re: Ok, i've got a question for you "open carry" guys.

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I think the whole point of packing concealed heat is precisely for those unexpected situations. You are approaching the problem from a risk assessment standpoint, which is fine, but the reason people in suburbia may choose to carry isn't necessarily fear--it's preparedness in case the unthinkable happens.

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Well if it's about "risk assessment", then no one would carry a pistol in low crime areas, concealed or otherwise.

I'm not speaking about high crime urban areas for instance. I'm speaking specifically about middle class/upper middle class suburbs where the risk is practically nonexistent.

On the subject of conceal carry, intellectually i can make peace with it for a variety of reasons both practical and psychological. There are women for instance who have been traumatized or are close to someone who has been traumatized. They carry a pistol for no other reason than that it gives them psychological comfort. I get that.