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Originally Posted by cwd
I would think that open carry would make people more comfortable. If I know that people are carrying, but concealed, am I wondering who has one and who doesn't? At least with open carry its right there for all to see. And I would think a public education campaign, some billboards and things on the news, could easily alert the public that it is normal to openly carry, eliminating calls to the Police.
I understand what you are saying about attracting unwanted attention, but isn't the reason to carry a weapon for self defense? Couldn't a potential problem be averted if a would be criminal saw that gun on your belt?
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It's not that easy to educate the public on gun laws. There are groups that do what they can.
www.opencarry.org Then you have Police who are not properly trained. Las Vegas trained 30,000 officers on open carry laws and rights yet this shit happened last month.
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum36/43784.html
If you think the average person is more comfortable seeing a gun then I encourage you to put one on your hip and go about your normal business for a week. You will notice people noticing you and most of them are clearly not as comfortable as you seem to think.