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I think the choice should be a personal one, and the difference between wearing a handgun openly or concealed should be the same legally as between wearing a crucifix openly or concealed. I was pointing out the current law, not arguing for the status quo.

XtremeDuty.45 wrote:To most of you this may be 'reaching' but I believe that no matter what your job you should have to follow ALL laws. If the state says NO CC then the LEOs should not be allowed to CC. If the state says NO OC then the LEOs should not be allowed to OC.

There is no general "NO OC" law. It's only required under very limited circumstances.

A nuerosurgeon can legally carry a handgun openly while hunting legally.

A computer programmer can legally carry a longun openly while walking down the street.

A construction worker can legally carry a handgun openly while mowing his own lawn.