Originally Posted by Smoke

I've said it many times before, I don't open carry primarily because it's been my direct personal experience that it makes you a target.

I also don't open carry because sooner or later some random idiot is going to get the idea that the fact that I'm open carrying gives him a license to get in my life and express his opinion (for or against) on my decision open carry.

I don't start random conversations with people I don't know and I find it extremely annoying when people I don't know start random conversations with me. I think the world would be a much better place if people would just mind their own business.