My take on this is both are good ways to protect one's self and others.
The concealed carry doe's not "scare the masses" like the so called open carry would. The police carry openly and no one is running around in a panic because they seen a GUN and the world is ending.
I, as in me, myself think that open carry would detour crime because the criminal would see it as a threat to his live. He already knows of at least one obstacle to over come and he does not want to be confronted with this and would just abandon his crime to another place or time. If he see's no one carrying he is more likely to risk it and play the odds in his favor that no one has a gun but him. They are lots of articles I have read in magazines that once the criminal see's the gun then that's it, no more time to play, my mom's calling me home for diner. These are my opinions and anyway you chose to carry is fine with me, just as long as you are wearing pants.
