My main drive to desire open carry is comfort not any sort of tactical advantage.
But I keep reading over and over that open carry sacrifices a tactical advantage.
OK. What advantage is that?
Because I can see where conceal carry will include you in the victim selection process where the criminal doesn't want to deal with an armed person at all. Open carry would deter this criminal, which I am given to understand is nearly all of them.
I can see where open carry could get you targeted by someone bent on doing a mass shooting, taking you out first so you don't interfere. Except... None of these shootings seem to have started with taking out the single uniformed cop that happened to be there or the armed security guard. I posit that you can't get more open in your carrying than being uniformed too.
Mass shootings, though, are such a rare breed. One probably shouldn't make assumptions.
This is an area where I've really only just begun to think about, so my opinions are not vetted by debate. Be gentle in the comments.
But I keep reading over and over that open carry sacrifices a tactical advantage.
OK. What advantage is that?
Because I can see where conceal carry will include you in the victim selection process where the criminal doesn't want to deal with an armed person at all. Open carry would deter this criminal, which I am given to understand is nearly all of them.
I can see where open carry could get you targeted by someone bent on doing a mass shooting, taking you out first so you don't interfere. Except... None of these shootings seem to have started with taking out the single uniformed cop that happened to be there or the armed security guard. I posit that you can't get more open in your carrying than being uniformed too.
Mass shootings, though, are such a rare breed. One probably shouldn't make assumptions.
This is an area where I've really only just begun to think about, so my opinions are not vetted by debate. Be gentle in the comments.