I fail to see why Concealed Carry would make it more difficult than Open Carry to realize the two goals of 1) not being a victim, and 2) not shooting anyone.My primary goal when I’m out and about, besides whatever I went out and about to do, is to go about peaceably and not be the victim of a violent crime. To that end I carry a firearm whenever I go out as well as follow all the other standard safety practices like maintaining situational awareness, staying out of high crime areas, and avoiding confrontation. I also have a larger overall goal of making it through my life without shooting anyone. Simply put, I don’t want to be responsible, legally or morally, for another’s death. Those two goals might appear at first blush to be mutually exclusive, and with concealed carry it would be a difficult set of goals to realize.
I'll finish reading the article, but that first paragraph immediately got my attention because it asserts something which is impossible to prove as the predicate to making his argument in favor of OC. BTW, I'm not against OC as long as it is intelligently handled, but there are better predicates for it than the above... ...like the right to keep and bear arms without infringement.