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Message: <blockquote data-quote="David2012" data-source="post: 1903472" data-attributes="member: 24428">My view is that it seems that with every month that goes by.... society as a whole seems to get a little more stupid & devoid of common horse sense. And with concealed carry, the weapon is usually left in a pocket or hidden under clothing... not being fiddled with. But with open carry, people will be fiddling with their weapons on a regular basis... probably resting their hands on the butt or hooking their thumbs into their belts near their weapon. I'm reminded of the old Andy Griffith shows where Barney was always fiddling with his weapon and it would suddenly go off.And there will be lots of places that won't allow open weapons.. and with newbies having to unholster and leave their weapons in their vehicles to enter stores / businesses and then reholster when they leave, I think there will be a lot more opportunities for accidents to happen due to mishandling than with concealed carry. As comfortable as I am with guns, if I open carry, I'll have my concealment vest in the vehicle... and if I'm going into a place that doesn't allow open carry, I'll just slip the vest on rather than unholster.</blockquote>