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In reply to the discussion: New 50-state handgun policy: mandatory Open Carry [View all]ancianita
(35,932 posts)It's certainly not healthy to die by another's stealth use of a deadly weapon, either -- a worldwide problem for women and children.
I was accessing my neighbor's language and imagery to approach her on the unfairness and vulnerability for the unarmed when they are around those who conceal deadly weapons. I reject her language, which I only used as she did to convey a more historical outlook that America has appreciated, which translates today into fair notice to non-owners like me who want to know who's carrying.
Pick your unhealthy environment: the tension of silence and denial in a concealed world, or the tension of noticing what eventually becomes part of one's appearance in an open carry world. One can get over discomfort. Death by stealth, not so much.