Opinion on open carry.

[Badgersmilk]

Soooooo, your point is we should have no laws at all, applying to anything, and function under free will at all times in all situations?

Pull the stick out of your butt!  I'm not disagreeing, or argueing, just trying to understand!  And waiting to hear a fair reason for me / you / anybody to tote a 12 gauge into an elementry school.

[seeker_two]

Still only seeing a bunch of spouting!  No reasoning!  Watch you go!

Well....you haven't used reason yet....why should we?.... 

[Badgersmilk]

Only a few of the reasons that come to mind:

Along with your own reason of.  Making yourself number 1 target of bg's.

Why would they NOT?!?

One draw back to open carry is it makes you a target for theives.  Guy taps you with a stun gun and takes off with your weapon.  

Another reason I think its a terrible idea is there's WAY to many teenage / early 20's mall ninja's / gangsta wanna be's looking to show off and end up accidentaly killing a mom and the kids as a crowd comes out of the next action movie premier.  Or one of your family takes a .50 cal. in the head at the park from accidental discharge when one teenager's "checking out" his buddies cool new gold plated Desert Eagle!

Sure, open carry sounds great!  But it's just going to draw idiot cowboys (of ALL ages) into carrying weapons their not responsible enough to touch, much less carry in a crowd.  

[1911 Junkie]

If people are going to be irresponsible or negligent, they are going to do so regardless if they are open carrying or concealed, legal or illegal. Deal with problems as they arise and on an individual basis.

Do not fall into the antis trap of punishing everyone because a few might do something stupid.

[david86440]

If people are going to be irresponsible or negligent, they are going to do so regardless if they are open carrying or concealed, legal or illegal. Deal with problems as they arise and on an individual basis.

Do not fall into the antis trap of punishing everyone because a few might do something stupid.

Well said and I totally agree. we are always punishing the masses for the misdeeds of a few.

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[MikeBjerum]

Sorry to burst the bubble, I've yet to hear a SINGLE legitimate reason for OC in todays society!

The Second Amendment ... Use it or lose it!!!

[Badgersmilk]

If people are going to be irresponsible or negligent, they are going to do so regardless if they are open carrying or concealed, legal or illegal. Deal with problems as they arise and on an individual basis.

+1!

Problem is life has taught me we can count on people to be irresponsible and negligent.  For this reason I think crime rates, and gun related accidents would soar if OC were legal.  

Open carry being legal wouldnt change my carrying concealed.  I just see no benefit to making myself a target by putting a firearm out where other people are even thinking about it.  I'm not sure a good reason exists is my whole point.  The best I can think of is that I wouldnt need to worry so much about getting in trouble for.  "Oh crap.  My shirt pulled up and revealed my gun for one second there!"

[Badgersmilk]

Point in case:  As popular and impractical as they are, if OC were legal do you think for ONE second you could ever again go to a mall and NOT see several idiots walking around carrying AR's!?!?!  And you KNOW they'd be peeing their pants waiting and looking for an excuse to open fire!!!  Admit it.  People ARE that bad.

[1911 Junkie]

Point in case:  As popular and impractical as they are, if OC were legal do you think for ONE second you could go to a mall and NOT see several idiots walking around carrying AR's!?!?!  And you KNOW they'd be peeing their pants waiting and looking for an excuse to open fire!!!

That means that you have actual CASES of this happening. Can you show me some examples of this from where open carry is legal? I would like pictures please. Since open carry is legal in some places, I guess you shouldn't have too much trouble.

Don't just make things up or wish things were a certain way just because it is something you might do.

[Badgersmilk]

I apologize, and am VERY glad that NO I dont have actual instances, though its only because OC is still illegal!