Another State Allowing Open Carry

[CDNSportsman]

In a short answer "NO "

If I was in desperate need of a pistol and could just watch people walking around with them on there hips, i would pick the weakest one wait around a corner give you a surprise lick to the face with a bat and off i go with a pistol....so i don't think there is a short answer.

[terrym]

I'm as pro gun as it gets and feel many people should in fact be allowed to conceal carry in certain situations but wouldn't want to live where i felt I needed to. I would conceal carry a pistol while training my dog in case I needed to stop a coyote attack. My dog and I have been followed out to the car by coyotes before. Don't need to carry it openly and scare the hikers, just have it handy when needed. I used to bowhunt for bear and would have carried one then also if I could.

[JoePa]

It's a no brainer - better to carry it concealed so you have the surprise factor in your favor - I don't know when I saw a person actually carrying a weapon in the open - makes no sense to do that unless you have another gun concealed - if you watched the video of the gang attacking that guy I think a lot of people would have defended themselves and shot a couple of the gang members - when your attacked like that you don't know if they are going to beat you until your brain dead - so you have to pull your weapon and starting shooting -

[Snowwalker]

It's a no brainer - better to carry it concealed so you have the surprise factor in your favor - I don't know when I saw a person actually carrying a weapon in the open - makes no sense to do that unless you have another gun concealed - if you watched the video of the gang attacking that guy I think a lot of people would have defended themselves and shot a couple of the gang members - when your attacked like that you don't know if they are going to beat you until your brain dead - so you have to pull your weapon and starting shooting -

No waving the gun screaming back off...just starting thigh high and pressed against the flesh.

[jaycee]

If I was in desperate need of a pistol and could just watch people walking around with them on there hips, i would pick the weakest one wait around a corner give you a surprise lick to the face with a bat and off i go with a pistol....so i don't think there is a short answer.

I doubt that would happen, people if they are armed do not put themselves carelessly in a position where someone would be able to surprise them at a corner, they are very aware of their surroundings, this is one of the main items taught at firearms courses for the issuance of carrying permits.
Be aware of your surroundings.

[bushman]

Just got home from Vermont where i met a young mother of two, 5 ft. 2 in. 115 lbs. Recently,while alone at home a person started banging on her door and would not leave. She called 911 and returned to the door with a loaded .45 and told him to leave before she blew his brains out. Funny thing, he left, imagine that!!!. Cops arrived promptly and told her they got him and another suspect in the near vicinity and she could forget about him. That little girl has more cahonies than a lot of men. Her reply to the cop was, "thank you officer but i want to see and identify him". The officer obliged her and let her see the two suspects. She was lead to the car where she promptly said "thats the f..cker right there". The officer could not help but chuckle and thanked her. It is legal to carry in Vermont and obviously the young lady knew how to use a hand gun. Would the out come have been any different without the .45 ? We will never know, but wouldn't it be nice if we and our wives and loved ones could defend ourselves in a similar fashion if need be,without being charged,drug through the legal system and quite likely be convicted. Thousands of dollars later,a record,possibly jail time just to defend yourself ,loved ones and property. While the poor bad guy, if caught gets a lesser sentence if anything. Just a thought ,would there be fewer violent home invasions? Less property theft? etc. etc. etc. if we were even just allowed to brandish a gun or shoot a shot off in the air without having to face assinine repercussions!!!! I PERSONALLY KNOW MY RESPONSE. What does everyone else think?

[trimmer21]

Assuming that we can't defend ourselves in that manner is a mistake because there's ample case law in Canada where crooks have been shot and killed or killed by guard dogs with no repercussions besides an initial investigation. The only thing is that if you shoot and kill someone,you damned well better be right.

[bushman]

I hear ya trimmer. But there are also lots of cases where people should get a medal and a hand shake but instead get charged for the stupidest reasons just because a gun was involved. Believe me , if I coul get my gun out of safe storage to defend myself against someone with a gun or knife that I fully believed had intent to injure or kill me , I would have no qualms doing him in.

[Pat32rf]

Right now the "Jane-Finch" crowd can be assured that they will encounter NO opposition from the law abiding public. Would they change their tactics if they knew that there was an open season on them as soon as they produced a gun? Might be a cop on her way home from work or a serious target shooter who could handle their gun..This is what it was like back in the 60-70's...

[Oddmott]

Right now the "Jane-Finch" crowd can be assured that they will encounter NO opposition from the law abiding public.

Which is fine... since they don't target the law abiding public.