so knowing that you can pull the trigger if someone threatens someone else in society, or because you have a fundamental right to defend YOURSELF and your family against an attack?
Hypothetically, if you're behind someone at a rail road crossing and they are getting carjacked at gun point, are you going to jump in and shoot the attacker? If you're in line at the grocery store and a fell in front of you robs the clerk at gunpoint, are you going to stop him?
This is a touchy subject, and I do not wish to start a debate but casual discussion and hopefully some thought of what you would do to defend yourself or your family, or to defend folks you don't know.