If an openly carried fire arm does not protect any better than concealed then why is it that law enforcement and military are the only ones who need to have OC?TEXASG7 wrote:
I really don't understand why people with Chl's want to open carry? The only thing it tends to prove is that there really are gun nuts out there and the law abiding citizens such as myself seems to get thrown in with the rest!
Please tell me who REALLY needs to know you have a firearm? ?
Would you people PLEASE tone it down! !!!
Walking around with an open firearm does not look cute nor will it PROTECT any better than concealed.
Law enforcement, Military, and Armed officers are the only people who need to have open firearms.
OPEN CARRY WILL NEVER MAKE YOU OR ANYONE AROUND YOU FEEL MORE SAFE OR SECURE! .... AND that's a fact.
Perhap it's a gross oversimplification but here's my 2 cents:
It's all about projecting presence.
I for one feel much more safe and secure when I see my fellow citizens exercising their second amendment rights. The second amendment was for defense against tyranny and oppression. Foreign and domestic.
Authority, LE and the anti's don't want OC because it breaks the illusion that authority is control.
CC is out of sight out of mind. You tend to think your the only one. But when you see OC you are reminded that there's a whole lot of armed citizens who could challenge authority. Authority and LE don't want the citizenry to know they have power and the sheeple want to believe the Authority and LE will take care of them.
A friendly reminder to the powers that be that they derive their authority and control from what the citizens allow them to have is not a bad thing.
I truly believe there is the Psychology of Control is at play more than any practical OC vs CC issues, although CC and OC do reduce crime.