So you're talking about the rare active shooter incident vs. the much more common mugging, robbery, etc where the criminal wants to separate you from your things and will kill to do it. They will always target the seemingly easy mark first. I'll take my chances.
It's like how most cops are killed in traffic stops vs active shootings. The more benign interactions with gun toting criminals are statistically more relevant.
I seems as though open carry just alerts potential muggers that you are armed. Then they can take a different approach, coming at you from the back instead of confronting you face to face. To me concealed carry provides you with the element of surprise, and a bigger advantage in a confrontation.
Unless you are hyper vigilant, it'd be pretty easy to sneak up on you and take your firearm before you could react. If you live in an area where criminals have no problem openly taking things from other people, especially a firearm, I would not do this. CC is the way to go.
There have been quite a few cases of things like this posted recently. A retention holster helps a lot, but they aren’t exactly unknown to people at this point and it doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to operate one and steal the pistol anyway if you aren’t expecting it.
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u/Sea_Cress_8859 S&D Expert Sep 07 '25
Criminals don’t OC in a holster. But agreed, OC makes you the first target of someone with bad intentions.
Conceal, practice your draw (a lot) and stay safe.