In all his travels, he cites that he witnessed only two people Open Carrying in an Urban area (City of any size).
This needs to be further qualified as relating only to private citizens since has already been stated police officers open carry all the time.
"Why do you need a pistol to walk down the street!?".
It's not a question of need, no more than asking him in return why he "needed" to walk down that street when he could have drove. It is a question of rights and freedoms and individual freedom to choose for one's self. The person the guy was talking to didn't "need" to, rather he "choose" to. Not all of us live where that is an option to personally choose. But off topic, sorry.
The poll questions:
Yes, I have carried in an urban area, gun was not snatched, no attempts.
Legality aside, I'll not say much about this one.
I have carried in an urban area and experienced a gun snatching or attempt.
See previous reply.
I do not carry in urban areas for fear my weapon will be snatched.
I have a problem with the word "fear" here. "Concern", maybe, but the word fear implies the wrong thing to me. If one is afraid then perhaps one shouldn't be there to begin with. Also does not allow for someone not wanting to cause concern to those in the area who might be upset by seeing someone open carrying, like was noted in a previous post that I quote above. Perhaps this question could be rephrased as:
"I do not open carry in urban areas out of concern of becoming a theft target and out of concern of not wanting to upset other citizens".
The poll also does not allow for an answer whereby someone living in Wisconsin for instance, while open carry is technically legal, can not exercise this option due to conflicting and constraining laws. Perhaps a fourth question about "Open carry is not a functional option due to laws and applied regulations".
I answered to #1 relating to a legal occurance many years ago. The poll also does not allow for multiple responses, for example I might open carry in the urban area of Prentice Wisconsin but not in the urban area of Milwaukee or Madison, so technically I could click #1 and #3.
Perhaps you also need a 4th or 5th qualifying question as to whether or not someone has had or currently trains in weapon retention techniques.
While it might be nice to be able to get simple and direct responses, the reality of the matter is that there is no simple response due to the way the questions are asked and due to the nature of the debate in general. Concealed Carry is subject to snatch attempts as well, just as purse snatching is a concern in urban areas, just as pick pocketing is also a concern in urban areas. Situational awareness and personal preparedness, doesn't matter if we're talking about carrying a firearm or driving a car, is what matters, not some quantification of attempted versus non-attempted snatchings.
Hope this helps in some way, just personal opinion standing on it's own with no stated qualifications to back it up.
