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I have open carried before a couple times in Colorado, only to comply with the laws because I didnt have a permit at the time. If you asked me today whether I thought open carry was a good idea I would say only if you feel like you have to make a political statement. Open carry can be tactical in some ways but it is not very tactful. I prefer to carry my guns (one at a time) in moderate to deep concealment so that I have access to them but dont make people feel uncomfortable or pay too much attention to me. This is a personal decision because I like to blend into society. Then, when people find out that I am a gun owner and have a concealed carry permit (almost nobody knows this) they realise that gun owners arent a special breed of people that fit the stereotypes society has established for them. I believe that if people are trained in firearms and are taught exactly how they work they will see that there is nothing for them to fear about a gun in a holster. I mean think about it, you might be afraid that a gun in a holster might randomly go off or that the person wearing the gun might accidentally make it go off but where do you think the muzzle is pointing? In my case the muzzle is covering my ass and I promise you I would not have a loaded .40 caliber pistol pointing at my ass unless I knew what the hell I was doing. The safety on my gun (beretta) also disengages the firing pin so even if I threw the gun across the room with a bullet chambered that gun is just going land and have a screwed up finish.
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