If you open carry, even in Kansas, it will cause great excitement among the police! I have handguns, I do not open carry or concealed carry. I think it's safer for everybody. I do not inhabit locales with drug addicts, pushers, gang initation territory, I am wary, alert, think a bout the next step, don't drive thru the inner city in a Escalade, don't unfurl my wallet with 100's in it at a gas station with bullet proof glass surrounding the attendent, don't go to bars where "somebody done somebody wrong" is the theme song. If you carry, you are anxious for trouble, it gives you false security to assume you can take care of it yourself. You revolver or a glock are not going over power a truck load of goons with AK-47's, or dissuade a tank seeking to over power our free lifestyle. Best bet is brain power and wit, to survive these things. That is what we are talking about here, right? If I kill someone, I think it would be a tradgey, but not as much getting myself or family hurt, which might end up if the shooting starts. As I say, these goons have a gun, they have made a decision to use it. You have to make the same decision. How many human beings did you kill lately? It's not the same as game birds, or when you were in the army 20 years ago, trust me. The gang-bangers made that choice, last night. I worked in banks, got robbed 5 times, Two I didn't even no it happened till afterward. Once I saw a sheriff patrol officer outside my window with a flack jacket and a riot gun. Thank heaven, he let the robbers go out the exit without subjecting the staff to a hostage situation or worse. Other time we loaded them up with the cash and hustled them out the door, before we had police support. Everybody can laugh about it at the Christmas Party, we are here to enjoy, rather than the head shrinker we need to see to absolve us, and wipe memory of the horror show we witnessed. It's a decision we have to make in a split second, could be right, could be deadly wrong. Consequences on both sides. Do you want that job. If you are political hostages, like the Olympics, shoot now, and God speed. Threat level is certain either way. In a bank robbery or gas station hold up, 99% of risk is trying to stop someone. heck it's money,we'll find them anyway, their not bright, but they might have good aim.