As a Texan , and a Gun toting liberal , holy shit was open carry stupid . Absolutely infuriating . The only reason to open carry is for comfort , and with a weapon on hand that can easily end a life , open carry shouldn ' t be on the table as a comfort option . While I ' m a firm believer that Concealed Carry should be available everywhere , I find that open carry is a danger and a nuisance . It may be a great thing to have in rural areas to defend from wild animals , its not at all useful in any situation where you would need to defend yourself from a human attacker . All it does is waste police resources , make the folks around you uncomfortable , and makes you the first target for criminals . <| sep |> I don ' t have a blacked out DP but I share and comment on the some relevant posts . My account got locked twice now and needed to change the password twice .