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I'll admit that I didn't really get on board with the open carry movement. It's not that I don't believe in it. I do. I just had problems with the way it was promoted. I consider myself an unapologetic gun owner, but the open carry movement seemed to attract the wrong kind of attention. As much as I hate to say it, PR is really critical right now. Responsible gun owners are trying really hard to be portrayed as such, but the media has no trouble spinning the open carry idea and making us look like a bunch of trigger-happy nuts. I'm afraid that, with other key bills on the table, the open carry issue could damage our chances of expanding our rights under current CHL legislation. It's like having the inside track on a horse that will pay off 2:1, but betting it all on a 50:1 long shot just for the heck of it.

Please pardon my ignorant ramblings. This is one issue on which I was truly torn.