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Originally Posted by Detroittwister
I believe a person carring open would be the badguy's first target.
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I agree. And as much as I dislike the word "tactical" nowadays, I like your code. If I have a choice, I carry concealed. However, I think an area with 2 or more people carrying openly would be a pretty good deterrent as well. I have evaluated the two and I just happened to choose concealed.
One of the prime reasons I advocate concealed carry is as a crime deterrent, not just for crime around me, but crime in my area. If I put up with the "inconvenience" of carrying a handgun then other good guys(or gals) will as well. If a measurable percentage of the population in an area are carrying, criminals will start to get scared and move to another area, lowering crime in my area. I can have a noticeable effect on the violent crime rate in my area without ever having to draw my firearm, simply by carrying it concealed on a daily basis. Open carry can only be a deterrent when they see it happening, concealed carry can be a deterrent even when it's not there.
Think about it, given a choice between 2 cars, are you going to try to car-jack the one with an NRA sticker on it?