Reply #117: I don't think there is much for you to be concerned about. In fact...

[SteveM]

if tomorrow open-carry was legalized everywhere, there would be folks who would carry for a time, then I believe the practice would drop off. If there is a feeling that crime is not a problem where people OC, then those folks would probably not carry. And if the OC feels folks around him don't want him/her to, that would have an impact as well.

Most folks who carry guns (open or concealed) don't "feel unsafe." They carry because of a potential threat to themselves and their families. And most folks desire to live where they are, or they wouldn't be there in the first place. If things become more unsafe, or even if living conditions become worse, most people work to change those conditions before they uproot, go somewhere else, get a job, and start another life. So, don't expect a mass exodus.

I don't try to get into your mind, so respectfully, don't try to get into mine or others bearing arms. This business of "trying to frighten and intimidate," "kill you at a drop of a hat. Be very afraid of me," is evidently what YOU perceive. Respectfully, I turn it around: "...don't want to live in a community where I have to be afraid of my neighbors?" Perhaps you should move, though I think it is completely unnecessary.

Please note that I prefer concealed-carry.