[Hugh the Scot]

1. Concealment can be constitutionally regulated.
2. Concealment reduces access to your firearm.
3. Nobody shoots up a firing range.
4. We didn’t win the cold war by hiding our capability from the Soviets.
5. Honesty.

[Wonder Warthog]

"1. Concealment can be constitutionally regulated."

Legitimately, I don't think it can be, although the tortured renderings that the courts have dreamed up might say otherwise. "Bearing arms" says nothing about "how" the arms are carried.

"2. Concealment reduces access to your firearm."

Not necessarily. And concealment offers the strong tactical advantage of surprise.

"3. Nobody shoots up a firing range."

"If" open carry were widespread this would be a legit point of view. But it isn't. Note...I would LOVE to see open carry on the part of a majority of the population.

"4. We didn’t win the cold war by hiding our capability from the Soviets."

Behavior of nations is different from that of individuals.

"5. Honesty."

But we're not dealing with honest people, but folk who already plan to deal dishonestly with others. This surrenders the tactical advantage to them.

My preference is "constitutional carry". You wanna "pack heat", pack it however you damned well please.

Yer formatting was fine.