I don't want to belabor the point, but really the only difference between concealed and open carry is that you can see the gun. The argument you make about not knowing a private citizen is doing things legally can be made against concealed carry too. Many states, like mine, are "shall issue" don't have any training requirements for concealed carry permits.

If you are worried about being near dangerous things, why do you get on the road? It's far more dangerous to be in a car than it is to be next to a holstered gun.

There are those who argue that open carry has advantages. Some of those are speed of drawing (not going to snag on your shirt) and also a simple deterrent because the armed person is clearly not a good target for a bad guy.

In terms of offending someone who's afraid of guns, I would say "tough". Their irrational fear doesn't trump my constitutional right. One could make a parallel to a rainbow flag sticker on a car offending a deeply religious person.


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