People are carrying pagers, BlackBerrys, cellphones,
They see a black lump on your belt and their eyes slide off."
John Pierce, the co-founder of OpenCarry
John Lott's take on open carry.
I guess that I am dubious about how large of a movement this is. I also think that there are probably greater social benefits to people carrying guns concealed since it protects people who don't carry. In addition, if a criminal is going to attack a group of people in public, he can wait for the people who are openly carrying to leave the area or take those people out first.
The L.A.Times story here:
Seattle Times story Here
John Lott's web page Here
London Telegraph covers the open carry movement!
A growing number of Americans are exercising their right not just to own guns but to carry them around in public. As a debate continues in Washington over the constitutional right to gun ownership, supporters of the so-called "open carry" movement argue that sidearms should be precisely that - a common accessory to be worn freely. Their right to wear their gun, usually on a holster at their hip, as they go about their day is protected in state laws that override any constitutional ruling in the US capital, they claim. The founders of OpenCarry, an internet-based organisation that offers advice on gun carrying, say they now have 5,000 members. They regularly get together for social events, such as pistol-packing picnics, as well as helping each other with legal advice. London Times Story Here
Open Carry Dot Org Here
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