Alphazulu6 wrote:
Why honestly would anyone want to open carry?
Because they have certain inalienable rights as outlined in the Constitution of The United States is why.
Folks have Rights - Period.
And some of these rights some may not like, or agree with, still the bottom line is , the Rights that allow one to "like" something, are the same Rights that allow one to "dislike" something.
No, I cannot open carry where I am, and being honest, I prefer to conceal where I am because of my "environment" with Gangs, Armed Robberies in Fast Food Joints, Banks, Carjackings and even Paper Delivery Folks filling up newspaper machines get murdered in the wee hours here.
Out on the Property where I can Open Carry, I sometimes do, with like kind.
As accessing a gun is easier if open carried if doing some work on the Property.
Maybe rabid dogs, snakes - whatever.
Still I most times Conceal on Property.
We have folks with Meth Labs, Growing Dope on Marked Land with "No Tresspassing" signs, , running dope, landing airplanes...in areas Marked, not ,marked that will do Evil things to folks, just out and about farming, ranching, working in a barn, going for walks and even hunting.
Heck, they see "hunters" (seasons) and they wait to catch them coming and going.
Where I am- We have some gangs looking for CCWs, and they look for tactickle knives clipped to pockets, photo vests, and other CCW tell-tell signs so they can "gang up" and take that CCW away!
My environment, and I prefer to Conceal even if the Law said I could carry openly.
Now in Colorado, where things are different than here, yes I might very well carry open.
I do have Rights, no matter what anyone thinks or feels about me and my ways.