The ultimate crime prevention tactic? Arm everyone. Think about it. If every person was armed, who would have the courage to initiate an attack? No unprotected sheep? Nothing but wolves? Isn't that the basic premise of every Western TV show from the 50's and 60's?
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My state recently lifted all restrictions on anyone that is not a convicted felon.
However, I do not advocate nor would I ever open carry. In my opinion open carry is like open season. Someone intends to commit a murder especially mass murder the first people to eliminate are those they can see are armed.
Open carry is like carrying a big sign that says shoot me first.
Those that want to open carry by all means have at it but I will carry concealed every time.
I'm with you. I think open carry is stupid. I am happy to carry concealed without a permit. Although I have a permit.
I am one of the generation that grew up with guns. And being from a small southern one redlight town, me and my neighborhood friends, all cousins you might imagine, were hunting cats at the dump at night in early elementary school. You did not have to tell us kids not to point a gun a someone. The four rules of firearms safety were common since.
Yes concealed carry is a deterrent because they don't know where the counterattack might come from. Someone open-carrying can still be taken by surprise and their gun stolen after they've been bashed over the head.