I'd prefer responsible, well-trained citizens be allowed to carry weapons for self-defence than have to rely on the police. With response times in the 25-45 minute range, I'd rather not take any chances.
Open carry is just arrogant and useless. Conceal carry is an active deterrent which has been proven to lower crime rates on numerous occasions.
I hate the gun laws in Canada due to the fact they make legitimate gun owners lives a living hell (you not only have to go through rigorous testing just to buy a handgun, but if you ever plan on moving it, you have to call the police and provide a detailed (to the minute) route of how you will be transporting it and where) and do absolutelynothingto prevent criminals and mentally ill psychopaths from getting their hands on weapons (the recent Moncton shooter's guns were illegally acquired and modified).
I personally want to own two guns. That's it. A 9mm handgun (probably a Beretta 92F) for concealed carry self-defence and a Remington 700 for range shooting. But since I live in Canada, the only self-defence weapon I am allowed to have is a shotgun... and that must be kept locked in a gun safe at home, with a trigger lock, and the ammunition kept in a separate location, also locked away. It's absolutely fucking stupid.
People are going to get their hands on guns. There is a huge black market. Hell, if they really want someone dead, they won't use a gun, they'll stab them or strangle them. Guns don't kill people, in fact, they've been known to save plenty of innocent lives. [/rant]
As for the topic at hand:
tl;dr
Open carry is stupid and wholly unnecessary unless there is a state of emergency and the government is no longer in power and police/military forces have disbanded or during a civil or international war and there is no one but yourself and your community to defend your people and your land.
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