Okay let me play devils advocate here. Lets say they pass a law where you are allowed to open carry or conceal..your choice.Lets say the law states that as an officer I am allowed to ask you for your license at any time for any reason. And if you dont have one you go straight to jail for unlicensed carry. Would you agree to that?
No, if said citizen has done nothing that warrants a detainment, then police officers should not be able to ask them for a license. I also dont believe that a person should be required to have a permit for carrying, especially openly.
and another point, how many of you truly believe that a felon, gang banger, bad guy in general, is going to open carry a firearm? "officers should have some way to know if a person is carrying a gun illegally or not" well we have licenses now, do you think that stops any bad guys from carrying? why would one of these people WANT to bring more attention to themselves? show me some proof from other states that have open carry that proves that felons are open carrying firearms.
and another argument i am tired of hearing, "you will be a target first in a shootout". really? show me some stats from other states that have open carry that support that.
some people act like we are gonna be the first to have open carry if we ever do get it passed. what you forget is that it has been done in other states for an awful long time, and you never hear of incidents like the ones everyone fantasizes about.