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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ethan N" data-source="post: 3224492" data-attributes="member: 29267">That’s exactly what some people think when they see me open carry a Glock at my grocery store. An MSR is more capable, but both weapons are perfectly capable of facilitating a mass shooting. And what difference does it make when I’m concealing? An extra split second while I lift my T-shirt. The only real difference is your perception based on the fact that many recent mass shooters happen to have chosen to use an AR-15.This is a whole other can of worms, so I’m only going to mention briefly that being killed in a mass shootings is statistically very rare. Worrying about that is like worrying you’ll get struck by lightning five times in a year. Be prepared, sure. But focus your efforts and energy on something that’s actually a remote possibility.Complacency and carelessness are exactly what I was warning against. It’s complacent to rely on the sight of a gun, especially a certain kind of gun, as an indication that something is about to go down, especially a gun simply being carried. We’re all much better served by being aware of the behavior of people around us in public places and how certain behaviors may be a red flag that someone is about to attack. There’s nothing wrong with paying attention to guns. Be aware of the entire situation. I’d be watching a guy carrying a rifle in a grocery store like a hawk. But I’m not going to let that distract me from the two guys loitering in the dark parking lot with guns shoved in their waistbands. They’re the much more likely threat.</blockquote>

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