April 25th, 2008
Sebastian notes success on the street, which doesn’t always translate from legal rights.
Noted is the fact that open carry often isn’t tactically sound, but just as successful use of a gun in self-defense doesn’t always mean pulling the trigger, successful deterrence doesn’t always mean even drawing.
For deterrence to work, the enemy needs to know that the threat exists. Concealed carry implies that the threat might exist, but open carry leaves no doubt.
Not that I’m advocating open carry over concealed. But open carry is often portrayed as a death sentence by pro-gunners and as unnecessarily threatening by anti-gunners. I don’t believe that it’s necessarily either.
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