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Keith made some good observations. I would add however that a large dude in chaps and a vest, bearded with tatts will raise an alarm level rather a gun is visible or not, but the point is well taken. Transfer that to a nerdy looking guy with darting eyes and nervous habits OCing and I believe you will have the same result to a lesser degree maybe. Or more commonly a middle Eastern looking type with his "Jihad couture" on. Regardless of his intent or legality he walks in with a gun and its fixin' to rain police. Buuuuut, let's look at those states that have recently gone to open carry, how many of those are plagued with MWAG calls or a rash of signs going up?

That is more research than I care to do at the moment, but I know NH had some hiccups that got straightened out pretty quickly. AZ has had it for a while so they wouldn't really figure into it as much. I just don't think there will be the knee jerk reaction that a lot of us fear. That said, parking lot first, campus carry next or at the same time and THEN we gradually turn up the heat.

In tactics there is the battle of inches. You when enough of those first and soon you are on solid footing for the final push. Shock and Awe won't carry well in the legislature...IMHO.