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I've already given my opinion on this in a different thread but I'll chime in anyways. I also live in Az where it's legal to open carry with no permit. I used to open carry my dad's pistol when I was on my way to shoot. When my parents moved though, they took their guns and I haven't purchased my own yet. I'll probably buy a 9mm pretty soon and I'll open carry that in many situations. As a woman it's hard to stuff something in my pants without people noticing. Also, when riding my bike it's just easier to have the pistol on my hip in case I get pulled over or something. I carry as a self preservation thing, being a woman who has been attacked will make you a bit paranoid.
There are a lot of arguments on both sides of the open carry debate. My opinion is that the "surprise" factor or concealed carry doesn't function to ward of criminals because not nearly enough people carry. Open carry is obvious, it says "I have a gun, don't fuck with me" and some people (myself included) like that. Then there's the whole "it's my right" argument and I dunno how much I believe that. Some cops do freak out when you tell them you have a gun, which is hilarious to me because if I was a criminal why would I disclose a weapon? I can understand people being paranoid about guns but I think people who aren't used to being around them have a much more negative view of guns than they should.
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