Are Open Carry Protestors Fueling Fear Outside a Texas Mosque?

[Paladin]

1. "Fueling fear" is the primary aim of the open-carry movement.

Those with legitimate personal protection concerns can conceal-carry a handgun. Those who feel compelled to open-carry in public are exhibiting an entirely different mindset---a very unhealthy mindset, at that. Get a pro-gun activist alone for a beer and some serious conversation, and even they will admit that the open-carriers represent the bottom-feeders of their movement, a real PR problem for their cause. Steer clear of the open-carriers; it's not going to end well.