i would make the point again that the only valid comparison would be another state that legalized OC after a century. In the other states where it is technically legal, to anyone inclined to open carry it is 'old hat'. Many have gotten it out of their system while others seldom OC.SA-TX wrote:e) Again, I ask about Tennessee. They have licensed carry, open or concealed. I'll bet the vast majority choose to conceal or mostly conceal. For those who do carry fully openly, OpenCarry.Org isn't ablaze with LEO hassles. The cops there seem to know the law and let people go about their business without hassle. I maybe naive but I beleive Texas could be exactly like this.
Here's my prediciton for the day after licensed open carry passes and after the news stories about the novelity have stopped airing: very few will do it, there will be few or no new 30.06 signs. Many more will simply be less stringent about their concealment choices. The vast majority of the people that would be scared by the sight of an open gun will never see one, just as today.
In Texas, you have at least many tens of thousands who will be 'chompin' at the bit' for the first day of legal OC. Even some of us who are not strong advocates might be tempted to wear our BBQ rigs! Coupled with this pent up flood of OC will be an equal response from the media.
I can think of no other state that would have had as much attention drawn from both sides.