The guys from OpenCarry.org decided it would be a good idea to go on The Daily Show, and I suppose they did OK. The show was unable to effectively depict them as lunatics, which I'm sure was the goal, and if anything the Brady Campaign's Paul Helmke comes off as having less humor and more hubris than John Pierce from OpenCarry.org.

I don't really understand the motivation for civilians carrying openly in populated areas. It seems needlessly provocative to me, even obnoxious. If someone lives 20 miles outside Roanoke, that's one thing, but I grimace when I see a civilian with an OWB holster walking around downtown Richmond. That said, people are free to be obnoxious and I'm not particularly worried about people who are precise about carrying in a lawful fashion.

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