[scory]

Just how likely is it that a person openly carrying and who is attracting attention from everyone in sight is going to commit a crime? Isn't one of the big rules of being a criminal to avoid having your activities witnessed by others? I suppose someone could argue that anyone with a firearm could snap and start spraying bullets around but I don't see how this can be prevented by denying the right to carry openly. Every lunatic who shoots up his office or the local K-Mart about whom I have read has sneaked the gun in under a coat or in a bag or box or something. If anything the sight of people openly carrying firearms should give even lunatics reason to pause before they open fire.

[hophead]

My argument regarding permit holders, or open carry laws in this case is this. All the 2nd Amendment supporters and gun owners I know are responsible law abiding citizens. The LAST thing they would do is ANYTHING that would jeopardize their right to own or carry firearms. They hold that right so dear to them that exposing themselves to the myriad of laws that would disqualify them from owning or carrying is out of the question. So logically, those types are the most law abiding around. Thats why there are some states that have disqualifying laws that are so minor. Gun grabber politicians are more afraid of the informed law abiding gun owner than they are of the criminal types. Thats WHY they want to disqualify so many from legally owning firearms. Those who cannot own are less of a threat to them.