Good for them. I am a firm believer that if a citizen has to have a license to carry a gun for personal protection at all, then that citizen should be allowed to make their own choice between open carry or concealed carry. Sure there are good reasons for concealed carry- keeping criminals in the dark about your self-protection decisions perhaps being the most important, but I'm not at all certain that letting a criminal with evil intent see that a citizen is armed and prepared is any less of a deterrent. I believe citizens that choose not to carry firearms should simply get used to seeing their friends, neighbors and fellow Wal-Mart shoppers legally carrying a crucial self-protection device. I think a openly carried firearm should not be any bigger cause for alarm than a pocket knife carried in a belt pouch or clipped to a pocket.
Legal open carry would greatly simplify the carrying of handguns due to the plethora of quality holster choices that are available but generally require a covering garment being available for everyday use whether the activity or weather dictates. It would also allow guys to buy pants that fit all the time instead of just when wearing an inside-the-waistband holster, if that is their choice of concealed carry holster, since every article I have read suggests buying pants a size or two too big to make room for your handgun. That tells me that you would need pants to fit with and fit without your holster. Buying an outside the waistband holster eliminates that trouble and if it is visible- who cares!
I'm a firm believer in and supporter of www.opencarry.org and I hope their efforts in Texas are successful so that the rest of the states can take notice and respond similarly.
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