It may be legal to carry in the open in some place, though not everywhere in a state, but it is rarely a good idea. Better to wait and get a CCW permit.
Why the need for a gun anyways? I am just paranoid. Someone tried to carjack me once.
Open carry does far more to "prevent" crime than concealed carry ever can or will. A concealed weapon is usually only a last desperate and deadly response to a crime in progress. It's NOT a prevention.
Open carry would be awesome, folks would be a lot more polite and you'd certainly get cut off less in traffic.
I used to ride a LOT in Colorado with my GP100 in a thigh rig. Worked great, repass someone who just cut you off and ride for just a second or two next to their door, and suddenly, Joe Douche is Freddy Friendly.
Rode once to go shoot with my .12 gauge slung across my back... Didn't have a single tailgater the entire ride...
I don't disagree with that. I believe it would prevent the criminals, and would love it to be legal. However, it's the people driving around who call the police and say "this guy has a gun" then insert whatever story they make up. "He waved it at me" "he pointed it at me" etc...
The criminals will leave you alone, it's the idiots that concern me. If a police officer knows you have a gun, and thinks you are waving and pointing it. That leads to little to no good.
The other thing to look at is - Will you use. Do you think you can shoot someone. Me, I know I could. If they make it a me or them situation, it's them everytime. Bad call on thier part for making me choose.
But all in all I agree with you on almost every point Revlis. Just with society the way it is, unless open carry is legal, having a handgun under 21 is legal, and there is no way to get yourself in trouble doing it, then yeah, go for it. But it rarely is legal and can usually get you into trouble.
