retired said:
From a safety point of view, why would anyone carry open, even tho you are allowed to by law? Why give the bad guy the knowledge as to who is carrying? You will be the first one taken out and probably from the back. Why not carry concealed and let the bg wonder and keep yourself a little safer?
why would a "badguy" pick the the guy carrying open out of a crowd of victims?
carrying open is just like advertising a saftey device... just because you have ADT posted all over your house doesnt mean that you will be the first one targeted for a robbery....
carrying open will turn the "badguy's" attention AWAY from you before he even approaches you.
i dont understand this theory people have about open carry. if a "badguy"(who has a gun) was going to rob a lady's purse, and in doing so he sees you with a gun on your hip... what? hes going to shoot you dead, THEN take the womans purse?.... possible, but highly unlikely.
another point... how many criminals know its leagal to open carry? if they are in the process of a crime and they see a gun on someones hip i garuntee you the first thing they think is COP, what criminal commiting a petty crime wants to kill a cop?
one last point.... this comes from personal experience. when someone is going to commit a crime, they have it all planned out in their head. when they start to enact that plan, adrenaline starts flowing. when your adrenaline is flowing you have a ONE track mind, one little mistake can throw off their whole plan and send them into panic... i know, i have seen it happen. wearing a gun openly throws a big ole wrench in their entire plan.
P.S. if we all want to continue to debate about this subject lets please start another topic so we dont hijack this one.