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Griz, yeah I wish it could be like Virginia everywhere, actually I wish it could be more like Switzerland. It blew my mind when I was there to see people openly carrying slung assault rifles through train stations.
Shawnee: In Ohio, open carry has been legal for 200 years, but is not a common or sensible practice. Although legal, if you chose to do it, there is nothing stopping someone from calling in "a man with gun". You can be charged with inducing panic in Ohio.
A most bizzare and ill informed statement. Crime in my experience happens in cities, and in the countryside. It happens without warning. I seriously doubt you never venture from your home, hence I think all people who are law abiding and serious about their self preservation would get their CCW license in any state in which they can.Every couple years I have "sniffed" at the "carry permit" rules to see if they would really provide a benefit to me that I need and don't have without one of the permits. So far, and in the context of the life I lead, the carry permits are essentially worthless. In fact, they are really nothing but gun registration - in the context of my life.
I remember a news item from last Spring about a Cleveland woman who ran to the corner convenience store to get breakfast cereal or somthing at about 10pm. She walked in and about 5 minutes later was shot by a robber already in the store. Can't help but think if she had been wearing a Super Blackhawk in plain sight the evening would have likely turned out quite different.
TooTaxed said:Open carry draws attention, scares many people, and can result in calls to the police with resulting inconvenient reactions. It can also make you a target for somone who wants your gun. Also, the bad guys, who most likely will carry concealed, have a better chance to get the drop on you
Brady Bunch said:A gun in your home can kill your child