The only time I ever objected to open carry was when I was in my local grocery store and saw some gentleman with what looked like a M65 in an Uncle Mike's cordura holster and thought to myself:
"Man, that K-frame deserves a much nicer holster."
I've said it many times before. Open carry does not bother me. I think society as a whole needs to stop viewing firearms ownership as something aberrant, and responsible open carry done properly in jurisdictions where it is legal is one of many ways to accomplish that. In that respect, I'm all for it, especially if it promotes positive discussion.
Lunatics like Kory Watkins do not represent OCers as a whole. We don't like it when the antis take the worst possible examples of our numbers and use them to represent
all gun owners. Why do some of us do the same exact thing from within?
All the Monday Morning Quarterbacking does not change the fact that
open carry is legal in many jurisdictions. If you privately disagree with it, that's your right. Heck, lots of things that are now commonplace had very slow public acceptance at first. Actively opposing it through word or deed, however, places us on the same footing as those who view the RKBA as a "privilege" that should be so tightly regulated as to be practically impossible for all but a select few (read: the moneyed elite).
This probably won't be the last time I'll contribute my two cents. Open carry threads seem to be a perennial favorite around here.