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In ca.general smc62 <smc62NOmrSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote:

: On the other hand, open carry has the benefit of limiting 
: the protection to the people that most deserve it, the ones 
: that respect their own lives and the lives of their loved 
: ones enough to accept the responsibility to protect their 
: life and liberty by carrying guns on a day-to-day basis.  I 
: definitely see the appeal of that concept too.  Plus when 
: you carry a gun openly, people have a tendency to be ever 
: so much more polite.

     By carrying openly, you are stating that you will resist
attacks, thus making yourself the target of pre-emptive attacks.
This resembles the code of the West, where the gunslingers
mostly tended to attack each other, and the citizens who did
not carry guns were mostly left alone.  There is much to be said
for this--let the guys with guns shoot at each other, and I'll
just try to keep out of the way of stray bullets.
     If somebody is carrying a gun openly, I am exceptionally
polite to them--I won't come within 100 yards of them if I can
help it.