Paul Coleman
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Paul Coleman -
Welcome to OCDO and the notion of open carrying. It seems you "get it".
If something like 10% of the population is armed, and something like 10% of that group carries on a daily basis, and 10% of that group carries openly, there are still 1 out of every 100 folks who own firearms walking around with them openly. That's a heck of a lot more folks than there are cops and more importantly, more than there are BGs.
Now not all the BGs are going to give up their antisocial ways and seek full-time employment as chior boys and part-time finders of the cure for cancer, but some of them might. And for those that do not, they know the risk they are taking is more than merely academic. (Like most folks I do not carry to pretend to be a cop or super-hero, but to protect myself. If one BG decides not to rob/rape me because they see my openly carried handgun then I've won.)
stay safe.
That is true, even if the weapon stays in the holster it is a deterrent to crime. Its real simple, Kids dont jump the fence when there is a big dog in the yard, car thieves generally dont steal in front of police stations, and muggers prefer victims that are unarmed.