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>that being said, I believe concealed carry is the way to go. In my opinion (and we all know opinions are like) open carry in some cases could tend to provoke ‘arguments’ amongst dimwits.

I also favor concealed for a couple reasons. While I agree that we should be able to open carry in principle, there are more benefits to concealed carry. Concealed carry, by nature of it being concealed, has a greater effect on crime deterrence because once it is known to be in effect, the criminals don’t know who is armed, so that can act to protect the unarmed. The other reason is the one about dimwits you mention.

The trouble with that line of reasoning is that concealed carry makes a person indistinguishable from the sheep; a soft target. It makes little sense to believe that the thought that a person may have a gun will deter a criminal, but the knowledge that a person does have a gun (through OC) will embolden the perpetrator. In reality, that just does not happen.