Jake,

>Not a day goes by without one of these stories.
>http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2012/dec/06/concealed-carry-helps-appleton-man-during-road-rage-incident/

what I don't get is why concealed is emphasized in that article.
My guess is that open carry would have stopped the situation just as well.

I also realize that a random factor of cconcealed carry might put a damper on situations
just as much as having less accurate weapons in the west in the heydays of gunslinging.

Asking for personal take:
a) Do you think the right to carry is more important (perhaps with stipulations of open carry)
or does it have to be "hands off" for most gov rules, allowing concealed carry ?

b) legal issues aside, what would you personally prefer to see in the states ?

regards

thomas