As I've opined before, unless you're law enforcement, I don't support open carry laws. It defeats both the purpose and success of concealed carry.
- Bad guys are going to break whatever gun laws the legislature passes. That's what makes them bad guys. They're going to carry their guns, regardless of what the xo's in the world rant about
- Bad guys don't want to get shot, so they're going to target areas that are either gun free zones, OR, if they are still intent on doing some shooting/killing, they're going to target ANYONE they see carrying a gun. Which means the open carry person is a primary target to any bad guy
I fully support the ban on open carry (which may put me at odds with certain conservatives), while at the same time fully support making concealed carry the goal of any would be law abiding legal gun owner, who wants to better protect themselves and their families, including when they're meeting up with their children at school