re: Does anyone here open carry?

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You mean might as well let the bad guy know who to shoot first?

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Maybe. This is always the debate that goes on among firearm enthusiasts. I don't really know where I stand on it because I don't know what the numbers say.

Argument A: If you concealed carry you have the element of surprise. If you open carry you become a target for either theft of your weapon or to eliminate the biggest threat to an ensuing crime(the one open carrying).

Argument B: If you conceal carry a criminal may be more likely to target you than if you would have otherwised open carried. Most criminals want easy targets. If you open carry youre not an easy target. In this case, the open carrying of the firearm acts as a deterrent to crime not only against yourself but to other potential victims around you, similar to having security guards at high risk areas like corner stores. There's no real expectation that the security guard is going to attempt to rescue somebody in a shootout but the hope is that just their presence, the criminal knowing they will meet force, can act as a deterrent to crime and then the criminal looks for a softer target.