On-going and very lively discussions going on in the PAFOA forums over OC (which is legal in Pennsylvania).
Take a look at the many threads...
http://www.pafoa.org/forum/concealed-open-carry-121/
In a nutshell, if Open Carry is legal in your state, (to quote one of our fine PAFOA members)
We want and deserve the ability to legally open carry a firearm without harassment.
We want and deserve to have police officers that are trained well enough in the laws of their own jurisdiction so that we do not get harassed while
NOT committing a crime.
In regard to the many hassles we have encountered OCing...doing such dastardly things like ordering pizza or eating dinner...
Another member wrote.....
"When officers decide to act in a manner that is inconsistent with the law and is a violation of their rights, members here (at PAFOA) stand up for themself and refuse to allow their rights to be violated...... The confrontations that occur and have occured are a result of the officers either not knowing the law and rights of citizens, or the officers not caring about the law and rights of the citizens. In the case of the first, it is poor training that causes the confrontation, not the OCer. In the case of the second, is it the arrogance of the officer involved that causes the confrontation, not the OCer.
If you truly feel that a citizen standing up for their statutory and Constitutional rights is provoking a confrontation, feel free to move to a nation such as China where no citizen would ever dare to stand up for their rights as I am quite certain the government would welcome you with open arms."
I myself am in full agreement with these statements.
I'm just saying that if you open carry in town here, expect to get noticed
I'm curious, assuming OC is legal there, "Get Noticed" how?