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I would probably not open carry much, if at all, but the advantages of an open carry law (or lack of restriction) to me would be:

Eliminates the UCW when showing a handgun to a friend at their home, place of business, etc.

Eliminates the somewhat subjective nature of failure to conceal (what constitutes intentional? If the wind lifts your shirt, is that intentional (I say no) but the argument could be made you should have better shirt retention on a windy day! I.e., it's windy, you should know better, therefore it is intentional (or at least reckless). It doesn't matter what we on the forum think, it matters what the arresting officer thinks. We sometimes have a tendancy to say you could beat the rap on bogus charges, but at what personal cost?)

Eliminates the somewhat subjective nature of failure to conceal If you carry IWB, shirt tucked, is a slight "printing" of the grip failure to conceal? I say, depends on how "slight". Open carry removes this concern for me.

These are more important to me than truly open carrying. I prefer concealed w/o a concern if a flash or printing is made by someone. I have seen people I know were carrying, but the average person in their midst would not notice.