you are correct you can still open carry if your heart desires. But why would you after getting your permit
ever go somewhere that you don't want to be bothered, like shopping and every sales person bugs the crap out of you or anything else. how likely is it that you think the average joe is gonna walk up and start bothering the guy brandishing the gun.. unless they themselves are a gun addict,lol.i know it sounds like a power thing but it's not.. sometimes i wear grey shoes, sometimes black, why, because i can
So much wrong with this mindset and none are good reasons for OC at all. While I believe OC has it's place if you have a CC permit there would be very few moments when OC would be preferred and none of your examples would be right for either. OC if you like but never for any intimidation reasons.
- You don't carry a firearm, concealed or OC, to keep people from bothering you.
- Legal OC of a firearm is NOT brandishing a firearm. Touching or even giving the appearance of doing so while in a non life threatening situation to you could end with you in jail or being arrested. Proving so is more difficult then you realize and "that sales guy was in my face" certainly isn't going to fly.
- I could easily see some anti-gun totally-offended-by-all-guns left-wing nutcase walking up to you and bothering you. Heck, any anti-gun or concerned LEO in Delaware can detain you for up to 2 hours if they believe you could be a safety risk or to simply legally harass you. Yes.. They have that authority.
Legally possessing a firearm on ones person for protection is a great responsibility. If you honestly think any of those reasons is a valid reason to carry you need to stop and seriously reconsider things. Not judging you in any way but just saying...