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I fully support legal open carry. However, I also believe concealed carry is more practical in many situations.
I am sure open carry is a deterrant (who wants to mug someone who definately has a gun?), however, if someone does proceed with an attack, you are probably going to get shot straight away as they know you have a gun.
Also, personal protection is about making sure you remain safe, and one of the best ways to do that is to blend in and keep a low profile. If you have a big ass pistol strapped to your hip for everyone to see you have definately just raised your profile.
I also like concealed carry as it allows me to better control a situation that is in the process of escalating. If I feel the presence of a firearm would only make things worse, I can choose to never reveal that I have one.
I can draw a concealed weapon almost as fast as one carried openly.
If I lived on a ranch or elsewhere where firearms are the norm I wouldn't hesitate to carry openly.
Even in Afghanistan, if I was not on a full blown combat mission, I usually chose to carry concealed. When we would go meet with afghans (some of them very questionable people) it really helped put our hosts at ease when we dropped our body armor and our only apparent weapons (M-4's) in a corner of the room.
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